Better on balance | Features

Focus on the regions
A closer look at activity levels and order books in 11 regions around the UK (figures are % balances%)
	Dec		Jan		Feb
	Activity level	Order books	Activity level	Order books	Activity level	Order books
Scotland	–25	–50	–26	–29	–5	–43
Northern Ireland	+25	–50	–35	–59	–6	–38
North England	–44	–48	–18	–16	+26	–26
North-west England	–20	–13	–8	–44	+3	–28
Yorkshire & Humberside	–50	–10	–15	–11	+4	–30
Wales	–6	+6	–13	0	–20	–13
East Midlands	–12	+8	–21	–26	+12	+17
West Midlands	–24	–39	–15	–42	–7	–18
East Anglia	–23	–10	–23	–33	+23	–2
South-east	–15	–8	–21	–20	–7	–19
South-west	–2	0	–12	0	–10	+6
% The balance is the difference between the percentage of firms reporting an increase and those reporting a decrease