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Optimism levels fell in July to their lowest since April: down to 25, from June’s 40.
Of the respondents, 60% said they were either very optimistic or fairly optimistic about their business’s prospects over the next 12 months, while 35% were either not very optimistic or not at all optimistic.
Logistics and contract distribution irms, as well as own
account operators were overwhelmingly positive: the former posted an optimistic/not optimistic split of 76/24, while for the latter it was 80/20. However, hire and reward hauliers were more divided, posting a split of 51/44.
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