North West economic optimism edges ahead
Companies in the North West report higher economic optimism at 40%, six points higher than the previous month, while their confidence in their own prospects stood unchanged at 35%, a report published today shows.
Companies’ hiring intentions fell slightly, with a net balance of 30% of businesses in the region now expecting to hire more staff during the next year, down two points on last month.
Nationally, overall confidence edged ahead to 30%, up one point on June, as firms’ optimism about the economy rose two points to 25%.... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
