Net migration from the EU has dropped to less that a quarter of its level before the Brexit referendum, official figures revealed today.
The Office for National Statistics said that 48,000 more European Union citizens moved to this country than departed during the 12-month period to the end of June.
It noted “the peak levels of over 200,000” recorded in 2015 and early 2016 shortly before the referendum, meaning that the net inflow has now dropped by more than 75 per cent. This is also the lowest net EU inflow since 2003.
Overall net migration into the UK totalled 212,000 during the year to the end of June.
The ONS said this figure was “broadly stable” and included 229,000 net arrivals from outside Europe in addition to the 48,000 from the EU. At the same time, 65,000 more British citizens left than returned home.
In a breakdown of the figures for the EU, the statisticians said the main reason for the lower net inflow was a decline in immigration from Europe which is now at its lowest since March 2013.
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