News Tag: British
November 23, 2009
Hopes that the recession has finally come to an end emerged today after the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) said confidence among British businesses has jumped to a six-year high.
According to The Times newspaper, the Business Confidence Monitor survey grew to a reading of 24.6 for the fourth quarter, up from 4.8 in the previous quarter - ...
Business confidence rises to 6-year high
by Kay Murchie
December 1, 2008
Latest figures show that British manufacturing shrank at a record pace in November.
The Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 34.4 in November, compared to 40.7 in October, the lowest level and the biggest fall experienced since the index began in 1992.
Rob Dobson, senior economist at Markit which collects the data together with the CIPS, said the scale of the downturn in ...
British and US manufacturing in record falls
by Kay Murchie
