A nip in the air | Features

Focus on the regions
With winter approaching, activity levels fell in many regions in September. However, present activity is still looking in fine fettle compared with future orders
	Activity level			Order books
	Jul	Aug	Sep	Jul	Aug	Sep
Scotland	53	52	39	29	42	37
Northern Ireland	65	64	6	40	44	42
North England	67	65	31	56	65	25
North-west England	72	61	47	40	42	34
Yorkshire & Humberside	50	50	50	50	50	44
Wales	50	39	60	72	58	32
East Midlands	62	61	56	63	57	55
West Midlands	59	57	49	39	36	37
East Anglia	53	72	59	50	48	46
South-east	52	55	45	49	47	40
South-west	55	44	53	50	42	48
An index measure of 50 indicates no change, a measure greater than 50 an increase and a measure less than 50 a decrease