Wobbly Polls on Business Confidence... and the latest political poll

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Once again we are being tempted to read too much into a poll. The latest Wellington Regional Chambers of Commerce and Business Central survey of business confidence found "Businesses' confidence continues to fluctuate. The positive result from the December survey followed a net negative 12 per cent result from the survey in September... More businesses expect the economy to worsen than expect it to improve in the next 12 months."