Finance & Leasing Association10 March 2017
New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 16% in January, compared with the same month in 2016.
New business in the plant and machinery finance and business equipment finance sectors was up by 35% and 21% respectively, while commercial vehicle finance new business increased by 3% over the same period.
Commenting on the figures, Geraldine Kilkelly, Head of Research and Chief Economist at the FLA, said:
“January saw new business growth across most of the main asset sectors, with the industry recording its strongest rate of growth since August last year.
“The agricultural and construction equipment finance sectors reported particularly strong new business growth in January, of 49% and 38% respectively, reflecting the stronger economic data for these sectors in recent months.”
| Jan 2017 |
% change on prev. year |
3 months to Jan 2017 |
% change on prev. year |
12 months to Jan 2017 |
% change on prev. year |
|
| Total FLA asset finance (£m) |
2,307 |
+16 |
7,358 |
+3 |
30,511 |
+6 |
| Total excluding high value (£m) |
2,124 |
+10 |
7,035 |
+4 |
29,158 |
+5 |
| Data Extracts: By asset: |
||||||
| Plant and machinery finance (£m) |
481 |
+35 |
1,480 |
+5 |
5,966 |
+3 |
| Commercial vehicle finance (£m) |
503 |
+3 |
1,803 |
+1 |
7,369 |
+7 |
| IT equipment finance (£m) |
107 |
+4 |
592 |
+1 |
2,264 |
-1 |
| Business equipment finance (£m) |
184 |
+21 |
623 |
+20 |
2,449 |
+19 |
| Car finance (£m) |
648 |
+8 |
2,027 |
+4 |
9,316 |
+4 |
| Aircraft, ships and rolling stock finance (£m) |
32 |
-38 |
112 |
-45 |
443 |
-23 |
| By channel: |
||||||
| Direct finance (£m) |
1,096 |
+2 |
3,514 |
-1 |
14,893 |
+5 |
| Broker-introduced finance (£m) |
427 |
+27 |
1,334 |
+17 |
5,232 |
+13 |
| Sales finance (£m) |
602 |
+15 |
2,187 |
+6 |
9,033 |
+3 |
| By product: |
||||||
| Finance leasing (£m) |
288 |
+10 |
1,078 |
-12 |
4,024 |
+1 |
| Operating leasing (£m) |
444 |
+0 |
1,537 |
-4 |
6,632 |
+4 |
| Lease/Hire purchase (£m) |
1,163 |
+18 |
3,742 |
+14 |
15,733 |
+6 |
| Other finance (£m) |
413 |
+37 |
1,001 |
-3 |
4,122 |
+21 |
Note to editors:
- In 2016, FLA members provided £118 billion of new finance to UK businesses and households. £30 billion of finance was provided to businesses and the public sector. FLA members financed almost a third of UK investment in machinery, equipment and purchased software in the UK in 2016.
