Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation

ELFA Survey of Economic Activity: June New Business Volume Down 1 Percent Year-Over-Year, Up 10 Percent Month-to-Month, Up 6 Percent Year-to-Date

Washington, DC (July 26, 2022) — The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross-section of the $900 billion equipment finance sector, showed their overall
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Q3 Update to the 2022 Economic Outlook Forecasts 5.9% Expansion in Annualized Equipment and Software Investment Growth and 1.6% Annualized GDP Growth

Washington, DC (July 14, 2022) — After a strong rebound in Q1, overall equipment and software investment growth is expected to slow significantly over the remainder of the year, though demand in some end-use markets should remain healthy. The Q3 update to the 2022 Equipment
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ELFA Survey of Economic Activity: October New Business Volume Down 9 Percent Year-over-Year, Up 6 Percent Month-to-Month, and Down Almost 6 Percent Year-to-Date

Washington, DC (Nov. 23, 2020) — The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $900 billion equipment finance sector, showed their overall
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ELFA Survey of Economic Activity: September New Business Volume Down 13 Percent Year-over-Year, Up 24 Percent Month-to-Month, and Down 5 Percent Year-to-Date

Washington, DC (Oct. 23, 2020) — The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross-section of the $900 billion equipment finance sector, showed their overall
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Higher in July

Washington, DC (July 18, 2019) — The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the July 2019 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of
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2019 U.S. Economic Outlook Q3 Update Forecasts 3.9% Expansion in Equipment and Software Investment and 2.5% GDP Growth

Washington, DC (July 12, 2019) — After two consecutive years of solid growth, equipment and software investment growth is likely to slow in 2019 to 3.9 percent (down from 4.5 percent in the Q2 update of the Economic Outlook published in April), according to the Q3 update to the
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Eases in June

Washington, DC (June 20, 2019) — The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the June 2019 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Eases in April

Washington, DC (April 18, 2019) — The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the April 2019 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment
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ELFA Survey of Economic Activity: February New Business Volume Down 24 Percent Year-over-Year, 18 Percent Month-over-Month and 10 Percent Year-to-Date

Washington, DC (March 25, 2019) — The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $1 trillion equipment finance sector, showed their overall
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Increases Again in March

Washington, DC (March 14, 2019) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the March 2019 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment
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ELFA Survey: November New Business Volume Up 7 Percent Year-over-Year, Down 10 Percent Month-to-Month, and Up 4 Percent Year-to-Date

Washington, DC (Dec. 20, 2018) — The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $1 trillion equipment finance sector, showed their overall
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Eases Again in December

Washington, DC (Dec. 17, 2018) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the December 2018 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment
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2019 Economic Outlook Forecasts 4.1 Percent Expansion In Equipment and Software Investment and 2.3 Percent GDP Growth

Washington, DC (Dec. 11, 2018) — Investment in equipment and software is projected to expand 4.1 percent in 2019 according to the 2019 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook released today by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. Equipment and software
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Increases in September

Washington, DC (Sept. 20, 2018) — The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the September 2018 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Eases Further in May

Washington, DC (May 17, 2018) — The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the May 2018 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of
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