Cork Chamber’s third quarterly economic trends survey of 2015 reports increases in turnover, net profit, employee numbers, and strong business confidence as regards the future, reflecting a positive overall outlook on current market conditions and an encouraging future outlook.

The survey, which is representative of a broad spectrum of business sizes across a variety of industries, found that a significant 68% of businesses considered Budget 2016 positive for business, with 91% of businesses reporting confidence in their financial future.

Commenting on the survey results, Barrie O’Connell, Cork Chamber President stated: “This is a very reassuring sign and these survey results reflect the strengthening position of businesses as the Cork region looks to the future”.

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