{"id":3164,"date":"2016-12-19T09:39:46","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T09:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=3164"},"modified":"2016-12-19T09:39:46","modified_gmt":"2016-12-19T09:39:46","slug":"equipment-leasing-finance-foundation-releases-december-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/equipment-leasing-finance-foundation-releases-december-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Equipment Leasing &#038; Finance Foundation Releases December Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Equipment Leasing &amp; Finance Foundation has released the December 2016 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the outlook for the future, MCI-EFI survey respondent David Normandin, managing director, commercial finance group, Hanmi Bank, said: \u201cI 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.\u201d<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3165\" src=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-19-at-08.43.05.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"716\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-19-at-08.43.05.png 716w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-19-at-08.43.05-400x285.png 400w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-19-at-08.43.05-322x230.png 322w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-19-at-08.43.05-440x314.png 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-19-at-08.43.05-539x385.png 539w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-19-at-08.43.05-455x325.png 455w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-19-at-08.43.05-532x380.png 532w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>December 2016 Survey Results:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>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 \u201cremain the same\u201d 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.<\/li>\n<li>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 \u201csame\u201d access to capital to fund business, a decrease from 82.8% the previous month. None expect \u201cless\u201d access to capital, a decrease from 3.4% last month.<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>None of the leadership evaluate the current U.S. economy as \u201cexcellent,\u201d unchanged from last month. 100.0% of the leadership evaluate the current U.S. economy as \u201cfair,\u201d and none evaluate it as \u201cpoor,\u201d both also unchanged from November.<\/li>\n<li>71.0% of the survey respondents believe that U.S. economic conditions will get \u201cbetter\u201d 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 \u201cstay the same\u201d 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.<\/li>\n<li>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 \u201cno change\u201d 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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Equipment Leasing &amp; Finance Foundation has released the December 2016 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry. 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. 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