(Reuters) – U.S. firms borrowed 8.7% extra to finance gear investments in November in contrast with the identical interval a yr earlier, the Tools Leasing and Finance Affiliation stated on Friday.
New loans, leases and features of credit score signed up by firms in November rose to $10.36 billion, from $9.53 billion within the year-ago interval.
The Washington-based commerce affiliation, which reviews financial exercise for the greater than $1 trillion gear finance sector, additionally stated that credit score approvals for U.S. firms had been at 74% in November this yr.
The Tools Leasing & Finance Basis, ELFA’s non-profit affiliate, stated its confidence index for December reached a contemporary three-year excessive, indicating that executives anticipate continued energy in lending volumes and additional enhancements in monetary situations.
The ELFA CapEx Finance Index of leasing and finance exercise is predicated on a 25-member survey which incorporates Financial institution of America in addition to the financing models of Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT), Dell Applied sciences (NYSE:DELL), Siemens AG (OTC:SIEGY), Canon and Volvo AB (OTC:VLVLY).
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