How often is China Gold Reserves updated?

Gold Reserves for China is released on a monthly schedule by People's Bank of China (or the relevant national statistics agency). FXMacroData ingests each new value within seconds of the official publication and exposes the exact announcement timestamp on every record.

What unit is Gold Reserves reported in?

The series is published in USD bn. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.

Where does FXMacroData source China Gold Reserves data?

Data is fetched directly from People's Bank of China or the official national statistics publication for China. The source URL is preserved on every announcement record so downstream consumers can trace the value back to its primary release.

How do I query Gold Reserves for China via the API?

Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/cny/gold_reserves?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY. The response contains a chronological list of observations with values, release dates, and announcement timestamps. USD announcement data is public; other currencies require a Professional API key.

China Gold Reserves API Data

Gold Reserves (CNY)

Quantity of gold held by the central bank as part of its foreign exchange reserves, measured in value terms.

Category: Monetary Policy

API Endpoint

/api/v1/announcements/cny/gold_reserves

About Gold Reserves (CNY)

China's gold reserves are the quantity of gold held by the People's Bank of China as part of its total foreign reserves. Gold is the traditional 'reserve of last resort' and its level signals the People's Bank of China's diversification strategy.

Why FX traders watch it

Central bank gold purchases have become a significant market driver for gold prices. Rising gold reserves indicate the People's Bank of China is diversifying away from traditional reserve currencies—a trend that can provide support during dollar weakness.

How to interpret the data

Rising gold reserves may reflect a sovereign diversification strategy or hedging against reserve currency risk. For gold markets, large central bank purchases are a demand signal that supports gold prices.

Historical Gold Reserves (CNY)

Source: NBS/PBoC · Monthly · USD bn

Chart data not available. Access the full historical series via the API endpoint above.

Data Source

Primary Source

NBS/PBoC

Official Series ID

PBoC Gold Reserves

External Link

View Official Data Page

Data Format and Properties

Data Frequency

Monthly

Unit of Measure

USD bn

JSON Response Structure

The endpoint returns a chronological list of observations in JSON format.

{ "currency": "CNY", "indicator": "gold_reserves", "has_official_forecast": false, "start_date": "2023-01-01", "end_date": "2023-12-31", "data": [ { "date": "2024-07-01", "val": 4.2, "announcement_datetime": 1722456000 } ] }

Request Parameters & Usage

Parameter	Required	Format	Description
`start_date`	NO	`YYYY-MM-DD`	Optional lower bound for the requested history.
`end_date`	NO	`YYYY-MM-DD`	Optional upper bound. Defaults to the current date.
`api_key`	CONDITIONAL	`string`	Required for non-USD announcement requests. USD announcement requests are public without an API key.

Example Usage

To retrieve Gold Reserves data for CNY from 2023:

GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/cny/gold_reserves?start_date=2023-01-01&end_date=2023-12-31&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

Frequently Asked Questions

How often is China Gold Reserves updated?: Gold Reserves for China is released on a monthly schedule by People's Bank of China (or the relevant national statistics agency). FXMacroData ingests each new value within seconds of the official publication and exposes the exact announcement timestamp on every record.
What unit is Gold Reserves reported in?: The series is published in USD bn. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.
Where does FXMacroData source China Gold Reserves data?: Data is fetched directly from People's Bank of China or the official national statistics publication for China. The source URL is preserved on every announcement record so downstream consumers can trace the value back to its primary release.
How do I query Gold Reserves for China via the API?: Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/cny/gold_reserves?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY. The response contains a chronological list of observations with values, release dates, and announcement timestamps. USD announcement data is public; other currencies require a Professional API key.