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Equipment Financing Monthly Confidence Index Continues Gains

Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation

The June equipment leasing and finance industry Monthly Confidence Index saw a gain of 0.6% from May.
The June equipment leasing and finance industry Monthly Confidence Index saw a gain of 0.6% from May.

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) released the June 2013 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 $725 billion equipment finance sector. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 57.3, an increase from the May index of 56.7...
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Equipment Financing Monthly Confidence Index Continues Gains

The percent of executives surveyed who said business conditions will improve has doubled from the May survey results

Press Release • June 19th, 2013
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Article • June 5th, 2013
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Document • June 5th, 2013
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Video • June 5th, 2013
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Press Release • April 19th, 2013
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Article • March 1st, 2013
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