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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
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DESK OFFICER
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OF 080335Z SEPTEMBER 90INDEX
EMIGRATION STATISTICS.
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1. WE HAVE INDEED REVISED OUR EMIGRATION ESTIMATE FOR 1990 TO 62,000. THE PROVISIONAL FORECAST FOR 1991 IS 58,000. A COPY OF OUR PRESS RELEASE ON THE UPDATE IS BEING FAXED TO YOU.
2. DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE 1990 EMIGRANT PROFILE WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL EARLY NOVEMBER WHEN RETURNS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND ANALYSED. INFORMATION RECEIVED SO FAR INDICATES THAT THE AGE, OCCUPATION AND ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE OF THIS YEAR'S EMIGRANTS IS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF 1989 EMIGRANTS.
3. CANADA, AUSTRALIA AND USA REMAIN THE THREE MOST POPULAR DESTINATIONS TAKING APPROXIMATELY 90 PERCENT OF OUR EMIGRANTS.
AUSTRALIA AND WILL
PROBABLY REPLACE USA TO BECOME NUMBER TWO IN 1990, WITH SINGAPORE AND NEW ZEALAND COMPETING FOR THE FOURTH AND FIFTH POSITION.
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