we've also seen disruptions of g
m, chrysler, volvo, we've also
seen productions in the ge
production lines for aircraft,
there's been disruptions for
ipad, smartphones, appliances,
cameras, motorcycle repair part.
a lot of the disruption is
hidden.
we see it in the form of higher
cost.
if you go out to buy a car, it's
going to cost more.
fewer cars will be sold.
if you go to rent a car,
certainly in europe, the price
is already up 30%.
financially, i mean the
financial sort of impact, the
bank of japan came out and said
the japanese economy is
shrinking.
the imf said this event, we're
talking six weeks out before
they realize this.
in the asian growth is
threatened by the event because
of the lack of fdi that's going
to be coming out of the foreign
direct investment in japan.
goldman sachs said this this
event probably is going to knock
about a point, one percentage
point off of usgdp this year, up
to a point, between a half