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

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

UK firms had been extra assured than most European friends, with ranges of optimism almost double the typical seen within the eurozone.

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