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Monetary Policy Report submitted to the Congress on February 27, 2008, pursuant to section 2B of the Federal Reserve Act

Table for figure of Commercial Bank Profitability, 1988-2007
Percent
Period Return on assets Return on equity
1988 0.7139 11.5991
1989 0.4658 7.3259
1990 0.4682 7.3128
1991 0.5206 7.8043
1992 0.9073 12.6375
1993 1.2027 15.3202
1994 1.1525 14.6249
1995 1.1764 14.6880
1996 1.2001 14.5147
1997 1.2505 14.8351
1998 1.1956 14.0742
1999 1.3089 15.4292
2000 1.1761 13.9696
2001 1.1727 13.3981
2002 1.3140 14.3647
2003 1.3872 15.3489
2004 1.3340 14.1404
2005 1.3106 12.9929
2006 1.3858 13.6413
2007 0.9952 9.7333

Note: The data are annual and extend through 2007.

Source: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (Call Report).

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