GERMAN COMPANY INSOLVENCIES DOWN IN JANUARY
West German corporate
insolvencies totalled 1,099 in January, 0.7 pct less than in
the same month of 1986, the Federal Statistics Office said.
    The number of insolvencies fell by 3.6 pct in the building
industry and by four pct in manufacturing industry but rose by
1.8 pct in the services sector.
    Overall insolvencies, including those of private
individuals, totalled 1,522 in January, 1.4 pct down on the
same month of last year.
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