Immigration moves back into negative

Wednesday, 15 September 2021

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released Overseas Arrivals and Departures data for July 2021, which suggests net migration into Australia moved back into negative.

There were a net 3,130 permanent & long-term departures in July, which followed June’s 2,540 net arrivals.

Still, over the July quarter, there were 2,890 net permanent & long-term arrivals:

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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.