The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $1 trillion equipment finance sector, showed their overall new business volume for August was $7.7 billion, up 12 percent year-over-year from new business volume in August 2015. Volume was up 10 percent month-to-month from $7.0 billion in July. Year to date, cumulative new business volume decreased 6 percent compared to 2015.
美国设备融资租赁协会（ELFA）公布了以美国25家融资企业的经营状况为样本，代表了1万亿美元的行业资本的月度融资租赁业指数（(MLFI-25）。该报告显示，2016年8月，这些企业新增业务总量为77亿美元，较2015年8月上涨12%，较2016年7月的70亿美元上涨10%。年初至今，累积新增业务量较2015年下滑6%。

Receivables over 30 days were 1.3 percent, unchanged from the previous month and up from 0.99 percent in the same period in 2015. Charge-offs were 0.44 percent, up from 0.38 percent the previous month.
逾期30天应收账款率为1.3%，较上个月没有变化，于2015年同期的0.99%略有上升。坏账率为0.44%，较上个月的0.38%有所上升。

Credit approvals totaled 76.9 percent in August, up from 75.9 percent in July. Total headcount for equipment finance companies was up 3.3 percent year over year.
7月，信贷审批通过率达76.9%，高于7月的75.9%。设备融资公司员工总数同比增长3.3%。

Separately, the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s Monthly Confidence Index (MCI-EFI) for September is 53.8, a decrease from the August index of 54.8.
另外， 2016年9月设备融资租赁协会月度信心指数（MCI-EFI）为53.8，较8月的54.8有所下滑。

ELFA President and CEO Ralph Petta said, “August data are mixed, with new business volume strengthening when compared both to the same period last year and last month. However, year to date volume still lags behind. Credit quality continues to show some softness, with charge offs and delinquencies inching upward. Taking together the Fed’s September decision to stay pat on interest rates, and the approaching presidential election, the sector continues to give no clear indication about where it's headed.”
美国设备融资租赁协会会长、CEO，Ralph Petta认为：“8月的设备融资租赁月度指数好坏参半，新增业务量较去年同期和上个月都有显著增长。但是，累积新增业务量仍然落后。信用质量持续疲软，坏账率和违约率逐渐上涨。同时，由于美联储议息会议决定9月利率不变，以及总统大选在即的影响，设备融资租赁行业将何去何从仍不明朗”。
“Although our industry has seen overall levels of contraction in new business volume, the August 2016 MLFI-25 results show positive momentum. Economic and political uncertainties notwithstanding, the fundamentals of our economy remain strong along with favorable drivers for capital equipment investment, such as low interest rates and tax incentives,” said Anthony Sasso, President of TD Equipment Finance,. “At TDEF, we continue to see favorable portfolio credit metrics and positive year over year growth in booked volume and backlog, further demonstrating investment in fixed assets across many of our vertical markets. From an industry perspective, the August MLFI data is encouraging and a hopeful sign of positive trends for the balance of the year.”
TD Equipment Finance董事长Anthony Sasso表示：“尽管我们行业新增业务量整体水平收缩，但是2016年8月的MLFI-25结果呈现积极态势。尽管经济和政治难以预测，但是我们国家经济基础仍然强劲，同时低利率和税收优惠使得资本设备投资优势明显。TDEF公司投资组合信用指标较好，预定业务量和未完成订单量同比均上涨，这进一步说明固定资产投资跨越多个垂直市场。从行业角而言，8月的MLFI-25数据令人鼓舞，也预示着今年剩下的时间里有望保持这一积极趋势。”