In the ten years ending in 1986 the average netmigration flow was a loss of 17,000,
the ten yearsending 1996 a gain of 3,000,
ten years ending2006 a gain of 11,000
and the ten years endingAugust 2016 a gain of 20,000.
Note that one change in the numbers is a rise in the net migration assumption used in the median scenario shown here to 15,000 per annum from 12,000 per annum. Not so long ago this assumption was 10,000 per annum.
