Companies in the East Midlands report higher confidence in their business prospects, which rose 15 points to 20%, and higher economic optimism, which increased by seven points to 9%. Together, this gives an overall confidence of 15%.
Businesses’ hiring intentions showed a net balance of 26% of businesses in the region expect to hire more staff during the next year, up 20 points on last month.
Across the UK, overall confidence rose one point to 2% as firms’ confidence in their own prospects climbed five points to 13%.
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