BUSINESS activity across the region is flourishing for the fourth consecutive month, according to latest research commissioned by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Looking at the Purchasing Managers' Index report, drawn up for the bank by NTC Research, activity in July outperformed that of any single month since January 2000.
New business opportunities for local firms, generated by increased consumer confidence, also rose for the fourth month in a row.
The only slight blot on the landscape was employment, as staffing levels dipped slightly, in line with other regions.
This leaves the north west with the second highest growth rate of all the UK regions - and Warrington can claim credit for its contributions to the success story.
Ian Leigh, the Warrington commercial banking director for Royal Bank of Scotland and Nat West, said: "Warrington's economic performance continues to be extremely positive.
"As one of the top three locations in the north west for the head offices of the country's FTSE 500 companies, Warrington holds a reputation as a prime business location, with a skilled workforce, wide range of quality sites and premises and an excellent communications network."
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