Survey shows confidence

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A Manufacturers and Exporters Association survey has found business confident, even after reporting a fall in sales in December.

Businesses reported export sales decreased by 6 per cent while domestic sales increased by 2 per cent in December last year, compared with the same month a year earlier.

Total sales decreased 0.9 per cent. Yet net confidence rose to 33, up from 23 last month.