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Nigeria Foreign Exchange Reserves 2026-07-08 17:00 Africa/Lagos: data, chart, and analysis

The 2026-07-08 Foreign Exchange Reserves release printed 51.715. The previous reading was 51.643, while the forecast field is 51.63. Traders usually read this release against the recent trend, the Central Bank of Nigeria policy bias, and the surprise versus consensus.

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Actual
51.715
Previous
51.643
Forecast
51.63

FXMacroData Blended Forecast

Public release ID
ngn_foreign_reserves_2026-07-08

Nigeria Foreign Exchange Reserves release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Nigeria Foreign Exchange Reserves chart through 2026-07-08
NGN Foreign Exchange Reserves readings through 2026-07-08. Latest: 51.715.

Foreign Exchange Reserves release read

The 2026-07-08 Foreign Exchange Reserves release printed 51.715. The previous reading was 51.643, while the forecast field is 51.63. Traders usually read this release against the recent trend, the Central Bank of Nigeria policy bias, and the surprise versus consensus.

The forecast marker for this release is 51.63 from FXMacroData Blended Forecast. Compare it with the actual value to assess the direction and size of the surprise.

The parent Foreign Exchange Reserves page shows the full time series for Nigeria. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For NGN event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID ngn_foreign_reserves_2026-07-08
Release time
2026-07-08 16:00 UTC
Reference period date 2026-07-08
Actual value 51.715
Previous value 51.643
Forecast 51.63 FXMacroData Blended Forecast
Surprise +0.085
Announcement timestamp 1783526400

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Nigeria Foreign Exchange Reserves history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1783526400,
  "announcement_datetime_local": "2026-07-08T17:00:00+01:00",
  "announcement_id": "ngn_foreign_reserves_2026-07-08",
  "change_from_previous": 0.07206400000000457,
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-07-11T04:49:03.508131Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1783745343508131381,
  "date": "2026-07-08",
  "forecast": 51.63,
  "forecast_source_label": "FXMacroData Blended Forecast",
  "observation_id": "ngn_foreign_reserves_canonical_level_default_standard_period_2026-07-08",
  "pct_change_from_previous": 0.14,
  "pct_change_yoy": 38.71,
  "prediction_type": "fxmacrodata",
  "previous_announcement_datetime": 1783440000,
  "previous_date": "2026-07-07",
  "previous_value": 51.642765,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1783526400,
      "val": 51.714829
    }
  ],
  "val": 51.714829
}