Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Remains Steady in December
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the December 2015 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry(MCI-EFI) today. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and expectations for the future as reported by key executives from the $1.046 trillion equipment finance sector. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 60.2, unchanged from the November index.

美国设备融资租赁基金会公布2015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1.046万亿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。When asked about the outlook for the future, MCI-EFI survey respondent Valerie Hayes Jester, President, Brandywine Capital Associates, Inc., said, “December activity is strong as we traditionally experience a last minute push to acquire equipment from procrastinators. Looking a bit further out we still see uncertainty as events continue to unfold, gas prices decrease and the presidential election continues to baffle.”

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，Valerie Hayes Jester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。”

December 2015 Survey Results:

2015年12月信心指数调查结果：

The overall MCI-EFI is 60.2, unchanged from the November index.

12月份的总体MCI-EFI为60.2，较11月份无太大变化。

•  When asked to assess their business conditions over the next four months, 12.5% of executives responding said they believe business conditions will improve over the next four months, a decrease from 14.8% in November. 75.0% of respondents believe business conditions will remain the same over the next four months, an increase from 74.1% in November.  12.5% believe business conditions will worsen, an increase from 11.1% the previous month.

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% of survey respondents believe demand for leases and loans to fund capital expenditures (capex) will increase over the next four months, a decrease from 22.2% in November.  79.2% believe demand will “remain the same” during the same four-month time period, up from 66.7% the previous month.  12.5% believe demand will decline, an increase from 11.1% who believed so in November.

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% of executives expect more access to capital to fund equipment acquisitions over the next four months, an increase from 22.2% in November.  70.8% of survey respondents indicate they expect the “same” access to capital to fund business, a decrease from 77.8% the previous month.  4.2% expect “less” access to capital, an increase from none last month.

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。

•  When asked, 45.8% of the executives report they expect to hire more employees over the next four months, a decrease from 48.1% in November.  50.0% expect no change in headcount over the next four months, up from 48.1% last month.  4.2% expect to hire fewer employees, up from 3.7% in November.

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% of the leadership evaluate the current U.S. economy as “excellent,” an increase from 3.7% last month.  95.8% of the leadership evaluate the current U.S. economy as “fair,” up from 92.6% in November.  None rate it as “poor,” a decrease from 3.7% the previous month.

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% of the survey respondents believe that U.S. economic conditions will get “better” over the next six months, a decrease from 18.5% who believed so in November.  79.2% of survey respondents indicate they believe the U.S. economy will “stay the same” over the next six months, an increase from 77.8% the previous month. 12.5% believe economic conditions in the U.S. will worsen over the next six months, an increase from 3.7% who believed so last month.

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。

•  In December, 50.0% of respondents indicate they believe their company will increase spending on business development activities during the next six months, an increase from 44.4% in November.  45.8% believe there will be “no change” in business development spending, a decrease from 51.9% the previous month.  4.2% believe there will be a decrease in spending, an increase from 3.7% last month.

12月，50.0%的受访者预计未来六个月他们所在的公司会增加用于业务发展的支出，高于11月的44.4%。45.8%的受访者认为未来六个月所在公司的业务发展支出不会增加，低于上个月的51.9%。4.2%的受访者认为未来六个月所在公司会减少业务发展支出，较上个月的3.7%有所上升。