The graph and chart give information about the migration to the UK between 2000 and 2008. The line graph shows the intended length of stay of immigrants. The pie chart shows the reasons for migration to the UK in 2008.

The line graph and bar chart illustrate data regarding the number of inbound and outbound

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migrations between 1999 to 2008 and the net

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during the same time frame.

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, it can be seen that both immigration and emigration faced an upward trend over the period given

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the number of those coming to the

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was always higher which constituted a net

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in all

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, 2004 being the most noticeable.

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, the number of

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emigrations started the period at 300 thousand and

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experienced a gradual but consistent growth to 400K in 2006.

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, the figure dropped to about 330 thousand in 2007 before rebounding to over 400K in the

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year.

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, the inbound migrants to the

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accounted for about 450K in the first year and

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slightly climbed to about 510K in 2003.

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, the figure faced a marked increase to just below 600K in 2004 and despite some fluctuations remained approximately steady until 2008.

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, the

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always registered a net migration

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which stood at about 170K in the first and

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years

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.

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the figure for the

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2000-2023 was relatively 150K, it was around 200K or higher for the

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2004-2007, 2004 being the peak which registered a

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of about 250K.