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BANKING STANDARDS

CHART 18

RATIOS OF TOTAL EXPENSE TO EARNING ASSETS — ALL, MEMBER BANKS
Comparison of Federal Reserve District Ratios with those for the
Country as a Whole, 1919-1925
(The slopes of these lines, not their vertical positions, are significant. See page 21.)

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