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July 19, 2023 08:00 ET | Source: Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation

Q3 Update to the 2023 Economic Outlook Forecasts 0.9% Expansion in Equipment and Software Investment and 1.6% GDP Growth as Recession Looms

WASHINGTON, July 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- High interest rates and slowing economic growth will continue to impact equipment and software investment growth as the year progresses, according to...
April 19, 2023 08:00 ET | Source: Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation

Q2 Update to the 2023 Economic Outlook Forecasts 1.0% Expansion in Equipment and Software Investment and 0.7% GDP Growth as Recession Looms

WASHINGTON, April 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Equipment and software investment growth cooled in the early months of 2023, resulting in the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation lowering its...
December 15, 2022 08:00 ET | Source: Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation

2023 Economic Outlook Forecasts 4.2% Expansion in Equipment and Software Investment and 0.9% GDP Growth Next Year Amid Mild U.S. Recession

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In what is likely to be a more challenging year for both the economy and the equipment finance industry, the 2023 forecast for equipment and software...
July 14, 2022 08:00 ET | Source: Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation

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, July 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After a strong rebound in Q1, overall equipment and software investment growth is expected to slow significantly over the remainder of the year, though...
April 14, 2022 08:30 ET | Source: Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation

Q2 Update to the 2022 Economic Outlook Forecasts 4.2% Expansion in Equipment and Software Investment Growth and 2.8% GDP Growth

WASHINGTON, April 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After its strongest growth in over a decade in 2021 and solid performance in Q1, equipment and software investment growth of 4.2 percent is forecast...
December 15, 2021 08:00 ET | Source: Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation

2022 Economic Outlook Forecasts 4.6% Expansion in Equipment and Software Investment Growth and 3.5% GDP Growth

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Low financial stress, an expanding housing sector, and increased federal spending on infrastructure are expected to propel equipment and software...
October 13, 2021 08:00 ET | Source: Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation

Q4 Update to 2021 Economic Outlook Forecasts 13.2% Expansion in Equipment and Software Investment Growth and 5.3% GDP Growth

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Owing largely to the burst of business activity in the spring and early summer that came in part thanks to rising vaccination rates, annual equipment...
July 14, 2021 08:00 ET | Source: Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation

Q3 Update to 2021 Economic Outlook Forecasts 13.3% Expansion in Equipment and Software Investment Growth and 6.1% GDP Growth

WASHINGTON, July 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As businesses across the country continue to invest during the post-pandemic recovery, annual equipment and software investment growth of 13.3 percent...
April 14, 2021 08:00 ET | Source: Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation

Q2 Update to 2021 Economic Outlook Forecasts 11.2% Expansion in Equipment and Software Investment Growth and 5.7% GDP Growth as Pandemic Wanes

WASHINGTON, April 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With U.S. vaccination rates rising quickly and the end of the pandemic in sight, equipment and software investment growth is expected to be robust this...
December 16, 2020 08:00 ET | Source: Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation

2021 Economic Outlook Forecasts 7.8% Expansion in Equipment and Software Investment Growth and 4.7% GDP Growth Despite Uneven Recovery

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Equipment and software investment growth fared better than overall GDP growth in 2020 as businesses invested to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, and...