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Focus on the regions
A closer look at activity levels and order books in 11 regions around the UK (figures are % balances%)
ÌýDecJanFeb
Activity levelOrder booksActivity levelOrder booksActivity levelOrder books
Scotland–25–50–26–29–5–43
Northern Ireland+25–50–35–59–6–38
North England–44–48–18–16+26–26
North-west England–20–13–8–44+3–28
Yorkshire & Humberside–50–10–15–11+4–30
Wales–6+6–130–20–13
East Midlands–12+8–21–26+12+17
West Midlands–24–39–15–42–7–18
East Anglia–23–10–23–33+23–2
South-east–15–8–21–20–7–19
South-west–20–120–10+6
% The balance is the difference between the percentage of firms reporting an increase and those reporting a decrease