10 month high in the north east of England - good news. Not so great for Northern Ireland but hopefully once border issues are sorted, it should bounce back.
Here's the full data for all regions -
https://www.markiteconomics.com/Surv...e4b8c6f67afda6
I am looking forward to some professional analysis of the figures but here are my amateur thoughts on the rise;
- Exports are still being boosted by a low GBP
- Economic indicators and confidence in our main export markets are high (Eurozones PMI is higher than the UK though interestingly, the UK is lower)
- The indication that interest rates are unlikely to go up by much more has allowed slack in inflation - price rises to counteract the cost of imports due to lower GBP are allowable for now
- Employment is up - more customers