Output in the Welsh private sector continued to expand in April, but at a slower rate.
The NatWest Wales Business Activity Index – a seasonally adjusted index that measures the month-on-month change in the combined output of the manufacturing and service sectors – registered 51.1 in April, down slightly from 52 in March. Anything below 50 denotes contraction,
Where an increase in activity was noted, companies said this was due to a further increase in new orders. The rise in business activity was the third in as many months, but was the slowest of the 12 monitored UK areas.
