The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the January 2017 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 73.4, an increase from the December index of 67.5, and the highest index since the MCI was launched in May 2009 to track recovery after the 2008 downturn.

美国设备融资租赁基金会公布2017年1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，1月份美国设备融资市场信心指数为73.4，高于12月的67.5。MCI自2009年5月开始推出以记录2008年经济衰退后的复苏情况，而本月指数达到了有史以来的最高值。

When asked about the outlook for the future, MCI-EFI survey respondent Thomas Jaschik, President, BB&T Equipment Finance, said, “The outlook for U.S. companies has become much more positive since the presidential election. Lower taxes, less regulation and rising interest rates will be the catalyst to spur capital asset acquisitions. This will undoubtedly set the stage for robust equipment finance activity.”

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，BB&T Equipment Finance总裁Thomas Jaschik表示：“自总统大选后美国公司前景更加积极。降低税收，法规宽松，以及利率提高将有效刺激资本资产收购。这无疑将为强劲的设备融资活动提供平台。”

January 2017 Survey Results:

2017年1月调查结果：

The overall MCI-EFI is 73.4, an increase from the December index of 67.5.

2017年1月份的总体MCI-EFI为73.4，低于2016年12月份的67.5。

 When asked to assess their business conditions over the next four months, 74.2% of executives responding said they believe business conditions will improve over the next four months, an increase from 48.4% in December. 22.6% of respondents believe business conditions will remain the same over the next four months, a decrease from 45.2% in December. 3.2% believe business conditions will worsen, a decrease from 6.5% the previous month.
当被问及如何评价未来四个月经营状况时，74.2%的受访高管认为未来四个月的经营状况将得到改善，较12月的48.4%有所提高。22.6%的受访者认为未来四个月的经营状况将保持原状，低于12月的45.2。3.2%的受访者认为经营状况会变糟，较上个月的6.5%有所下降。
71.0% of survey respondents believe demand for leases and loans to fund capital expenditures (capex) will increase over the next four months, an increase from 38.7% in December.25.8% believe demand will “remain the same” during the same four-month time period, down from 54.8% the previous month.3.2% believe demand will decline, down from 6.5% who believed so in December.
71.0%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12月的38.7%。25.8%的受访者认为四个月内的需求不会改变，低于上个月的54.8%。3.2%的受访者认为四个月内月需求会下降，低于12月的6.5%。
19.4% of the respondents expect more access to capital to fund equipment acquisitions over the next four months, a decrease from 22.6% who expected more in December.80.6% of executives indicate they expect the “same” access to capital to fund business, an increase from 77.4% the previous month. None expect “less” access to capital, unchanged from last month.
19.4%的高管期望未来四个月获得的设备采购资金增多，低于12月的22.6%。80.6%的受访者期望未来四个月获得的设备采购资金不变，较12月的77.4%有所上升。跟上个月一样，没有受访者预测获得的设备采购资金减少。
When asked, 35.5% of the executives report they expect to hire more employees over the next four months, a decrease from 41.9% in December. 61.3% expect no change in headcount over the next four months, an increase from 48.4% last month. 3.2% expect to hire fewer employees, down from 9.7% in December.
35.5%的受访高管预测未来四个月雇佣更多的员工，较12月的41.9%有所下降。61.3%的受访高管预测未来四个月员工总数不变，较上个月的48.4%有所上升。3.2%的受访高管计划减少员工数量，较12月的9.7%有所下降。
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 December.
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。
61.3% of the survey respondents believe that U.S. economic conditions will get “better” over the next six months, a decrease from 71% in December. 38.7% of survey respondents indicate they believe the U.S. economy will “stay the same” over the next six months, an increase from 25.8% the previous month. None believe economic conditions in the U.S. will worsen over the next six months, a decrease from 3.2% who believed so last month.
61.3%的受访者认为未来六个月美国济状况会“更好”，较12月的71%有所下降。38.7%的受访者认为未来六个月美国经济状况“不变”，较12月的25.8%有所上升。没有受访者认为未来六个月美国经济状况会“变差”，较上个月的3.2%有所下降。
In January, 58.1% of respondents indicate they believe their company will increase spending on business development activities during the next six months, an increase from 48.4% in December. 41.9% believe there will be “no change” in business development spending, a decrease from 51.6% the previous month. None believe there will be a decrease in spending, unchanged from last month.
1月，51.8%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12月的48.4%有所上升。41.9%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51.6%有所下降。与上个月一样，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。