A SURVEY of businesses has found that confidence has fallen.
It is the second consecutive quarter confidence has fallen but is still in 'positive territory'.
It now stands below the level seen in the third quarter of 2013.
Experts said it demonstrates that businesses are becoming 'more realistic' about the future.
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