Net migration into the UK has hit a record high of 336,000 in the year up to June 2015, representing a 34 per cent increase in the space of a year. According to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), a total of 636,000 immigrated to the United Kingdom in the year ending June 2015, while the number leaving stayed stable at around 300,000. Of the new arrivals, 45 per cent were not citizens of European Union (EU) countries while 42 per cent were from the EU, marking another sharp increase in EU-based immigration. The net migration figure was a statistically significant increase from 254,000 in the year ending June 2014 and remains the highest net migration on record. This is a result of a statistically significant increase in immigration (from 574,000 in the year ending June 2014) and a decrease in emigration (from 320,000 in the year ending June 2014 (not statistically significant)). Net migration of EU citizens showed a statistically significant increase to 180,000 (up 42,000 from the year ending June 2014). Non-EU net migration also had a statistically significant increase, to 201,000 (up 36,000). The increase in long-term international immigration included a statistically significant increase for EU citizens to 265,000 (up 42,000),