Yorkshire business activity ‘slumped to 10-year low in December’
Business activity across Yorkshire in December suffered the quickest decline since 2009, according to research from NatWest.
The new figures, released as part of the bank’s Yorkshire & Humber PMI, showed the poor performance was driven by a faster contraction in new orders, as companies also struggled to pick up new business.
December saw the country head to the polls for the 2019 General…