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Data Starter: UK business confidence 2021-2026

Elizabeth Veal

30th June 2026

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Have UK businesses been getting more or less confident in recent years?

Using the 5 year Trading Economics chart (click on 5Y), do these data calculation questions:

  1. Identify two significant features of the trend in UK business confidence since Q2 2024.
  2. Calculate the point difference between the highest and lowest business confidence in the 5 year period.

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Elizabeth Veal

Liz has taught Economics for over 25 years, including several years as Head of Economics at leading schools.

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