NZ inbound net migration holds up in December as Australian exodus slows

NZ inbound net migration holds up in December as Australian exodus slows
Jan. 30 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand’s inbound migration stayed elevated in December as the number of new migrants continued to rise and fewer locals packed up to cross the Tasman. The country gained a seasonally adjusted 2,800 net new migrants in December, largely unchanged from a month earlier, according to Statistics New Zealand. Seasonally adjusted, about 2,600 people left New Zealand for Australia, in line with a month earlier, while the number of new arrivals rose to 8,300 from 8,200 in November. On an annual basis, New Zealand gaine...