Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Spikes Post-Election

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the December 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 67.5, a sharp increase from the November index of 54.6, with equipment finance executives expressing post-election optimism.

美国设备融资租赁基金会公布2016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。总体而言，12月份美国设备融资市场信心指数为67.5，高于11月的54.6，这也传递了设备融资高管在大选后对本行业持有的积极态度。

When asked about the outlook for the future, MCI-EFI survey respondent David Normandin, Managing Director, Commercial Finance Group, Hanmi Bank, said, “I am optimistic as the election cycle is finally behind us, and regardless of the side, people will begin to accept it and move forward. I also think an interest rate increase will be healthy, and I believe that we will see that happen this coming year.”

  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Commercial Finance Group, Hanmi Bank常务董事David Normandin表示，“随着选举周期结束，我持乐观的态度。无论支持哪方，人们都将开始接受这一结果并继续前行。我也认为利率增长是健康的，而且来年将会实现。”

December 2016 Survey Results:

2016年12月调查结果：

The overall MCI-EFI is 67.5, an increase from the November index of 54.6.

2016年12月份的总体MCI-EFI为67.5，低于2016年11月份的54.6。

•   When asked to assess their business conditions over the next four months, 48.4% of executives responding said they believe business conditions will improve over the next four months, an increase from 13.8% in November.  45.2% of respondents believe business conditions will remain the same over the next four months, a decrease from 69.0% in November.  6.5% believe business conditions will worsen, a decrease from 17.2% the previous month.

当被问及如何评价未来四个月经营状况时，48.4%的受访高管认为未来四个月的经营状况将得到改善，较11月的13.8%有所提高。45.2%的受访者认为未来四个月的经营状况将保持原状，低于11月的69.0%。6.5%的受访者认为经营状况会变糟，较上个月的17.2%有所下降。

•   38.7% of survey respondents believe demand for leases and loans to fund capital expenditures (capex) will increase over the next four months, an increase from 13.8% in November.  54.8% believe demand will “remain the same” during the same four-month time period, down from 69.0% the previous month.  6.5% believe demand will decline, down from 17.2% who believed so in November.

38.7%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11月的13.8%。54.8%的受访者认为四个月内的需求不会改变，低于上个月的69.0%。6.5%的受访者认为四个月内月需求会下降，低于11月的17.2%。

•   22.6% of the respondents expect more access to capital to fund equipment acquisitions over the next four months, an increase from 13.8% who expected more in November.  77.4% of executives indicate they expect the “same” access to capital to fund business, a decrease from 82.8% the previous month. None expect “less” access to capital, a decrease from 3.4% last month.

22.6%的高管期望未来四个月获得的设备采购资金增多，高于11月的13.8%。77.4%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82.8%有所下降。没有受访者预测获得的设备采购资金减少，较上个月的3.4%有所下降。

•   When asked, 41.9% of the executives report they expect to hire more employees over the next four months, an increase from 34.5% in November.  48.4% expect no change in headcount over the next four months, a decrease from 55.2% last month.  9.7% expect to hire fewer employees, down from 10.3% in November.

41.9%的受访高管预测未来四个月雇佣更多的员工，较11月的34.5%有所上升。48.4%的受访高管预测未来四个月员工总数不变，较上个月的55.2%有所下降。9.7%的受访高管计划减少员工数量，较11月的10.3%有所上升。

•   None of the leadership evaluate the current U.S. economy as “excellent,” unchanged from last month. 100.0% of the leadership evaluate the current U.S. economy as “fair,” and none evaluate it as “poor,” both also unchanged from November.

与上个月一样，没有受访高管评估当下美国经济形势“极好”。100.0%的受访高管认为当前美国经济形势“一般”，没有高管认为当前美国经济形势“差”，两者较上个月有没有变化。

•   71.0% of the survey respondents believe that U.S. economic conditions will get “better” over the next six months, an increase from 17.2% in November.  25.8% of survey respondents indicate they believe the U.S. economy will “stay the same” over the next six months, a decrease from 65.5% the previous month. 3.2% believe economic conditions in the U.S. will worsen over the next six months, a decrease from 17.2% who believed so last month.

71.0%的受访者认为未来六个月美国济状况会“更好”，较11月的17.2%有所上升。25.8%的受访者认为未来六个月美国经济状况“不变”，较11月的65.5%有所下降。3.2%受访者认为未来六个月美国经济状况会“变差”，较上个月的17.2%有所下降。

 In December, 48.4% of respondents indicate they believe their company will increase spending on business development activities during the next six months, an increase from 37.9% in November.  51.6% believe there will be “no change” in business development spending, a decrease from 58.6% the previous month.  None believe there will be a decrease in spending, a decrease from 3.4% who believed so last month.

12月，48.4%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11月的37.9%有所上升。51.6%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58.6%有所下降。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3.4%。