MIGRATION NEGATIVE BALANCE RECORDED IN JANUARY-MAY IN ARMENIA

Noyan Tapan

Ju ne 23, 2008

YEREVAN, JUNE 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Migration negative balance was recorded
in the five months of this year in Armenia, which made 69.6 thousand
people.

That index exceeds the index of the same period of previous year by
2.1 thousand or by 40.6%. As Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed
by Vahan Bakhshetian, the Deputy Head of Migration Programs Department
of Migration Agency of the RA Ministry of Territorial Administration,
in May the negative balance made 9300 drams.

It was also mentioned that migration has a seasonal nature in
connection with New Year holidays and leaving for abroad for
working. According to it, usually a negative balance is recorded in
January-May, positive in June-July, negative in August-September,
and positive in October-December.

A. Bakhshetian also said that passenger flows volumes grow year
by year.

Last year the total volume of passenger flows made 925.2 thousand
people, which exceeds the index of the same period of the previous
year by 16.4%.