| Chart 1 | |||
| As the U.S. Economy's Debt Capacity Grew, the Share Directly Funded by Commercial Banks Declined | |||
| Dates | Commercial Bank Share of Nonfinancial-Sector Debt |
Ratio of Nonfinancial Sector Debt to GDP |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 0.29 | 1.22 | |
| 195202 | 0.29 | 1.24 | |
| 195203 | 0.29 | 1.24 | |
| 195204 | 0.29 | 1.23 | |
| 195301 | 0.29 | 1.22 | |
| 195302 | 0.28 | 1.22 | |
| 195303 | 0.28 | 1.26 | |
| 195304 | 0.28 | 1.30 | |
| 195401 | 0.27 | 1.29 | |
| 195402 | 0.28 | 1.31 | |
| 195403 | 0.28 | 1.31 | |
| 195404 | 0.28 | 1.31 | |
| 195501 | 0.27 | 1.28 | |
| 195502 | 0.27 | 1.27 | |
| 195503 | 0.27 | 1.27 | |
| 195504 | 0.27 | 1.29 | |
| 195601 | 0.26 | 1.29 | |
| 195602 | 0.27 | 1.28 | |
| 195603 | 0.27 | 1.28 | |
| 195604 | 0.27 | 1.28 | |
| 195701 | 0.26 | 1.27 | |
| 195702 | 0.26 | 1.27 | |
| 195703 | 0.26 | 1.27 | |
| 195704 | 0.26 | 1.31 | |
| 195801 | 0.26 | 1.33 | |
| 195802 | 0.27 | 1.34 | |
| 195803 | 0.27 | 1.31 | |
| 195804 | 0.27 | 1.32 | |
| 195901 | 0.26 | 1.30 | |
| 195902 | 0.26 | 1.29 | |
| 195903 | 0.26 | 1.32 | |
| 195904 | 0.25 | 1.34 | |
| 196001 | 0.25 | 1.31 | |
| 196002 | 0.25 | 1.33 | |
| 196003 | 0.25 | 1.34 | |
| 196004 | 0.25 | 1.38 | |
| 196101 | 0.25 | 1.37 | |
| 196102 | 0.25 | 1.36 | |
| 196103 | 0.26 | 1.36 | |
| 196104 | 0.26 | 1.36 | |
| 1962 | 0.25 | 1.34 | |
| 196202 | 0.26 | 1.35 | |
| 196203 | 0.26 | 1.35 | |
| 196204 | 0.26 | 1.38 | |
| 196301 | 0.26 | 1.37 | |
| 196302 | 0.26 | 1.38 | |
| 196303 | 0.26 | 1.37 | |
| 196304 | 0.26 | 1.38 | |
| 196401 | 0.26 | 1.36 | |
| 196402 | 0.26 | 1.37 | |
| 196403 | 0.26 | 1.37 | |
| 196404 | 0.26 | 1.39 | |
| 196501 | 0.26 | 1.37 | |
| 196502 | 0.26 | 1.37 | |
| 196503 | 0.26 | 1.35 | |
| 196504 | 0.27 | 1.35 | |
| 196601 | 0.27 | 1.32 | |
| 196602 | 0.27 | 1.33 | |
| 196603 | 0.27 | 1.32 | |
| 196604 | 0.27 | 1.33 | |
| 196701 | 0.27 | 1.32 | |
| 196702 | 0.27 | 1.33 | |
| 196703 | 0.28 | 1.33 | |
| 196704 | 0.28 | 1.35 | |
| 196801 | 0.28 | 1.32 | |
| 196802 | 0.28 | 1.31 | |
| 196803 | 0.28 | 1.32 | |
| 196804 | 0.29 | 1.33 | |
| 196901 | 0.28 | 1.31 | |
| 196902 | 0.29 | 1.31 | |
| 196903 | 0.28 | 1.31 | |
| 196904 | 0.28 | 1.33 | |
| 197001 | 0.28 | 1.32 | |
| 197002 | 0.28 | 1.32 | |
| 197003 | 0.28 | 1.32 | |
| 197004 | 0.28 | 1.35 | |
| 197101 | 0.28 | 1.31 | |
| 197102 | 0.28 | 1.32 | |
| 197103 | 0.28 | 1.33 | |
| 197104 | 0.29 | 1.35 | |
| 1972 | 0.29 | 1.33 | |
| 197202 | 0.29 | 1.32 | |
| 197203 | 0.29 | 1.32 | |
| 197204 | 0.29 | 1.33 | |
| 197301 | 0.29 | 1.32 | |
| 197302 | 0.29 | 1.31 | |
| 197303 | 0.30 | 1.33 | |
| 197304 | 0.30 | 1.32 | |
| 197401 | 0.30 | 1.33 | |
| 197402 | 0.30 | 1.33 | |
| 197403 | 0.30 | 1.34 | |
| 197404 | 0.30 | 1.34 | |
| 197501 | 0.29 | 1.34 | |
| 197502 | 0.29 | 1.34 | |
| 197503 | 0.29 | 1.33 | |
| 197504 | 0.29 | 1.32 | |
| 197601 | 0.28 | 1.31 | |
| 197602 | 0.28 | 1.32 | |
| 197603 | 0.28 | 1.33 | |
| 197604 | 0.28 | 1.33 | |
| 197701 | 0.28 | 1.33 | |
| 197702 | 0.28 | 1.32 | |
| 197703 | 0.28 | 1.32 | |
| 197704 | 0.28 | 1.34 | |
| 197801 | 0.27 | 1.35 | |
| 197802 | 0.28 | 1.32 | |
| 197803 | 0.28 | 1.33 | |
| 197804 | 0.27 | 1.33 | |
| 197901 | 0.27 | 1.33 | |
| 197902 | 0.28 | 1.34 | |
| 197903 | 0.28 | 1.35 | |
| 197904 | 0.28 | 1.35 | |
| 198001 | 0.27 | 1.35 | |
| 198002 | 0.27 | 1.37 | |
| 198003 | 0.27 | 1.38 | |
| 198004 | 0.27 | 1.36 | |
| 198101 | 0.27 | 1.33 | |
| 198102 | 0.26 | 1.34 | |
| 198103 | 0.26 | 1.34 | |
| 198104 | 0.26 | 1.36 | |
| 1982 | 0.26 | 1.39 | |
| 198202 | 0.26 | 1.40 | |
| 198203 | 0.26 | 1.42 | |
| 198204 | 0.26 | 1.44 | |
| 198301 | 0.26 | 1.45 | |
| 198302 | 0.26 | 1.45 | |
| 198303 | 0.26 | 1.45 | |
| 198304 | 0.26 | 1.45 | |
| 198401 | 0.26 | 1.45 | |
| 198402 | 0.26 | 1.46 | |
| 198403 | 0.26 | 1.49 | |
| 198404 | 0.25 | 1.53 | |
| 198501 | 0.25 | 1.54 | |
| 198502 | 0.25 | 1.57 | |
| 198503 | 0.25 | 1.59 | |
| 198504 | 0.25 | 1.65 | |
| 198601 | 0.24 | 1.66 | |
| 198602 | 0.24 | 1.70 | |
| 198603 | 0.24 | 1.72 | |
| 198604 | 0.24 | 1.76 | |
| 198701 | 0.23 | 1.76 | |
| 198702 | 0.23 | 1.77 | |
| 198703 | 0.23 | 1.78 | |
| 198704 | 0.23 | 1.77 | |
| 198801 | 0.23 | 1.78 | |
| 198802 | 0.23 | 1.78 | |
| 198803 | 0.23 | 1.79 | |
| 198804 | 0.23 | 1.80 | |
| 198901 | 0.22 | 1.79 | |
| 198902 | 0.22 | 1.79 | |
| 198903 | 0.22 | 1.80 | |
| 198904 | 0.22 | 1.82 | |
| 199001 | 0.22 | 1.81 | |
| 199002 | 0.22 | 1.81 | |
| 199003 | 0.22 | 1.83 | |
| 199004 | 0.21 | 1.86 | |
| 199101 | 0.21 | 1.85 | |
| 199102 | 0.21 | 1.85 | |
| 199103 | 0.21 | 1.86 | |
| 199104 | 0.21 | 1.86 | |
| 1992 | 0.21 | 1.85 | |
| 199202 | 0.20 | 1.84 | |
| 199203 | 0.20 | 1.84 | |
| 199204 | 0.20 | 1.83 | |
| 199301 | 0.20 | 1.83 | |
| 199302 | 0.20 | 1.83 | |
| 199303 | 0.20 | 1.84 | |
| 199304 | 0.20 | 1.83 | |
| 199401 | 0.20 | 1.82 | |
| 199402 | 0.20 | 1.80 | |
| 199403 | 0.20 | 1.80 | |
| 199404 | 0.20 | 1.80 | |
| 199501 | 0.21 | 1.80 | |
| 199502 | 0.21 | 1.82 | |
| 199503 | 0.21 | 1.82 | |
| 199504 | 0.21 | 1.82 | |
| 199601 | 0.21 | 1.82 | |
| 199602 | 0.21 | 1.80 | |
| 199603 | 0.21 | 1.81 | |
| 199604 | 0.21 | 1.81 | |
| 199701 | 0.21 | 1.79 | |
| 199702 | 0.21 | 1.78 | |
| 199703 | 0.21 | 1.78 | |
| 199704 | 0.21 | 1.79 | |
| 199801 | 0.21 | 1.79 | |
| 199802 | 0.21 | 1.80 | |
| 199803 | 0.20 | 1.80 | |
| 199804 | 0.20 | 1.81 | |
| 199901 | 0.20 | 1.82 | |
| 199902 | 0.20 | 1.82 | |
| 199903 | 0.20 | 1.82 | |
| 199904 | 0.21 | 1.82 | |
| 200001 | 0.21 | 1.82 | |
| 200002 | 0.21 | 1.80 | |
| 200003 | 0.21 | 1.81 | |
| 200004 | 0.21 | 1.83 | |
| 200101 | 0.21 | 1.84 | |
| 200102 | 0.21 | 1.85 | |
| 200103 | 0.21 | 1.87 | |
| 200104 | 0.21 | 1.90 | |
| 2002 | 0.20 | 1.89 | |
| 200202 | 0.20 | 1.91 | |
| Source: Call Reports and Thrift Financial Reports | |||