UK Business Confidence Rebounds in August
Brief · Published 2026-08-31 · Data period 2026-08-31
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UK business confidence rose to -8.2 in August from -22.7 in July. The index, which remains negative, improved from -14.2 a year earlier. The reading is 43 points above the all-time low of -51.2 from September 1980 and 34.7 points below the all-time high of 26.5 recorded in November 2021. The index has been negative for the past 13 months, according to the OECD.
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