The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the October 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 56.0, an increase from the September index of 53.8, and the highest level since April despite continued concerns about the November elections.
美国设备融资租赁基金会公布2016年10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，10月份美国设备融资市场信心指数为56.0，高于9月的53.8。尽管对11月份大选的担忧仍在持续，但10月的信心指数达到自4月份以来的最高点。
When asked about the outlook for the future, MCI-EFI survey respondent Frank Campagna, Commercial Equipment Finance Business Line Manager, M&T Bank Corporation, said, “We continue to see strong demand from our core commercial and industrial business throughout all regions of our footprint and via all finance product sets and asset classes. Our business optimism is tempered somewhat by the continued downward price pressure by some of our competitors, but that does not discount the fact that our customers are in the market and acquiring equipment. Some sectors related to infrastructure, albeit softer than in years past—especially those related to energy—continue to provide equipment financing opportunity and are poised for some significant growth in 2017.”
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M&T Bank Corporation商业设备融资业务经理Frank Campagna表示，“从我们核心商业和工业业务涉及的所有领域中，以及所有融资产品集合和资产类别中都可以看出市场需求旺盛。在价格下行和竞争对手的压力下，我们对业务的持续乐观情绪有所缓和，但是这不能掩盖客户仍在市场中而且在购买设备的事实。一些基础设施设备融资相关的领域，特别是与能源设备相关的领域，在过去几年中表现疲软，但它们仍存在设备融资机会，而且在2017年将有大幅增长。”
October 2016 Survey Results:
2016年10月调查结果：

The overall MCI-EFI is 56.0, an increase from the September index of 53.8.
2016年10月份的总体MCI-EFI为56.0，高于2016年9月份的53.8。

When asked to assess their business conditions over the next four months, 12.1% of executives responding said they believe business conditions will improve over the next four months, a decrease from 18.8% in September.  81.8% of respondents believe business conditions will remain the same over the next four months, an increase from 62.5% in September.  6.1% believe business conditions will worsen, a decrease from 18.8% the previous month.
当被问及如何评价未来四个月经营状况时，12.1%的受访高管认为未来四个月的经营状况将得到改善，较9月的18.8%有所下降。81.8%的受访者认为未来四个月的经营状况将保持原状，高于9月的62.5%。6.1%的受访者认为经营状况会变糟，较上个月的18.8%有所下降。

24.2% of survey respondents believe demand for leases and loans to fund capital expenditures (capex) will increase over the next four months, a decrease from 28.1% in September.  57.6% believe demand will “remain the same” during the same four-month time period, up from 53.1% the previous month.  18.2% believe demand will decline, down slightly from 18.8% who believed so in September.
24.2%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9月的28.1%。57.6%的受访者认为四个月内的需求不会改变，高于上个月的53.1%。18.2%的受访者认为四个月内月需求会下降，稍低于9月的18.8%。

18.2% of the respondents expect more access to capital to fund equipment acquisitions over the next four months, an increase from none who expected more in September.  75.8% of executives indicate they expect the “same” access to capital to fund business, a decrease from 96.9% the previous month.  6.1% expect “less” access to capital, an increase from 3.1% last month.
18.2%的高管期望未来四个月获得的设备采购资金增多，高于9月的零比例。75.8%的受访者期望未来四个月获得的设备采购资金不变，较9月的96.9%有所下降。6.1%的受访者预测获得的设备采购资金减少，较上个月的3.1%有所上升。

When asked, 30.3% of the executives report they expect to hire more employees over the next four months, an increase from 21.9% in September.  60.6% expect no change in headcount over the next four months, a decrease from 71.9% last month.  9.1% expect to hire fewer employees, up from 6.3% in September.
30.0%的受访高管预测未来四个月雇佣更多的员工，较9月的21.9%有所上升。60.6%的受访高管预测未来四个月员工总数不变，较上个月的71.9%有所下降。9.1%的受访高管计划减少员工数量，较9月的6.3%有所上升。

None of the leadership evaluate the current U.S. economy as “excellent,” unchanged from last month.  93.9% of the leadership evaluate the current U.S. economy as “fair,” a decrease from 100.0% last month. 6.1% evaluate it as “poor,” an increase from none in September.
与上个月一样，没有受访高管评估当下美国经济形势“极好”，。93.9%的受访高管认为当前美国经济形势“一般”，较9月的100%有所下降。6.1%的高管认为当前美国经济形势“差”，较上个月的零比例有所上升。

15.2% of the survey respondents believe that U.S. economic conditions will get “better” over the next six months, an increase from 6.3% in September.  69.7% of survey respondents indicate they believe the U.S. economy will “stay the same” over the next six months, a decrease from 75.0% the previous month. 15.2% believe economic conditions in the U.S. will worsen over the next six months, a decrease from 18.8% who believed so last month.
15.2%的受访者认为未来六个月美国济状况会“更好”，较9月的6.3%有所上升。69.7%的受访者认为未来六个月美国经济状况“不变”，较9月的75.0%有所下降。15.2%受访者认为未来六个月美国经济状况会“变差”，较上个月的18.8%有所下降。

In October, 36.4% of respondents indicate they believe their company will increase spending on business development activities during the next six months, a decrease from 40.6% in September.  63.6% believe there will be “no change” in business development spending, an increase from 53.1% the previous month.  None believe there will be a decrease in spending, a decrease from 6.3% who believed so last month.
10月，36.4%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，较9月的40.6%有所下降。63.6%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53.1%有所上升。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，低于上个月的6.3%。