Business confidence has risen across the South West as businesses enjoyed successful Christmas trading and now look forward to workers returning to offices.
The latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking showed that confidence jumped by eight points during January to 37%.
Companies reported higher confidence in their own business prospects month-on-month, up nine points at 42%. When taken alongside their optimism in the economy, up six points to 33%, this gives a headline confidence reading of 37%.
