Chart 5
Bank Asset Mix Has Trended Toward
Loans and Away From Low-risk Securities
(FDIC-Insured Commercial Banks)

Percent of Assets

Year	Securities	Loans
1934	39.1	31.5
1935	39.5	28.9
1936	39.7	28.4
1937	37.8	30.9
1938	37.8	28.2
1939	35.5	26.7
1940	34.2	26.0
1941	36.5	27.7
1942	49.6	19.8
1943	57.6	16.8
1944	61.0	15.9
1945	61.0	16.4
1946	55.3	20.9
1947	50.2	24.6
1948	46.2	27.9
1949	48.8	27.7
1950	43.9	31.5
1951	41.5	32.8
1952	40.9	34.7
1953	40.2	35.7
1954	41.9	35.6
1955	36.9	40.0
1956	34.2	42.4
1957	34.0	43.1
1958	36.2	42.1
1959	32.3	46.4
1960	31.6	46.8
1961	32.3	45.9
1962	32.1	48.2
1963	31.3	51.0
1964	29.3	51.8
1965	27.6	54.1
1966	25.9	54.7
1967	27.3	52.7
1968	27.0	52.9
1969	23.3	54.7
1970	24.8	52.3
1971	25.8	51.8
1972	24.4	53.2
1973	21.9	55.5
1974	18.2	56.3
1975	20.8	54.3
1976	20.8	53.5
1977	19.2	54.5
1978	17.9	55.8
1979	16.8	55.8
1980	17.5	54.8
1981	16.7	55.8
1982	16.7	55.8
1983	18.1	56.2
1984	15.4	60.9
1985	16.1	60.4
1986	16.5	60.3
1987	17.4	61.5
1988	17.1	62.2
1989	16.9	62.8
1990	17.8	62.7
1991	20.2	60.2
1992	22.0	58.2
1993	22.6	58.2
1994	20.5	59.0
1995	18.8	60.5
1996	17.5	61.5
1997	17.4	59.3
1998	18.0	59.6
1999	18.2	60.9
2000	17.3	61.2
2001	17.9	59.4

Source: FDIC Historical Statistics on Banking