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China Current Account Balance 2026-08-14 17:00 Asia/Shanghai: data, chart, and analysis

China Current Account Balance came in at 193.724 on Aug 14, 2026, compared with 184.31 previously. See the full release history, chart, People's Bank of China context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
193.724
Previous
184.31
Forecast
--
Reference period
2026-06-30

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China Current Account Balance release chart

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

China Current Account Balance chart through 2026-06-30
CNY Current Account Balance readings through 2026-06-30. Latest: 193.724.

Current Account Balance release read

China Current Account Balance came in at 193.724 on Aug 14, 2026, compared with 184.31 previously. See the full release history, chart, People's Bank of China context, and API access for this series.

The parent Current Account Balance page shows the full time series for China. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For CNY 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 cny_current_account_balance_2026-08-14
API announcement ID cny_current_account_balance_2026-06-30
Release time
2026-08-14 09:00 UTC
Reference period date 2026-06-30
Actual value 193.724
Previous value 184.31
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1786698000

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full China Current Account Balance 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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Older release

2026-06-27 10:00 Asia/Shanghai · 184.31

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Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for China Current Account Balance.

What did China Current Account Balance come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

China Current Account Balance was 193.724 USD bn in Q2 2026. The previous reading was 184.31 USD bn.

When was this China Current Account Balance release published?

This release was published on Aug 14, 2026 at 17:00 Asia/Shanghai.

When is the next China Current Account Balance release?

The next China Current Account Balance date is added here as soon as the publisher confirms its official schedule.

What is the official source for China Current Account Balance?

SAFE publishes the official Current Account Balance series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1786698000,
  "announcement_id": "cny_current_account_balance_2026-06-30",
  "announcement_source_url": "https://www.safe.gov.cn/safe/2026/0814/27779.html",
  "capture_time_basis": "fetch_completed",
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-09-29T08:46:16.810025Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1790671576810024947,
  "date": "2026-06-30",
  "ingestion_latency_ms": 810.025,
  "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
  "observed_at_ns": 1790671576810024947,
  "official_actual_release_datetime": 1786698000,
  "official_planned_release_datetime": 1790671583,
  "previous_value": 184.31,
  "publication_time_precision": "minute",
  "publication_time_status": "confirmed",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1786698000,
      "val": 193.724
    },
    {
      "epoch": 1790474400,
      "val": 193.724
    },
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "first_fresh_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1790611200,
      "ingestion_latency_ms": 810.025,
      "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1790671576810024947,
      "official_planned_release_datetime": 1790671576,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "val": 193.724,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    },
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "first_fresh_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1790611200,
      "ingestion_latency_ms": 368.912,
      "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1790671583368912135,
      "official_planned_release_datetime": 1790671583,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "val": 193.724,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "val": 193.724,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}