Look at Table 19–2. How has the ratio of traditional liquid to illiquid assets changed over the 1960–2021 period?

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TABLE 19-2 Liquid Assets versus Nonliquid Assets for Insured Commercial Banks, 1960 and 2021 (in percentages) Source: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation website. www.fdic.gov Assets Cash Government and agency securities Other securities** Net loans and leases Other assets Total assets All Banks 12/31/60 09/30/21 09/30/21 All Banks Large Banks* Small Banks* 09/30/21 20.00% 16.20% 16.30% 13.90% 24.00 19.40 19.80 12.40 8.00 5.00 4.70 10.10 46.00 46.30 45.70 57.90 2.00 13.10 13.50 5.70 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%