The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the September 2015 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 $903 billion equipment finance sector. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 61.1, easing from the sharp rise in the August index of 67.4.
美国设备融资租赁基金会公布2015年9月美国月度设备融资业信心指数 (MCI-EFI)。该指数通过收集领导层数据，对拥有9030亿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。整体上，9月份美国设备融资市场信心指下滑升至61.1，较8月份的67.4，有明显下降。
When asked about the outlook for the future, MCI-EFI survey respondent Thomas Jaschik, President, BB&T Equipment Finance, said, "An increase in interest rates may help to spur activity in the equipment finance sector. Rising costs are always an impetus for taking action now vs. later. Rising interest rates could be the catalyst to push companies to act now with respect to capital equipment acquisitions. This could create tremendous opportunities within the equipment finance market."
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设备融资公司董事长,Thomas Jaschik表示：“利率上涨可能有利于刺激设备融资业发展。成本上升促使企业迟早采取变革行动。利率上涨可能催化企业购买资本设备。这会给设备融资市场创造巨大商机”。
The overall MCI-EFI is 61.1, easing from the August index of 67.4.
9月整体的MCI-EFI为61.1，低于8月份的67.4。
When asked to assess their business conditions over the next four months, 22.2% of executives responding said they believe business conditions will improve over the next four months, a decrease from 36.4% in August. 70.4% of respondents believe business conditions will remain the same over the next four months, an increase from 63.6% in August. 7.4% believe business conditions will worsen, an increase from none who believed so the previous month.
当被问及如何评价未来四个月经营状况时，22.2%的受访高管认为未来四个月的经营状况将会改善，相对于8月的36.4%来说有明显下滑。70.4%的受访者认为未来四个月的经营状况将保持原状，较8月的63.6%有所上升。7.4%的受访者认为经营状况会变糟，较上个月的零比例，略有上升。
29.6% of survey respondents believe demand for leases and loans to fund capital expenditures (capex) will increase over the next four months, down from 40.9% in August. 59.3% believe demand will "remain the same" during the same four-month time period, unchanged from the previous month. 11.1% believe demand will decline, an increase from none who believed so in August.
29.6%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8月的40.9%。59.3%的受访者认为四个月内的需求不会改变，与上个月相差无几。11.1%的受访者认为9月需求会下降，高于8月的零比例。
25.9% of executives expect more access to capital to fund equipment acquisitions over the next four months, down from 31.8% in August. 70.4% of survey respondents indicate they expect the "same" access to capital to fund business, up from 68.2% in August. 3.7% expect "less" access to capital, up from none the previous month.
25.9%的高管期望未来四个月获得的设备采购资金增多，较8月的31.8%有所下降。70.4%的受访者期望未来四个月获得的设备采购资金不变，较8月的68.2%略有上升。3.7%的受访者预测获得的设备采购资金减少，高于上个月的零比例。
When asked, 37.0% of the executives report they expect to hire more employees over the next four months, a slight increase from 36.4% in August. 59.3% expect no change in headcount over the next four months, down from 63.6% last month. 3.7% expect to hire fewer employees, up from none in August.
37.0%的受访高管预测未来四个月雇佣更多的员工，较8月的36.4%稍有上升。59.3%的受访高管预测未来四个月员工总数不变，比上个月的63.6%有所下降。3.7%的受访高管计划减少员工数量，高于8月的零比例。
None of the leadership evaluate the current U.S. economy as "excellent," a decrease from 4.5% last month. 96.3% of the leadership evaluate the current U.S. economy as "fair," up from 95.5% in August. 3.7% rate it as "poor," an increase from none the previous month.
没有受访高管评估当下美国经济形势“非常好”，较上个月的4.5%略有下滑。96.3%的受访高管认为当前美国经济形势“一般”，较8月的95.5%有所上升。3.7%的受访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。
18.5% of the survey respondents believe that U.S. economic conditions will get "better" over the next six months, a decrease from 27.3% who believed so in August. 74.1% of survey respondents indicate they believe the U.S. economy will "stay the same" over the next six months, up from 68.2% in August. 7.4% believe economic conditions in the U.S. will worsen over the next six months, an increase from 4.5% who believed so last month.
18.5%的受访者认为未来六个月美国经济状况会“更好”，低于8月的27.3%。74.1%的受访者认为未来六个月美国经济状况“不变”，较8月的68.2%略有上升。7.4%受访者认为未来六个月美国经济状况会“变差”，较上个月的4.5%有所上升。
In September, 51.9% of respondents indicate they believe their company will increase spending on business development activities during the next six months, a decrease from 54.5% in August. 44.4% believe there will be "no change" in business development spending, a decrease from 45.5% last month. 3.7% believe there will be a decrease in spending, an increase from none last month.
9月，51.9%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，低于8月的54.5%。44.4%的受访者认为未来六个月所在公司的业务发展支出不会增加，较上个月没有太大变化。3.7%的受访者认为未来六个月所在公司会减少业务发展支出，较上个月的零比例有所上升。
资料来源：美国设备融资租赁基金会
翻译：中国租赁联盟、天津滨海融资租赁研究院 张媛
编审：中国租赁联盟、天津滨海融资租赁研究院 季健霞
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