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Welsh firms lead way on business confidence in UK
Daily Post
|August 06, 2025
Nation’s businesses confident about the future
BUSINESS confidence in Wales was the highest of any UK nation or region for a second month in a row in July according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds.
While Welsh firms’ optimism in the economy dipped two points to 66%, their optimism in their own trading prospects rose 20 points to 86%.
Taken together, this gives a headline confidence reading of 76% (vs. 67% in June).
A net balance of 68% of businesses in the region also expect to increase staff levels over the next year, up nine points on last month.
This story is from the August 06, 2025 edition of Daily Post.
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