B.9. Number of Agricultural Bank Failures
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Year                       Q1           Q2            Q3            Q4           Total
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1989......    |             5             7             5             5             22
1990......    |             3             5             6             3             17
1991......    |             2             2             3             1              8
1992......    |             1             1             1             4              7
1993......    |             1             2             2             0              5
1994......    |             0             0             0             0              0
1995......    |             0             0             0             0              0
1996......    |             0             2             0             0              2
1997......    |             0             0             0             1              1
1998......    |             0             0             1             0              1
1999......    |             0             1             0             0              1
2000......    |             0             0             0             0              0
2001......    |             0             0             0             0              0
2002......    |             1             0             0             1              2
2003......    |             0             1             0             0              1
2004......    |             0             1             0             0              1
2005......    |             0             0             0             0              0
2006......    |             0             0             0             0              0
2007......    |             0             0             0             0              0
2008......    |             1             0             0             2              3
2009......    |             2             3             2             2              9
2010......    |             3          n.a.          n.a.          n.a.           n.a.
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   Note. Data exclude banks assisted to prevent failure.  Industrial banks and
mutual savings banks also are excluded.  Agricultural banks are defined in the
introduction to section B.
   n.a. Not available.

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