Businesses feel more upbeat about the economy and their own trading prospects, according to the end-of-year report from the Commercial Banking Business Barometer published monthly by Lloyds Bank.
Businesses feel more upbeat about the economy and their own trading prospects, according to the end-of-year report from the Commercial Banking Business Barometer published monthly by Lloyds Bank.
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It suggests the probability of a triple-dip recession is at an eight-month low.
The survey results in recent months are consistent with the return to gradual growth in early 2013 predicted by most economists, following several months of flatlining towards the close of 2012. The lift in confidence sprang mainly from the retail, distribution and other services sectors.
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