Long-term perspective on financial intermediation in Japan

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Unit cost of financial intermediation

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Liquidity creation measures

LCMs (in values and as a percentage of total assets) for fiscal years 1949‒2021 are available in CSV format. “Liquidity classification” provides a table of liquidity classification for bank activities in banks’ financial statements. For details on the measurement, see Gunji, T., Ono, A., Shizume, M., Uchida, H., and Yasuda, Y. (2024), “Liquidity creation measures for banks in Japan,” JCER Economic Journal (Nihon Keizai Kenkyu) No. 82 (in Japanese).

• Zenkoku banks *　
• City banks 
• Regional banks 
• Second-tier regional banks 
• Number of banks 
• Liquidity classification (PDF)

*Zenkoku banks consist of city banks, regional banks, second-tier regional banks, trust banks, and long-term credit banks. Second-tier regional banks are not included prior to 1989.