Confidence in ACT businesses tops nation.

(From Canberra Times)

Business confidence in the ACT's small-to-medium enterprise business sector jumped to the highest level in the nation during the November quarter, according to the Sensis Business Index issued today.

Report author Christena Singh said the territory's SMEs recorded the largest jump in confidence across the nation, up 8per cent to 75 per cent.

''The bullishness in the ACT comes at a time when business confidence is failing nationally,'' she said.

''Business confidence nationally tracked at 62 per cent, 13 percentage points below the ACT.'' The ACT also bucked the national trend when it came to exports, with an additional …