US companies increased borrowing to finance equipment investments by 13 percent in July compared with the previous year, the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) said on Thursday.
US companies increased borrowing to finance equipment investments by 13 percent in July compared with the previous year, the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association said on Thursday.New loans, leases and lines of credit signed up by companies in July were up 11 percent from $10 billion a month earlier.
The Washington-based company, which reports economic activity for the over $1-trillion equipment finance sector, also said that credit approvals for US companies in July were 75.8 percent, up from 75 percent in June.ELFA's nonprofit affiliate, the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, said its confidence index for August stood at 58.4, up from 50.7 for July, its highest level in more than two years.A reading above 50 indicates a positive business outlook.
Business Equipment Borrowings Rises 13%
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