EquipmentLeasingandFinanceIndustryConfidenceRemainsSteadyinDecember
TheEquipmentLeasingFinanceFoundation(theFoundation)releasestheDecemberMonthlyConfidenceIndexfortheEquipmentFinanceIndustry(MCI-EFI)today.Designedtocollectleadershipdata,theindexreportsaqualitativeassessmentofboththeprevailingbusinessconditionsandexpectationsforthefutureasreportedbykeyexecutivesfromthe$1.trillionequipmentfinancesector.Overall,confidenceintheequipmentfinancemarketis60.2,unchangedfromtheNovemberindex.
美国设备融资租赁基金会公布年12月美国设备融资业月度信心指数(MCI-EFI)。该指数通过收集该行业领导层数据，对拥有1.万亿美元行业资本的设备融资业各企业主要高管给出的普遍经营状况和未来期望做了定性评估。整体上，12月份美国设备融资市场信心指为60.2，较11月份无太大变化。Whenaskedabouttheoutlookforthefuture,MCI-EFIsurveyrespondentValerieHayesJester,President,BrandywineCapitalAssociates,Inc.,said,“Decemberactivityisstrongaswetraditionallyexperiencealastminutepushtoacquireequipmentfromprocrastinators.Lookingabitfurtheroutwestillseeuncertaintyaseventscontinuetounfold,gaspricesdecreaseandthepresidentialelectioncontinuestobaffle.”
当被问及美国设备融资租赁业未来发展前景时，MCI-EFI调查对象，Brandywine资本联合公司董事长，ValerieHayesJester表示：“12月份设备融资租赁业表现强劲。这与我们以往的经验相符合，不到最后一刻商家不出手购买设备。随着汽油价格下降以及总统选举等事态发展带来的影响逐渐显现，从长远看来，该行业能否保持强劲发展仍具有不确定性。”
DecemberSurveyResults:
年12月信心指数调查结果：
TheoverallMCI-EFIis60.2,unchangedfromtheNovemberindex.
12月份的总体MCI-EFI为60.2，较11月份无太大变化。
?Whenaskedtoassesstheirbusinessconditionsoverthenextfourmonths,12.5%ofexecutivesrespondingsaidtheybelievebusinessconditionswillimproveoverthenextfourmonths,adecreasefrom14.8%inNovember.75.0%ofrespondentsbelievebusinessconditionswillremainthesameoverthenextfourmonths,anincreasefrom74.1%inNovember.12.5%believebusinessconditionswillworsen,anincreasefrom11.1%thepreviousmonth.
当被问及如何评价未来四个月经营状况时，12.5%的受访高管认为未来四个月的经营状况将会改善，较11月的14.8%有所减少。75.0%的受访者认为未来四个月的经营状况将保持原状，高于11月的74.1%。12.5%的受访者认为经营状况会变糟，较上个月的11.1%有所上升。
?8.3%ofsurveyrespondentsbelievedemandforleasesandloanstofundcapitalexpenditures(capex)willincreaseoverthenextfourmonths,adecreasefrom22.2%inNovember.79.2%believedemandwill“remainthesame”duringthesamefour-monthtimeperiod,upfrom66.7%thepreviousmonth.12.5%believedemandwilldecline,anincreasefrom11.1%whobelievedsoinNovember.
8.3%的受访者认为未来四个月通过租赁和贷款获得资本支出(capex)的需求会上升，低于11月的22.2%。79.2%的受访者认为四个月内的需求不会改变，高于上个月的66.7%。12.5%的受访者认为12月需求会下降，高于11月的11.1%。
?25.0%ofexecutivesexpectmoreaccesstocapitaltofundequipmentacquisitionsoverthenextfourmonths,anincreasefrom22.2%inNovember.70.8%ofsurveyrespondentsindicatetheyexpectthe“same”accesstocapitaltofundbusiness,adecreasefrom77.8%thepreviousmonth.4.2%expect“less”accesstocapital,anincreasefromnonelastmonth.
25.0%的高管期望未来四个月获得的设备采购资金增多，较11月的22.2%有所上升。70.8%的受访者期望未来四个月获得的设备采购资金不变，较11月的77.8%略有下降。4.2%的受访者预测获得的设备采购资金减少，高于上个月的零比例。
?Whenasked,45.8%oftheexecutivesreporttheyexpecttohiremoreemployeesoverthenextfourmonths,adecreasefrom48.1%inNovember.50.0%expectnochangeinheadcountoverthenextfourmonths,upfrom48.1%lastmonth.4.2%expecttohirefeweremployees,upfrom3.7%inNovember.
45.8%的受访高管预测未来四个月雇佣更多的员工，较11月的48.1%稍有下降。50.0%的受访高管预测未来四个月员工总数不变，比上个月的48.1%有所上升。4.2%的受访高管计划减少员工数量，较11月的3.7%有所上升。
?4.2%oftheleadershipevaluatethecurrentU.S.economyas“excellent,”anincreasefrom3.7%lastmonth.95.8%oftheleadershipevaluatethecurrentU.S.economyas“fair,”upfrom92.6%inNovember.Nonerateitas“poor,”adecreasefrom3.7%thepreviousmonth.
4.2%的受访高管评估当下美国经济形势“非常好”，较上个月的3.7%略有上升。95.8%的受访高管认为当前美国经济形势“一般”，较11月的92.6%有所上升。无受访高管认为当前美国经济形势“差”，较上个月的3.7%有所下降。
?8.3%ofthesurveyrespondentsbelievethatU.S.economicconditionswillget“better”overthenextsixmonths,adecreasefrom18.5%whobelievedsoinNovember.79.2%ofsurveyrespondentsindicatetheybelievetheU.S.economywill“staythesame”overthenextsixmonths,anincreasefrom77.8%thepreviousmonth.12.5%believeeconomicconditionsintheU.S.willworsenoverthenextsixmonths,anincreasefrom3.7%whobelievedsolastmonth.
8.3%的受访者认为未来六个月美国经济状况会“更好”，低于11月的18.5%。79.2%的受访者认为未来六个月美国经济状况“不变”，较11月的77.8%略有上升。12.5%受访者认为未来六个月美国经济状况会“变差”，较上个月的3.7%有所上升。
?InDecember,50.0%ofrespondentsindicatetheybelievetheir