The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the September 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 53.8, a decrease from the August index of 54.8 as equipment finance executives cite customers’ concerns over the November election.
美国设备融资租赁基金会公布2016年9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，9月份美国设备融资市场信心指数为53.8，低于8月的54.8。
When asked about the outlook for the future, MCI-EFI survey respondent Thomas Jaschik, President, BB&T Equipment Finance, said, “It appears U.S. companies have put their plans for growth on hold pending the outcome of the presidential election. Capital investment levels continue at diminished levels. As such, the equipment finance industry will experience a reduction in new business volumes as compared to the last several years.”
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，“似乎美国公司把他们的发展计划搁置，等待总统大选的结果。资本投资水平持续下降。比如设备融资业的新增业务量较前几年有所下降。”
September 2016 Survey Results:
2016年9月调查结果：
The overall MCI-EFI is 53.8, a decrease from the August index of 54.8.
2016年9月份的总体MCI-EFI为53.8，低于2016年8月份的54.8。
When asked to assess their business conditions over the next four months, 18.8% of executives responding said they believe business conditions will improve over the next four months, an increase from 10.0% in August. 62.5% of respondents believe business conditions will remain the same over the next four months, a decrease from 80.0% in August. 18.8% believe business conditions will worsen, an increase from 10.0% the previous month.
当被问及如何评价未来四个月经营状况时，18.8%的受访高管认为未来四个月的经营状况将得到改善，较8月的10.0%有所提高。62.5%的受访者认为未来四个月的经营状况将保持原状，低于8月的80.8%。18.8%的受访者认为经营状况会变糟，较上个月的10.0%有所上升。
28.1% of survey respondents believe demand for leases and loans to fund capital expenditures (capex) will increase over the next four months, an increase from 13.3% in August. 53.1% believe demand will “remain the same” during the same four-month time period, down from 70.0% the previous month. 18.8% believe demand will decline, an increase from 16.7% who believed so in August.
28.1%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8月的13.3%。53.1%的受访者认为四个月内的需求不会改变，低于上个月的70.0%。18.8%的受访者认为四个月内月需求会下降，高于8月的16.7%。
None of the respondents expect more access to capital to fund equipment acquisitions over the next four months, a decrease from 13.3% in August. 96.9% of executives indicate they expect the “same” access to capital to fund business, an increase from 80.0% the previous month. 3.1% expect “less” access to capital, a decrease from 6.7% last month.
没有高管期望未来四个月获得的设备采购资金增多，低于8月的13.3%。96.9%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80.0%有所上升。3.1%的受访者预测获得的设备采购资金减少，较上个月的6.7%有所下降。
When asked, 21.9% of the executives report they expect to hire more employees over the next four months, a decrease from 40.0% in August. 71.9% expect no change in headcount over the next four months, an increase from 50.0% last month. 6.3% expect to hire fewer employees, down from 10.0% in August.
21.9%的受访高管预测未来四个月雇佣更多的员工，较8月的40.0%有所下降。71.9%的受访高管预测未来四个月员工总数不变，较上个月的50.0%有所上升。6.3%的受访高管计划减少员工数量，较8月的10.0%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,” an increase from 90.0% last month. None evaluate it as “poor,” a decrease from 10.0% in August.
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”，较8月的90.0%有所上升。没有高管认为当前美国经济形势“差”，较上个月的10.0%有所下降。
6.3% of the survey respondents believe that U.S. economic conditions will get “better” over the next six months, an increase from none in August. 75.0% of survey respondents indicate they believe the U.S. economy will “stay the same” over the next six months, a decrease from 96.7% the previous month. 18.8% believe economic conditions in the U.S. will worsen over the next six months, an increase from 3.3% who believed so last month.
6.3%的受访者认为未来六个月美国济状况会“更好”，较8月的零比率有所上升。75.0%的受访者认为未来六个月美国经济状况“不变”，较8月的96.7%有所下降。18.8%受访者认为未来六个月美国经济状况会“变差”，较上个月的3.3%有所上升。
In September, 40.6% of respondents indicate they believe their company will increase spending on business development activities during the next six months, relatively unchanged from 40.0% in August. 53.1% believe there will be “no change” in business development spending, a decrease from 60.0% the previous month. 6.3% believe there will be a decrease in spending, an increase from none who believed so last month.
9月，40.6%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8月的40.0%几乎没变化%。53.1%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60.0%有所下降。6.3%的受访者认为未来六个月所在公司会减少业务发展支出，高于上个月的零比率。
