Optimism boost
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Optimism increased in October, up to 58 from 43 in September, the highest score for 18 months.
Of the respondents, 77% said they were either very optimistic or fairly optimistic about their business’s prospects over the next 12 months, while 19% were either not very optimistic or not at all optimistic. Own-account operators were the most positive, registering an optimistic/not optimistic split of 82/15 (a significant improvement over last month’s 67/28).
Logistics and contract distribution firms were not far behind, with a split of 81/14 (against 86/14 last month).
Hire and reward hauliers were a little happier than last month, improving from 63/36 to 66/29.
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