SHARE December 16, 2020
Annual growth in equipment and software investment will outpace overall GDP growth in 2021, according to a report from Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. Its 2021 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook calls for investment to grow by 7.8 percent, compared to GDP growth expectations of 4.7 percent.
“This update, while reflecting widely disparate performance in various segments of the economy, indicates the worst of the economic downturn appears to be in the rearview mirror although that does not mean the road ahead is clear,” said Scott Thacker, Foundation chair and CEO of Ivory Consulting, in a prepared statement. “Equipment and software investment surged to an annualized rate of 47 percent in Q3 after an unprecedented 28 percent decline in Q2. In Q3, investment levels in 11 of the 12 equipment verticals that the Foundation monitors improved and nine experienced double or triple-digit growth. Prospects
Forecast also expects 4.7% GDP growth despite uneven economic recovery in the face of the pandemic.
December 16, 2020
Equipment and software investment growth fared better than overall GDP growth in 2020 as businesses invested to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, and growth should remain well into positive territory in the beginning of 2021. Annual equipment and software investment growth of 7.8% is forecast for 2021. Annual U.S. GDP growth for 2021 is forecast at 4.7%, according to the 2021 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook released by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation.
Scott Thacker, foundation chair and CEO of Ivory Consulting Corporation, said, “This update, while reflecting widely disparate performance in various segments of the economy, indicates the worst of the economic downturn appears to be in the rearview mirror although that does not mean the road ahead is clear.