Long-term arrivals into Australia hit another record

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By Leith van Onselen

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released visitor arrivals and departures data for the month of August, which registered another lift in annual permanent and long-term arrivals, which remains at turbo-charged levels.

In the year to August 2017, there were 777,430 permanent and long-term arrivals into Australia – up 6% from August 2016 and an all-time high. This was partly offset by 501,840 permanent and long-term departures from Australia:

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.