Net migration rises in 12 months to January, provisional stats show

Net migration rises in 12 months to January, provisional stats show
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard March 15 (BusinessDesk) - Net migration may have risen 10 percent in the 12 months to January, according to provisional data. By Stats NZ's provisional estimate, annual net migration in the year through January was 58,400 people, up from a still provisional estimate of 52,880 in the same period a year earlier. Stats NZ said the latest 12-month figure could be plus or minus 1,600.   Migrant arrivals are estimated at 151,600, while migrant departures are estimated at 93,300. New Zealand citizens were the largest group o...