Jay Lindop

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[Office for National Statistics (ONS) @ONS]

Although lower than our updated estimate of 764,000 for year ending December 2022, it's too early to say if this is the start of a new downward trend.

Emigration increased in 2023 while new Home Office data shows visa applications have fallen in recent months.

[Jay Lindop @JayLindop_ONS]

If you're interested in the methodologies we use in producing our estimates, see our technical user guide. The guide goes into detail about current methods we use, and how they've changed over time, as well as our data sources:
https://t.co/zF9UtrY2m5

[Jay Lindop @JayLindop_ONS]

Today the ONS released the latest provisional estimates of long-term international migration. Net migration is estimated at 685,000 for year ending December 2023. Read about the latest estimates here
https://t.co/toiF7meWzP

[Jay Lindop @JayLindop_ONS]

We have also published our latest progress update on our methods and research into international migration, including measuring uncertainty, revisions to previous estimates, and latest research into using admin data to measure British national migration
https://t.co/kM5PCIPcLw

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Last week, Migration Advisory Committee published a report on the graduate route visa. Find out the impact the graduate route has had on official net migration estimates, year to December 2023 on 23 May. You can read the report here https://t.co/hO227liZ7r

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UK residents visited Spain the most in 2023, accounting for 21% of all visits abroad; this was followed by France (11%), Italy (6%) and Greece (5%): https://t.co/JHLaTf8TB6

[Jay Lindop @JayLindop_ONS]

Today, we released our annual estimates for international visits to and from the UK, and earnings and expenditure associated with these visits: https://t.co/JHLaTf8TB6

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While both overseas residents' visits to the UK and UK residents' visits abroad in 2023 remain lower when compared to the year before the COVID-19 pandemic (2019), spending for both these groups was higher in 2023 than in 2019: https://t.co/JHLaTf8TB6

[Jay Lindop @JayLindop_ONS]

Attend our Migration Statistics System Webinar on the 20 March to hear updates and ask questions relating to international migration - we are discussing our methods, plans for the future, international students and much more! https://t.co/pcUijWHseb

[Office for National Statistics (ONS) @ONS]

In the UK, guest nights were made up of:

▪️ 63.6% domestic visitors (18.4 million)
▪️ 36.4% international visitors (10.5 million)

Wales had the highest proportion of domestic guests (85.3%)

Read the article and explore short-term lets in your area.

➡️ https://t.co/wViYtwiJTs

[Office for National Statistics (ONS) @ONS]

The highest number of guest nights per stay for Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2023 was 11 in both Wales and England🧳

There were on average 10 guest nights per stay in Scotland and 9 per stay in Northern Ireland.

This can be influenced by guest group size or length of stay.

[Office for National Statistics (ONS) @ONS]

For the first time, we’ve published analysis looking at time spent in short-term lets in the UK, using aggregated data from three large online collaborative economy platforms💻

@Airbnb
@bookingcom
@ExpediaGroup

➡️ https://t.co/wViYtwiJTs

[ONS Focus @ONSfocus]

Our population projections provide insight on future population and household numbers 🏘️ To help us prepare our new projections, this event is an opportunity to share what you would you like to see in these releases.

📅 Tue 20 Feb, 14:30. Register:
https://t.co/xg9QuJd1aF

[Jay Lindop @JayLindop_ONS]

We've also published details on overseas travel by traveller age and sex, trip purpose, length, and spending. These data come from the passenger traffic results: https://t.co/YJumMY5p1u

[Jay Lindop @JayLindop_ONS]

Today, we have released estimates of visits to and from the UK for July to Sept 2023. Overseas residents made 1 million more visits to the UK in Q3 2023 compared with the same quarter in 2022. They also spent £1 billion more in Q3 2023 than Q3 2022: https://t.co/v9tYDoHjK1

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While overseas residents' visits to the UK in Q3 2023 remain lower when compared to the same quarter just before the COVID-19 pandemic (Q3 2019), spending for both UK residents abroad and overseas' residents to the UK was higher: https://t.co/v9tYDoHjK1