Yorkshire manufacturing exporters remain confident about prospects, ac-cording to a report.

A quarterly report by courier DHL says 64 per cent of exporters expect to increase or-ders in the coming year, above the average of 62 per cent.

Fears of a US economic slow-down appear to have had little impact on companies in the region with 58 per cent antici-pating an upturn in orders, 14 per cent up on last year.

Seven out of ten companies are looking to retain staffing levels with a quarter hoping to take on extra employees.

But backing for the Euro is still only at 48 per cent.

Ian Campbell, director general of the Institute of Export, said: "It's great to see Yorkshire exporters are remaining op-timistic about the future."