SAVINGS BANK STATISTICS 



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The loans on mortgage (including those to communes, amounting in 

 1911 to 162,791,651 crs.) have increased from year to year. 



The increase was most considerable in 1910 ; in 1909 there had been 

 an increase of 3.72 % on the previous year, while in 1910 the increase 

 rose to 5.41 %. . ^ 



In 1911 we have to note a sHghtly smaller increase, 5.39 %. 



The mortgage loans granted by the Austrian Savings Banks in the last 

 few financial years increased as follows : 



More than half the deposits of the Austrian Savings Banks are there- 

 fore invested in mortgage loans, safe indeed, but not very remunerative 

 and not reasily realisable. Investments in personal estate are also much 



