# China Central Bank Policy Rate – Mar 20, 2026: 3

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 3 |
| Previous | 3 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2026-03-20 |
| Release time (local) | 2026-03-20 09:15 Asia/Shanghai |
| Release time (UTC) | 2026-03-20 01:15 UTC |
| Release ID | cny_policy_rate_2026-03-20 |

China Central Bank Policy Rate came in at 3 on Mar 20, 2026, compared with 3 previously. See the full release history, chart, People's Bank of China context, and API access for this series.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-30 | 3 | 3 | -- |
| 2026-08-20 | 3 | 3 | -- |
| 2026-07-20 | 3 | 3 | -- |
| 2026-06-22 | 3 | 3 | -- |
| 2026-05-20 | 3 | 3 | -- |
| 2026-04-20 | 3 | 3 | -- |
| 2026-03-20 | 3 | 3 | -- |
| 2026-02-24 | 3 | 3 | -- |
| 2026-01-20 | 3 | 3 | -- |
| 2025-12-22 | 3 | 3 | -- |
| 2025-11-20 | 3 | 3 | -- |
| 2025-10-20 | 3 | 3 | -- |

## API access

```
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/cny/policy_rate?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
```

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/china/policy-rate/announcements/cny_policy_rate_2026-02-24
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/china/policy-rate/announcements/cny_policy_rate_2026-04-20
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/china/policy-rate
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt