Business mood in Wales: surveys and what business groups want

How businesses in Wales say they are doing, from the ONS business survey and the monthly Lloyds and NatWest surveys, with what business groups are asking government for.

• Turnover: rising minus falling: -7.6 (March 2026); UK -8.2
• Paying more for what they buy: 40.5% (March 2026); UK 38.6%
• Raising their own prices: 17.1% (March 2026); UK 14.9%
• Short of workers: 6.5% (April 2026); UK 8.6%

• Lloyds Business Barometer, Business confidence: +54 (October 2026); UK +47. Release
• NatWest Cymru Regional Growth Tracker, Business activity index: 50.6 (September 2026). Release