The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the June 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 63.0, easing from the May index of 67.5.

　　

　　美国设备融资租赁基金会公布2015年6月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。总体显示，6月份美国设备融资市场信心指数为63.0，较5月份的67.5有所下降。

　　

　　When asked about the outlook for the future, MCI-EFI survey respondent Thomas Jaschik, President, BB&T Equipment Finance, said, "I believe any rise in interest rates will spur activity within the equipment finance industry. Companies continue to defer capital expenditures as long as possible. A rise in interest rates will hopefully provide a catalyst to accelerate capital expenditures as costs may rise in the future."

　　

　　当被问及设备融资业未来前景时，MCI-EFI调查对象，BB&T设备融资公司总裁，Thomas Jaschik认为：“美国利率上涨将会刺激设备融资业的发展。公司将继续尽可能推迟其资本支出。利率上升未来融资成本可能增加，这对加速资本支出起到催化作用。”

　　

　　When asked to assess their business conditions over the next four months, 17.9% of executives responding said they believe business conditions will improve over the next four months, down from 30.8% in May. 82.1% of respondents believe business conditions will remain the same over the next four months, up from 69.2% in May. None believe business conditions will worsen, unchanged from the previous month.

　　

　　当被问及如何评价未来四个月经营状况时，17.9%的受访高管认为未来四个月的经营状况将会改善，这一比例较5月的30.8%有所下降。82.1%的受访者认为未来四个月的经营状况将保持原状，较5月的69.2%有所上升。没有受访者认为经营状况会变糟，这与上个月的比例一样。

　　

　　21.4% of survey respondents believe demand for leases and loans to fund capital expenditures (capex) will increase over the next four months, down from 34.6% in May. 78.6% believe demand will "remain the same" during the same four-month time period, up from 65.4% the previous month. None believe demand will decline, unchanged from May.

　　

　　21.4%的受访者认为未来四个月通过租赁和贷款获得资金的需求会上升，这一比例低于5月的34.6%。78.6%的受访者认为四个月内的需求不会改变，较5月65.4%的比例有所上升。与上个月相同，没有受访者认为6月需求会下降。

　　

　　25% of executives expect more access to capital to fund equipment acquisitions over the next four months, down from 38.5% in May. 75% of survey respondents indicate they expect the "same" access to capital to fund business, up from 57.7% in May. None expect "less" access to capital, down from 3.9% who expected less access to capital the previous month.

　　

　　25%的高管期望未来四个月获得的设备采购资金增多，这一比例比5月的38.5%略有下降。75%的受访者期望未来四个月获得的设备采购资金不变，比5月的57.7%略有上升。没有受访者预测获得的设备采购资金减少，与上个月的3.9%受访者预测获得的设备采购资金减少相比，有所下降。

　　

　　When asked, 57.1% of the executives reported they expect to hire more employees over the next four months, an increase from 53.9% in May. 35.7% expect no change in headcount over the next four months, down from 42.3% last month. 7.1% expect to hire fewer employees, up from 3.9% who expected fewer in May.

　　

　　57.1%的受访高管预测未来四个月雇佣更多的员工，这一比例较5月的53.9%略有回升。35.7%的受访高管预测未来四个月员工总数不变，比上个月的42.3%有所下降。7.1%受访高管计划减少员工数量，比5月的3.9%略有上升。

　　

　　3.6% of the leadership evaluate the current U.S. economy as "excellent," relatively unchanged from 3.9% last month. 96.4% of the leadership evaluate the current U.S. economy as "fair," and none rate it as "poor," both unchanged from the previous month.

　　

　　3.6%的受访高管评估当下美国经济形势非常好，这一比例较上个月的3.9%变化较小。96.4%的受访高管认为当前美国经济形势一般，没有受访高管认为当前美国经济形势差，二者较上个月变化都不大。

　　

　　28.6% of the survey respondents believe that U.S. economic conditions will get "better" over the next six months, a decrease from 34.6 % who believed so in May. 67.9% of survey respondents indicate they believe the U.S. economy will "stay the same" over the next six months, an increase from 65.4% in May. 3.6% believe economic conditions in the U.S. will worsen over the next six months, an increase from none who believed so last month.

　　

　　28.6%的受访者认为未来六个月美国经济状况会更好，这一比例低于5月的34.6%。67.9%的受访者认为未来六个月美国经济状况保持不变，较5月的65.4%有所上升。3.6%受访者认为未来六个月美国经济状况会变差，较上个月的零比例有所上升。

　　

　　In June, 35.7% of respondents indicate they believe their company will increase spending on business development activities during the next six months, a decrease from 50% in May. 60.7% believe there will be "no change" in business development spending, an increase from 46.2% last month. 3.6% believe there will be a decrease in spending, relatively unchanged from 3.9% who believed so last month.

　　

　　从6月份看，35.7%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5月的50%。60.7%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，高于上个月的46.2%。3.6%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5月的3.9%没有太大变化。

　　

　　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