December saw 26,856 new products added to the database, with an estimated volume of €2.96bn, a slight decrease in terms of issuance and volume from the 26,260 products issued with sales of €3.08bn recorded in November. In comparison to December last year's issuance, there were an additional 24,137 new products, with an estimated volume of €1.03bn. Despite the crisis of 2008, this year was nevertheless a continuously stable one for the German structured products market. Sales in December were ju