North West business activity rises at fastest rate since December 2017
Firms in the North West recorded a sharp and accelerated increase in business activity in April, in a sign of the region's recovery gathering momentum as COVID-19 restrictions were loosened, latest UK regional PMI data from NatWest showed.
The headline North West Business Activity Index – a seasonally adjusted index that measures the month-on-month change in the combined output of the region’s manufacturing and service sectors – climbed from 56.5 in March to 59.7 in April.
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