Currency code
CNY
Chinese Yuan
CNY live macro board
China Macro Data Board
Chinese yuan / renminbi — the managed currency of the world's second-largest economy.
The Chinese yuan (CNY), also called the renminbi (RMB), is the official currency of mainland China. It trades onshore as CNY (within a daily band set by the People's Bank of China) and offshore as CNH in Hong Kong and other financial centres.
CNY currency market profile
Core identifiers, trading context, and product links for the CNY market.
Policy institution
People's Bank of China
Primary central-bank or monetary authority reference.
Primary USD pair
USD/CNY
Fast path into the FX pair dashboard and market profile.
Trading session
Tokyo
Approximate primary liquidity window used across FXMacroData pages.
Symbol
¥
Display symbol used in product surfaces.
Also known as
yuan, renminbi, rmb
Common market shorthand where available.
China macro brief
The highest-signal pages for China include Central Bank Policy Rate, Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP), Core Inflation, Producer Price Index (PPI), with each page linking back to the source metadata, release history, and API endpoint.
The People's Bank of China (PBoC) sets the daily USD/CNY mid-point fix and uses a range of policy tools — the medium-term lending facility (MLF) rate, reserve requirement ratio (RRR), open-market operations, and the loan prime rate (LPR) — to manage liquidity and credit conditions.
For CNY research, combine the country-level release map with the USD/CNY dashboard, release calendar, and API reference so macro events, source metadata, and FX context stay connected.
The pages below are organized by indicator rather than API route. That keeps the public website useful for research while still preserving the versioned API contract for developers.
What to watch
- PBoC daily fix and LPR / MLF announcements.
- Monthly NBS and Caixin PMIs.
- Quarterly GDP and monthly activity data.
- Total social financing and new yuan loans.
- USD/CNH offshore as a real-time risk gauge.
China source map
Publisher groups represented in the checked-in coverage catalogue for this market.
PBoC
11 series
NBS
6 series
Ministry of Finance
4 series
National Bureau of Statistics of China
2 series
ABS
2 series
SAFE
1 series
IMF International Financial Statistics
1 series
RBA
1 series
China coverage by category
The country hub keeps rate, inflation, labour, growth, trade, credit, and market data grouped into the same reusable structure across countries.
Economy
9 / 10
Labor Market
5 / 5
Money & Credit
3 / 3
Monetary Policy
5 / 5
Government Bond Yields
5 / 5
Additional Indicators
3 / 3
Key China indicators
Highest-signal tracked releases for rates, inflation, growth, labour markets, and external balances.
Central Bank Policy Rate
Primary interest rate set by the Central Bank.
Published page
Monthly
%
Starts pending
Monetary Policy
Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP)
Headline inflation: the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the standard measure central banks target.
Published page
Monthly
%YoY
Starts pending
Economy
Core Inflation
CPI excluding volatile items like food and energy.
Published page
Monthly
%YoY
Starts pending
Economy
Producer Price Index (PPI)
Measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.
Published page
Monthly
%YoY
Starts pending
Economy
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Growth
GDP growth: the quarterly change in the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced in the economy.
Published page
Quarterly
%
Starts pending
Economy
Unemployment Rate
Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.
Published page
Monthly
%
Starts pending
Labor Market
Trade Balance
The difference between the value of a country's exports and imports.
Published page
Monthly
USD bn
Starts pending
Economy
Retail Sales
Measures change in the total value of sales at the retail level.
Published page
Monthly
%YoY
Starts pending
Economy
Published China indicator pages
Filter by indicator name, source, cadence, or category.
Economy
9 pages
Business Confidence
Survey-based measure of business executives' outlook on economic conditions, production, and investment plans.
Monthly
Index (0-100 normalized)
Starts pending
Consumer Confidence
Survey-based measure of consumers' confidence in economic conditions, employment prospects, and personal finances.
Monthly
Index (0-100 normalized)
Starts pending
Core Inflation
CPI excluding volatile items like food and energy.
Monthly
%YoY
Starts pending
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Growth
GDP growth: the quarterly change in the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced in the economy.
Quarterly
%
Starts pending
Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP)
Headline inflation: the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the standard measure central banks target.
Monthly
%YoY
Starts pending
Producer Price Index (PPI)
Measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.
Monthly
%YoY
Starts pending
Retail Sales
Measures change in the total value of sales at the retail level.
Monthly
%YoY
Starts pending
Trade Balance
The difference between the value of a country's exports and imports.
Monthly
USD bn
Starts pending
Trade-Weighted Index (NEER)
Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) measuring the value of a currency relative to a basket of trading partners' currencies, weighted by trade volumes. Published monthly by the BIS.
Monthly
Index (2020=100)
Starts pending
Labor Market
5 pages
Employment Level
Total number of employed persons.
Annual
Persons
Starts pending
Full-Time Employment
Number of persons employed full-time.
Monthly
Persons
Starts pending
Part-Time Employment
Number of persons employed part-time.
Monthly
Persons
Starts pending
Labor Force Participation Rate
Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.
Annual
%
Starts pending
Unemployment Rate
Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.
Monthly
%
Starts pending
Money & Credit
3 pages
Narrow Money (M1)
Currency in circulation + transaction deposits. RBNZ column A.
Monthly
CNY tn
Starts pending
M2 Money Supply
M1 + savings deposits (on-call). RBNZ derived: column A + B1.
Monthly
CNY tn
Starts pending
Broad Money (M3)
M1 + savings + term deposits. RBNZ column A+B (broadest aggregate).
Monthly
ARS mn
Starts pending
Monetary Policy
5 pages
Central Bank Total Assets
Total assets on the central bank's balance sheet, reflecting the scale of monetary policy operations including quantitative easing programs.
Monthly
CNY tn
Starts pending
Foreign Exchange Reserves
Assets held by the central bank in foreign currencies, used to support the exchange rate and manage monetary policy. Key indicator of a country's external financial position.
Monthly
USD bn
Starts pending
Gold Reserves
Quantity of gold held by the central bank as part of its foreign exchange reserves, measured in value terms.
Monthly
USD bn
Starts pending
Central Bank Policy Rate
Primary interest rate set by the Central Bank.
Monthly
%
Starts pending
Risk Free Rate
Overnight lending rate between banks.
Daily
%
Starts pending
Government Bond Yields
5 pages
10-Year Government Bond Yield
Daily
%
Starts pending
2-Year Government Bond Yield
Daily
%
Starts pending
3-Year Government Bond Yield
Daily
%
Starts pending
5-Year Government Bond Yield
Daily
%
Starts pending
Inflation-Linked Bond Yield
Daily
%
Starts pending
Additional Indicators
3 pages
Central Bank Reserves - Domestic Currency
Monthly
CNY tn
Starts pending
Central Bank Reserves - Foreign Currency
Monthly
USD bn
Starts pending
Central Bank Reserves - Gold
Monthly
USD bn
Starts pending
Tracked China data catalogue
Coverage families already represented in the FXMacroData catalogue, including pages whose detailed docs are still pending.
Economy
10 tracked
Business Confidence
Survey-based measure of business executives' outlook on economic conditions, production, and investment plans.
Published page
Monthly
National Bureau of Statistics of China
Starts pending
Consumer Confidence
Survey-based measure of consumers' confidence in economic conditions, employment prospects, and personal finances.
Published page
Monthly
National Bureau of Statistics of China
Starts pending
Core Inflation
CPI excluding volatile items like food and energy.
Published page
Monthly
NBS
Starts pending
Current Account Balance
Measures trade in goods and services and income flows.
Tracked in catalogue
Quarterly
SAFE
Starts pending
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Growth
GDP growth: the quarterly change in the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced in the economy.
Published page
Quarterly
IMF International Financial Statistics
Starts pending
Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP)
Headline inflation: the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the standard measure central banks target.
Published page
Monthly
NBS
Starts pending
Producer Price Index (PPI)
Measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.
Published page
Monthly
NBS
Starts pending
Retail Sales
Measures change in the total value of sales at the retail level.
Published page
Monthly
NBS
Starts pending
Trade Balance
The difference between the value of a country's exports and imports.
Published page
Monthly
NBS
Starts pending
Trade-Weighted Index (NEER)
Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) measuring the value of a currency relative to a basket of trading partners' currencies, weighted by trade volumes. Published monthly by the BIS.
Published page
Monthly
PBoC
Starts pending
Labor Market
5 tracked
Employment Level
Total number of employed persons.
Published page
Annual
Starts pending
Full-Time Employment
Number of persons employed full-time.
Published page
Monthly
ABS
Starts pending
Part-Time Employment
Number of persons employed part-time.
Published page
Monthly
ABS
Starts pending
Labor Force Participation Rate
Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.
Published page
Annual
Starts pending
Unemployment Rate
Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.
Published page
Monthly
NBS
Starts pending
Money & Credit
3 tracked
Narrow Money (M1)
Currency in circulation + transaction deposits. RBNZ column A.
Published page
Monthly
PBoC
Starts pending
M2 Money Supply
M1 + savings deposits (on-call). RBNZ derived: column A + B1.
Published page
Monthly
PBoC
Starts pending
Broad Money (M3)
M1 + savings + term deposits. RBNZ column A+B (broadest aggregate).
Published page
Monthly
Starts pending
Monetary Policy
5 tracked
Central Bank Total Assets
Total assets on the central bank's balance sheet, reflecting the scale of monetary policy operations including quantitative easing programs.
Published page
Monthly
PBoC
Starts pending
Foreign Exchange Reserves
Assets held by the central bank in foreign currencies, used to support the exchange rate and manage monetary policy. Key indicator of a country's external financial position.
Published page
Monthly
PBoC
Starts pending
Gold Reserves
Quantity of gold held by the central bank as part of its foreign exchange reserves, measured in value terms.
Published page
Monthly
PBoC
Starts pending
Central Bank Policy Rate
Primary interest rate set by the Central Bank.
Published page
Monthly
PBoC
Starts pending
Risk Free Rate
Overnight lending rate between banks.
Published page
Daily
PBoC
Starts pending
Government Bond Yields
5 tracked
10-Year Government Bond Yield
Published page
Daily
Ministry of Finance
Starts pending
2-Year Government Bond Yield
Published page
Daily
Ministry of Finance
Starts pending
3-Year Government Bond Yield
Published page
Daily
Ministry of Finance
Starts pending
5-Year Government Bond Yield
Published page
Daily
Ministry of Finance
Starts pending
Inflation-Linked Bond Yield
Published page
Daily
RBA
Starts pending
Additional Indicators
3 tracked
Central Bank Reserves - Domestic Currency
Published page
Monthly
PBoC
Starts pending
Central Bank Reserves - Foreign Currency
Published page
Monthly
PBoC
Starts pending
Central Bank Reserves - Gold
Published page
Monthly
PBoC
Starts pending
CNY market drivers
Evergreen macro forces to keep beside the country data table.
Driver 1
PBoC daily USD/CNY mid-point fix and policy-tool announcements.
Driver 2
China NBS PMI, Caixin PMI, retail sales, and industrial production.
Driver 3
China property-sector data and credit aggregates (TSF, M2).
Driver 4
US-China yield differential and DXY moves.
Driver 5
Trade-balance data and capital-flow indicators.
Driver 6
Geopolitical and trade-policy news, particularly with the US.
CNY questions traders ask
Currency-specific context that helps interpret the country data before moving into endpoints or dashboards.
What is the difference between CNY and CNH?
CNY is the onshore yuan, traded within mainland China and constrained by a ±2% daily band around the PBoC's mid-point fix. CNH is the offshore yuan, traded mainly in Hong Kong with no daily band, and is the most accessible form of the renminbi for international investors.
Is the yuan a freely floating currency?
No. The PBoC sets a daily USD/CNY mid-point fix and limits onshore trading to a band around it. Capital-account restrictions also limit free convertibility. The currency operates under a managed-float regime.
What is the difference between yuan and renminbi?
'Renminbi' is the official name of the currency (literally 'people's currency'). 'Yuan' is the principal unit of denomination. The two terms are often used interchangeably.
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