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Big drop in confidence level of Welsh business
Western Mail
|October 02, 2025
BUSINESS confidence levels have fallen sharply in Wales but still remain in positive terrain, according to the latest business barometer from Lloyds.
Lloyds' latest report reveals a drop in business confidence in Wales
(Leon Neal)
Welsh firms reported lower confidence in their own business prospects month-on-month, down 38 points at 27%.
When taken alongside their optimism in the economy, down 41 points to 19%, this gives a headline confidence reading of 23% (compared to 63% in August).
Anything above zero in the barometer represents a positive net balance and vice versa.
The fall in confidence in Wales this month was greater than the UK as a whole where overall confidence fell 12 points in September to 42%.
This story is from the October 02, 2025 edition of Western Mail.
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