A cool summer | Features

Focus on the regions
Orders in May went through the roof in Scotland but plummeted in the East Midlands and stayed right down in the South-east. Activity picked up in Northern Ireland and East Anglia
	Activity level			Order books
	Mar	Apr	May	Mar	Apr	May
Scotland	61	70	77	37	34	62
Northern Ireland	44	50	60	34	30	39
North England	62	46	34	53	39	42
North-west England	38	57	50	29	42	32
Yorkshire & Humberside	38	31	50	38	46	58
Wales	42	72	67	42	67	67
East Midlands	62	58	57	47	50	33
West Midlands	52	47	42	28	23	24
East Anglia	62	42	59	36	39	46
South-east	47	46	48	36	28	28
South-west	37	31	35	29	34	37
An index measure of 50 indicates no change, a measure greater than 50 an increase and a measure less than 50 a decrease