2月,联合王国的商业信心稳定在44%,区域和部门差异很大。
UK business confidence held steady at 44% in February, with regional and sectoral variations.
根据劳埃德银行的《商业晴雨表》,由于当地前景和更广泛经济前景的改善,东南商业信心在2月上升了16个百分点,达到38%。
South East business confidence rose 16 points to 38% in February, driven by improved outlooks on local prospects and the wider economy, according to Lloyds Bank's Business Barometer.
就全国而言,英国的商业信心稳定在44%,公司对自身贸易前景的前景淡化到53%,而对更广泛经济的乐观情绪上升到36%。
Nationally, UK business confidence held steady at 44%, with firms' outlook on their own trading prospects dipping to 53% while optimism about the broader economy rose to 36%.
伦敦、西北和北爱尔兰都以信任为先导,建筑和制造业都取得了收益。
London, the North West, and Northern Ireland led in confidence, with construction and manufacturing seeing gains.
西米德兰地区的信心急剧下降至34%,而零售和服务略有下降。
West Midlands confidence fell sharply to 34%, while retail and services saw slight declines.
两个地区的公司都把扩大进入新市场和投资于工作人员培训列为优先事项,劳埃德公司指出,英格兰银行关于保持利率稳定的决定可能缓解了商业关切,尽管价格预期不断提高。
Firms in both regions prioritized expanding into new markets and investing in staff training, and Lloyds noted that the Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates steady may have eased business concerns despite rising pricing expectations.