Winter bites | Features

Focus on the regions
A closer look at activity levels and order books in 11 regions around the UK reveals four hotspots that are having a ball, while the South-east is down in the dumps
	Activity level			Order books
	Jun	Jul	Aug	Jun	Jul	Aug
Scotland	63	63	61	53	55	64
Northern Ireland	36	42	46	15	25	32
North England	67	57	61	62	57	63
North-west England	46	62	48	52	43	31
Yorkshire & Humberside	67	50	50	48	53	48
Wales	68	68	73	63	59	59
East Midlands	54	43	60	54	52	52
West Midlands	64	61	54	40	36	36
East Anglia	45	55	45	35	52	40
South-east	48	52	48	46	43	38
South-west	58	54	57	53	52	57
*An index measure of 50 indicates no change, a measure greater than 50 an increase and a measure less than 50 a decrease.