Down, but not out | Features

Focus on the regions
	Activity level			Order books
	Dec	Jan	Feb	Dec	Jan	Feb
Scotland	65	58	65	55	49	50
Northern Ireland	34	39	42	34	18	11
North England	31	35	63	65	30	65
North-west England	48	45	42	39	34	32
Yorkshire & Humberside	45	28	52	34	34	32
Wales	55	57	50	68	58	57
East Midlands	44	59	53	42	46	53
West Midlands	41	41	37	25	38	36
East Anglia	42	44	56	45	45	53
South-east	47	50	43	51	43	41
South-west	47	45	53	50	48	57
A closer look at activity levels and order books around the UK. An index figure of 50 indicates no change, a measure greater than 50 an increase and a measure less than 50 a decrease.