Long-term migrant arrivals hit record high in March

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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 March, which again posted turbo-charged net annual permanent and long-term arrivals.

In the year to March 2018, there were 796,500 permanent and long-term arrivals into Australia – up 4% from March 2017 and an all-time high. This was partly offset by 522,110 permanent and long-term departures from Australia – also a record high:

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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.