State Administration of Foreign Exchange: In April, banks' foreign exchange settlement and sales recorded a surplus of 122.4 billion yuan

　　Zhongxin Finance, May 17. The State Administration of Foreign Exchange announced on the 17th the data on foreign exchange settlement and sales by banks and foreign-related receipts and payments by banks on behalf of customers in April 2022.

　　Statistics from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange show that in April 2022, banks settled 1,476.4 billion yuan in foreign exchange and sold 1,354 billion yuan in foreign exchange, with a surplus of 122.4 billion yuan in foreign exchange settlement and sales.

From January to April 2022, banks accumulated foreign exchange settlements of RMB 5,669.7 billion and foreign exchange sales of RMB 5,174.2 billion, resulting in a surplus of RMB 495.5 billion in foreign exchange settlements and sales.

　　In dollar terms, in April 2022, banks settled foreign exchange of USD 229.7 billion and sold foreign exchange of USD 210.6 billion, with a surplus of USD 19 billion in foreign exchange settlement and sales.

From January to April 2022, banks accumulated foreign exchange settlements of US$890 billion and foreign exchange sales of US$812.2 billion, with a cumulative surplus of US$77.8 billion in foreign exchange settlements and sales.

　　In April 2022, the foreign-related income of banks on behalf of customers was 3,248.9 billion yuan, and the external payment was 3,144.6 billion yuan, with a surplus of 104.3 billion yuan in foreign-related receipts and payments.

From January to April 2022, the accumulative foreign-related income of banks on behalf of customers was 13,262.7 billion yuan, and the accumulative external payment was 12,762.7 billion yuan, and the accumulative foreign-related receipt and payment surplus was 500 billion yuan.

　　In U.S. dollar terms, in April 2022, the foreign-related income of banks on behalf of customers was 505.4 billion U.S. dollars, and the external payments were 489.2 billion U.S. dollars, with a surplus of 16.2 billion U.S. dollars in foreign-related receipts and payments.

From January to April 2022, the accumulative foreign-related income of banks on behalf of customers was 2,082.2 billion US dollars, and the accumulative external payment was 2,003.7 billion U.S. dollars, and the accumulated foreign-related receipts and payments surplus was 78.5 billion U.S. dollars.

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