Business activity in West Midlands slowest for six months
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The NatWest West Midlands Growth Tracker for June showed a softer improvement in operating conditions locally, with a slower and only fractional increase in new business restricting output growth.
Business confidence remained historically high, but job shedding intensified and price pressures gathered pace.