<Practical went out with unlimited credit cards and if portions of our corporate world got creative so did our private sector. This ain't Japan in other words.>
Neither is Germany:
Insolvencies in Germany (companies and individuals)
Year Total Companies 1991 13,300 8,800 1992 15,300 10,900 1993 20,300 15,100 1994 24,900 18,800 1995 28,800 22,300 1996 31,500 25,500 1997 33,400 27,500 1998 33,900 27,800 1999 34,000 26,500 2000 40,400 27,500
Total damage for creditors in 2000: DEM 53 billion.
Sources: 195.170.124.152 hamburg.ihk24.de |