{
  "id": 13055241,
  "title": "Höchster Stand seit 2013: Welle von Unternehmenspleiten rollt weiter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/hochster-stand-seit-2013-welle-von-unternehmenspleiten-rollt-weiter",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-09T06:59:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/hoechster-stand-seit-2013-welle-von-unternehmenspleiten-rollt-weiter/100260960.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "In July, Germany saw the highest number of officially registered corporate bankruptcies since 2013, with 2,373 cases, marking an 8.0% increase compared to the previous year. This trend continued from the first half of the year, reaching the highest monthly value in July 2013 with 2,459 cases. Insolvency proceedings are only counted once a first decision has been made by the responsible insolvency court, typically filed about three months prior to the filing date. Currently, the claims of creditors are lower, totaling 21.9 billion euros, compared to 31.8 billion euros a year ago. This indicates smaller companies are more frequently affected. In the first seven months of the year, statistically, approximately 43 companies out of every 10,000 entered bankruptcy. The most common sectors impacted were transport and warehousing (86 cases per 10,000 businesses), followed by hospitality (70), and construction (63). In contrast, consumer bankruptcies slightly decreased compared to the previous year, with 7,111 cases, a 1.0% reduction.",
  "summary": "Vor allem kleinere Firmen rutschen in die Zahlungsunfähigkeit. Gläubiger verlieren zwar weniger Geld als im Vorjahr, doch manche Branchen kämpfen besonders.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Pleitewelle: Welle von Unternehmenspleiten rollt weiter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/pleitewelle-welle-von-unternehmenspleiten-rollt-weiter",
        "published": "2026-10-09T08:28:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}