Equipment Leasing and Finance Association Announces Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2019

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The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association(ELFA) which represents the $1 trillion equipment finance sector,today revealed its Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2019.Given U.S.businesses,nonprofits and government agencies will spend over $1.8 trillion in capital goods or fixed business investment(including software) this year,financing a majority of those assets,these trends impact a significant portion of the U.S.economy."Equipment acquisition plays a critical role in driving the supply chains across all U.S.manufacturing and service sectors.Equipment leasing and financing provide the source of funding for approximately 60 percent of U.S.businesses to acquire the productive assets they need to operate and grow,”ELFA President and CEO Ralph Petta said.ELFA distilled recent research data,including the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation's 2019 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S.Economic Outlook,industry participants' expertise and member input from ELFA meetings and conferences in compiling the trends.