Furthermore, after the crisis of 1934, the lopsidedness of Germany’s economic recovery was acute. Millions of people who depended for their livelihoods on the consumer goods industries faced an outlook of short time and shortened wages. For entire regions of Germany, such as Saxony and Baden, that were disproportionately dependent on exports and consumer goods production, the recovery was partial at best.88 Even those who did have jobs had to put up with price increases and deteriorating quality.
