US DATA: Sept Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry
is 47.6, down from the August index of 50.0. Survey says 4.9% of
executives believe business conditions will improve over the next four
mos, down from 13.2% in August. 61.0% believe business conditions will
remain the same; 34.1% believe business conditions will worsen, vs 21.1%
in August. 12.2% believe demand for leases and loans to fund capex will
increase vs 21.1% in Aug.