Enterprise confidence within the UK rose to its highest stage in 12 months, in line with a quarterly index monitored by Accenture and S&P International.

A studying of plus 43 per cent, the web steadiness of producing and repair sector corporations anticipating exercise, marked a lift in sentiment from the plus 18 per cent registered within the earlier survey.

UK corporations had been extra assured than most European friends, with ranges of optimism practically double the common seen within the eurozone.

Individually, BDO’s Enterprise Tendencies Report mentioned progress in output and decelerating inflation boosted UK enterprise confidence in February as recruitment exercise elevated.