China's Q3 preliminary current account surplus at US$63.4b: FX regulator

China posted a preliminary current account surplus of US$63.4 billion in the third quarter of 2015 and a deficit of US$63.4 billion on its capital and financial account, the country's foreign exchange regulator said on Wednesday. 

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NOV 11, 201510:08 AM

[BEIJING] China posted a preliminary current account surplus of US$63.4 billion in the third quarter of 2015 and a deficit of US$63.4 billion on its capital and financial account, the country's foreign exchange regulator said on Wednesday.

Preliminary data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) also showed a US$212 billion current account surplus and a US$121.9 billion deficit on the capital and financial account in first nine months of this year.

REUTERS