And of that , about 5 percent to 7 percent go unredeemed and unclaimed each year , said bruce bower , the ceo of plastic jungle .
其首席执行官布鲁斯鲍尔说,其中每年约5%至7%未兑现或者使用。
Mr bower estimates that perhaps 3 % of banknotes in west european countries may be forged , and that the proportion is rising .
据bower估算,西欧各国的纸币中约有3%是假的,而且这个比例还在上升。
But bower said that increasingly , states are claiming the unused balances under escheatment laws -- those that allow states to collect monies in abandoned bank accounts .