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But they are making a year-on-year relative analysis, so even for a non-representative sample, you can identify a strong trend.

The trend is still just searches. Do their historical search numbers closely represent actual figures for people coming and going?

Maybe it's a demographic shift between people who don't use their platform and those who do.

Or that people moving into the city/state are paying moving services while those leaving are DIY moving.