Table 1: Bank concentration ratios in industrial countries, 1980-1998
1980 |
1990 |
1998 |
Change |
Change | |
Europe | |||||
Belgium |
53.4 |
48.0 |
66.7 |
-5.4 |
18.7 |
France |
n.a. |
51.9 |
70.2 |
n.a. |
18.3 |
Germany |
n.a. |
17.1 |
18.8 |
n.a. |
1.7 |
Italy |
n.a. |
(25.9) |
38.3 |
n.a. |
12.4 |
Netherlands |
n.a. |
73.7 |
81.7 |
n.a. |
8.0 |
Spain |
38.1 |
38.3 |
(47.2) |
0.2 |
8.9 |
Sweden |
n.a. |
62.0 |
84.0 |
n.a. |
22.0 |
Switzerland |
n.a. |
53.2 |
(57.8) |
n.a. |
4.6 |
United Kingdom |
n.a. |
43.5 |
35.2 |
n.a. |
-8.3 |
North America | |||||
Canada |
n.a. |
60.2 |
77.7 |
n.a. |
17.5 |
United States |
14.2 |
11.3 |
26.2 |
-2.9 |
14.0 |
Pacific Rim | |||||
Australia |
76.5 |
72.1 |
73.9 |
-4.4 |
1.8 |
Japan |
28.5 |
31.8 |
30.9 |
3.3 |
-0.9 |
Notes: Concentration ratios are defined as the share of the five largest banks in total
bank deposits (in %). Values in parentheses are for 1992 (Italy) or 1997 (Spain,
Switzerland). Changes are in percentage points (Spain and Switzerland 1990-1997,
Italy 1992-1998). n.a.=not available. Source: Group of Ten, 2001
Table 2: Effects of a merger on loan rates and expected aggregate liquidity needs
2po low |
'f.∏ high | |
eɪɪ- high |
I Ω ↑∣ |
III Ω ↑ |
c≡∙ low Cc |
II Ω ↑∣ |
IV Ω ↑ |