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.

The chart provides information on

the

Correct article usage

apply

show examples

immigration, emigration, and net migration in the UK between 1999 and 2008. The data clearly show an upward trend in the number of each of

Linking Words

this phenomenon

Fix the agreement mistake

these phenomena

show examples

. Between 1999 and 2003 a similar pattern in both immigration and emigration had been presented as they witnessed a moderate increase from 450,000 to 510,000, and from 300,000 to 480,000, respectively. From

this

Linking Words

time,

however

Linking Words

, immigration began to rise dramatically, and despite a slight fall to 580 thousand in 2005, it reached its peak at 600,000 in 2006. Since

then

Linking Words

it has been on a relatively stable level. Emigration,

on the other hand

Linking Words

, suffered a rapid

descend

Replace the word

descent

show examples

in 2007 to 350,000, to later climb to 430,00 in 2008.

In contrast

Linking Words

, net migration remained constant between 1999 and 2003 at 160,000.

Then

Linking Words

, a rapid increase was observed to 250,000 in 2004. Despite a moderate decline to 200,000 in 2005 and 2006, it grew to 240,000 in 2007. In the

last

Linking Words

year

Add a comma

year,

show examples

there was a decrease to 180,000.