Rock bottom: Business confidence takes a battering

Bank of Scotland’s Business Barometer for July 2019 shows:

Overall confidence for firms in Scotland fell 17 points in the past month to zero per cent
Firms’ confidence in their own business prospects was six per cent, compared with 32 per cent in June

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Bank of Scotland’s Business Barometer for February 2019 shows:

Overall confidence for firms in Scotland rose four points in the past month to five per cent
Firms’ confidence in their own business prospects was 17 per cent, compared with three per cent in January

Bank of Scotland’s Business Barometer for November 2018 shows:

Overall confidence for firms in Scotland rose seven points in the past month to 11 per cent
Firms’ confidence in their own business prospects was 22 per cent, compared with 18 per cent a month ago
But businesses were evenly split on the economy overall, with as many describing themselves as pessimistic as were optimistic

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Bank of Scotland’s Business Barometer for May 2018 shows:

Scottish firms’ confidence in their own business prospects sits at 26 per cent
Economic optimism stood at three per cent, 15 points below last month

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Bank of Scotland’s Business Barometer for February 2018 shows:

Overall confidence for firms in Scotland rose 17 points during February to 35 per cent
Economic optimism in the region stood at 33 per cent, 20 points above last month
Job creation increased by 23 points to 27 per cent compared to January

Bank of Scotland’s Business Barometer for January 2018 shows:

Overall confidence for firms in Scotland is at 18 per cent
Firms’ confidence in their own business prospects is 22 per cent
Some job creation on the horizon, with a net balance of four per cent of businesses looking to employ more staff in 2018

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