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ELFA survey: equipment leasing down for September on year-over-year basis
October 23, 2020
Survey also shows increase versus previous month, and overall for year, equipment leasing "holding its own" given COVID-19 stresses
ELFA: 2020 forecasts positive equipment and software investment growth in Q4
October 7, 2020
GDP growth for 2020 is forecast between -3.8 and -4.8 percent, according to the Q4 update to the 2020 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook released today by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation.
ELFA: Monthly Leasing and Finance Index new business down $7b in August
September 24, 2020
August new business volume down 24% year-over-year, 23% month-to-month, and 4% year-to-date
ELFA: June down 10% year-over-year, up 33% month-to-month, down 0.5% year-to-date
July 30, 2020
New business volume data follows unchanged Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s Monthly Confidence Index.
Updated Q2 Economic Outlook: Severe declines in equipment and software investment, GDP
April 23, 2020
ELFF report: Materials handling equipment investment likely to remain negative, all other industrial equipment investment growth likely to contract.
Equipment leasing and finance industry confidence plummets in April from impact of Covid-19
April 21, 2020
While optimistic for a ‘V’ shaped economic cycle if the health crisis is first solved, some fear a prolonged shutdown will create business failures, more unemployment and unprecedented losses in the equipment finance industry and beyond.
ELFA announces Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2020
February 4, 2020
Trade, innovation, elections and wild cards promise an eventful year for equipment investments.
2020 Economic Outlook forecasts +1.1% equipment and software investment, 1.7% GDP growth
December 19, 2019
Equipment and software investment likely to post weakest year of growth since 2016 following the first annualized contraction in more than three years in Q3.
ELFF forecasts 3.9% expansion in equipment and software investment, 2.2% GDP growth
October 14, 2019
Although a recession in the next six months appears unlikely, business conditions for the equipment finance industry are also unlikely to improve materially over the rest of the year, particularly for equipment verticals that serve the manufacturing sector.
ELFF 2019 Q3 outlook forecasts 3.9% growth in equipment and software investment
July 12, 2019
Business conditions for the equipment finance industry softened in the first half of the year, and investment growth in several key verticals is expected to slow or contract in the second half of 2019.
ELFA announces Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2019
January 29, 2019
ELFA forecasts generally positive economy and solid capital investment with building headwinds and moderated growth by year end.
ELFA: December index new business volume up 4% at year end
January 24, 2019
ELFA president noted demand, abundant funding in the credit markets and quality portfolios as contributors to a healthy equipment finance sector in 2018.
Equipment leasing and finance industry confidence eases further in January
January 23, 2019
Reported by key executives from the $1 trillion equipment finance sector, confidence in the equipment finance market eased to 53.4 from the December index of 55.5.
ELFA May Monthly Leasing & Finance Index shows new business volume up 7% year to date
June 26, 2018
Tariff frictions with trading partners in North America, the EU and China remain a wild card.
ELFA announces top 10 equipment acquisition trends for 2018
January 24, 2018
Businesses are expected to make their largest capital investments since 2012.