The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the August 2016 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 trillion equipment finance sector. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 54.8, an increase from the July index of 52.5.

美国设备融资租赁基金会公布2016年8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。总体而言，8月份美国设备融资市场信心指数为54.8，高于7月的52.5。

When asked about the outlook for the future, MCI-EFI survey respondent Adam D. Warner, President, Key Equipment Finance, said, “There seems to be a general slowdown in capital asset acquisitions. There is enough negative overhang and fallout from the U.S. presidential campaign combined with continued concerns about Europe and China that have businesses unsure about investments in growth.”

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Key Equipment Finance总裁Adam D. Warner表示，“资本资产收购有渐缓趋势。美国总统竞选以及对欧洲和中国商业投资的不确定性的持续担心，都给本行业发展带来满满的负能量。”

August 2016 Survey Results:

2016年8月调查结果：

The overall MCI-EFI is 54.8, an increase from the July index of 52.5.

2016年8月份的总体MCI-EFI为54.8，高于2016年7月份的52.5。

•When asked to assess their business conditions over the next four months, 10.0% of executives responding said they believe business conditions will improve over the next four months, a decrease from 12.1% in July.  80.0% of respondents believe business conditions will remain the same over the next four months, an increase from 75.8% in July.  10.0% believe business conditions will worsen, a decrease from 12.1% the previous month.

当被问及如何评价未来四个月经营状况时，10.0%的受访高管认为未来四个月的经营状况将得到改善，较7月的12.1%有所下降。80.0%的受访者认为未来四个月的经营状况将保持原状，高于7月的75.8%。10.0%的受访者认为经营状况会变糟，较上个月的12.1%有所下降。

•13.3% of survey respondents believe demand for leases and loans to fund capital expenditures (capex) will increase over the next four months, an increase from 12.1% in July.  70.0% believe demand will “remain the same” during the same four-month time period, up from 57.6% the previous month.  16.7% believe demand will decline, a decrease from 30.3% who believed so in July.

13.3%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，高于7月的12.1%。70.0%的受访者认为四个月内的需求不会改变，高于上个月的57.6%。16.7%的受访者认为四个月内月需求会下降，低于7月的30.3%。

•13.3% of executives expect more access to capital to fund equipment acquisitions over the next four months, a decrease from 15.2% in July.  80.0% of survey respondents indicate they expect the “same” access to capital to fund business, an increase from 78.8% the previous month.  6.7% expect “less” access to capital, an increase from 6.1% last month.

13.3%的高管期望未来四个月获得的设备采购资金增多，低于7月的15.2%。80.0%的受访者期望未来四个月获得的设备采购资金不变，较7月的78.8%有所上升。6.7%的受访者预测获得的设备采购资金减少，较上个月的6.1%有所上升。

•When asked, 40.0% of the executives report they expect to hire more employees over the next four months, an increase from 30.3% in July.  50.0% expect no change in headcount over the next four months, a decrease from 63.6% last month.  10.0% expect to hire fewer employees, up from 6.1% in July.

40.0%的受访高管预测未来四个月雇佣更多的员工，较7月的30.3%有所上升。50.0%的受访高管预测未来四个月员工总数不变，与上个月的63.6%有所下滑。10.0%的受访高管计划减少员工数量，较7月的6.1%有所上升。

•None of the leadership evaluates the current U.S. economy as “excellent,” unchanged from last month.  90.0% of the leadership evaluate the current U.S. economy as “fair,” a decrease from 100% last month. 10% evaluate it as “poor,” an increase from none in July.

没有受访高管评估当下美国经济形势“极好”，较上个月没有变化。90.0%的受访高管认为当前美国经济形势“一般”，较7月的100%有所下降。10.0%的高管认为当前美国经济形势“差”，较上个月的零比率有所上升。

•None of the survey respondents believe that U.S. economic conditions will get “better” over the next six months, a decrease from 3.0% in July.  96.7% of survey respondents indicate they believe the U.S. economy will “stay the same” over the next six months, an increase from 78.8% the previous month. 3.3% believe economic conditions in the U.S. will worsen over the next six months, a decrease from 18.2% who believed so last month.

没有受访者认为未来六个月美国济状况会“更好”，低于7月的3.0%。96.7%的受访者认为未来六个月美国经济状况“不变”，较7月的78.8%有所上升。3.3%受访者认为未来六个月美国经济状况会“变差”，较上个月的18.2%有所下滑。

•In August, 40.0% of respondents indicate they believe their company will increase spending on business development activities during the next six months, an increase from 36.4% in July.  60.0% believe there will be “no change” in business development spending, relatively unchanged from 60.6% the previous month.  None believe there will be a decrease in spending, a decrease from 3.0% who believed so last month.

8月，40.0%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7月的36.4%。60.0%的受访者认为未来六个月所在公司的业务发展支出不变，较上个月的60.6%没有太大改变。没有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3.0%有所下降。