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Orders in May went through the roof in Scotland but plummeted in the East Midlands and stayed right down in the South-east. Activity picked up in Northern Ireland and East Anglia | ||||||
Activity level | Order books | |||||
Mar | Apr | May | Mar | Apr | May | |
Scotland | 61 | 70 | 77 | 37 | 34 | 62 |
Northern Ireland | 44 | 50 | 60 | 34 | 30 | 39 |
North England | 62 | 46 | 34 | 53 | 39 | 42 |
North-west England | 38 | 57 | 50 | 29 | 42 | 32 |
Yorkshire & Humberside | 38 | 31 | 50 | 38 | 46 | 58 |
Wales | 42 | 72 | 67 | 42 | 67 | 67 |
East Midlands | 62 | 58 | 57 | 47 | 50 | 33 |
West Midlands | 52 | 47 | 42 | 28 | 23 | 24 |
East Anglia | 62 | 42 | 59 | 36 | 39 | 46 |
South-east | 47 | 46 | 48 | 36 | 28 | 28 |
South-west | 37 | 31 | 35 | 29 | 34 | 37 |
An index measure of 50 indicates no change, a measure greater than 50 an increase and a measure less than 50 a decrease |