The below chart gives information the data of immigration, emigration and net migration in UK between 1999 and 2008. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Data regarding UK

immigration

,

emigration

, and net migration from 1999 to 2008 is depicted in the given chart.

Overall

,

immigration

and

emigration

rates both have an upward trend over the period, with the figure for

immigration

significantly higher. In 1999, the number of immigrants accounted for around 450,000, which was about 160,000 higher than the number of emigrants. The figures

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both of these groups nearly followed a similar pattern, with a gradual rise to just above 500,000 and 350,000, respectively, in 2003, and a slight drop in 2001. The figure for net migration was around 160,000, and it remained at the same level until 2003. In 2004,

while

the

emigration

rate witnessed a small dip,

immigration

numbers saw a higher number of approximately 0.58 million; the net difference hit the highest at 250,000. Fluctuations were seen in these figures after 2004, until the end of the period. The

immigration

rate reached its peak in 2006

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precisely 600,000 and

then

settled at 590,000 in 2008.

Emigration

fell suddenly in 2007, before peaking at about 420,000 people in 2008.

As a result

, the net migration figure rose to around 240,000 in 2007

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but fell back to around 160,000 in 2008.