China News Service, August 5th. On the 5th, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange announced the preliminary figures of my country's balance of payments for the second quarter and the first half of 2022.

The data shows that in the second quarter of 2022, my country's current account will have a surplus of 531.6 billion yuan, and in the first half of 2022, my country's current account will have a surplus of 1,096 billion yuan.

　　In the second quarter of 2022, my country's current account will have a surplus of 531.6 billion yuan, including a surplus of 1,164.1 billion yuan from trade in goods, a deficit of 139.9 billion yuan from trade in services, a deficit of 528.6 billion yuan from primary income, and a surplus of 36 billion yuan from secondary income.

In the capital and financial accounts, direct investment recorded a surplus of 97.5 billion yuan, while reserve assets decreased by 123.9 billion yuan.

　　In the first half of 2022, my country's current account will have a surplus of 1,096 billion yuan, including a surplus of 2,084.5 billion yuan from trade in goods, a deficit of 245.7 billion yuan from trade in services, a deficit of 811.9 billion yuan from primary income and a surplus of 69.2 billion yuan from secondary income.

In the capital and financial accounts, direct investment recorded a surplus of 477.6 billion yuan, and reserve assets increased by 125.9 billion yuan.

　　In dollar terms, in the second quarter of 2022, my country's current account has a surplus of US$80.2 billion, including a surplus of US$175.7 billion under trade in goods, a deficit of US$21.1 billion under trade in services, a deficit of US$79.8 billion in primary income and a surplus of US$5.4 billion in secondary income.

In the capital and financial account, direct investment recorded a surplus of $15 billion, while reserve assets fell by $19 billion.

　　In US dollar terms, in the first half of 2022, my country's current account will have a surplus of US$169.1 billion, including a surplus of US$320.7 billion under trade in goods, a deficit of US$37.8 billion under trade in services, a deficit of US$124.4 billion in primary income and a surplus of US$10.7 billion in secondary income.

In the capital and financial account, direct investment recorded a surplus of $74.9 billion, and reserve assets increased by $20.4 billion.

　　In terms of SDR, in the second quarter of 2022, my country's current account has a surplus of SDR 59.6 billion, of which trade in goods has a surplus of SDR 130.5 billion and trade in services has a deficit of SDR 15.7 billion.

In the capital and financial account, direct investment recorded a surplus of SDR 11 billion and reserve assets decreased by SDR 14 billion.

　　In terms of SDR, in the first half of 2022, my country's current account has a surplus of SDR 123.4 billion, of which trade in goods has a surplus of SDR 234.5 billion and trade in services has a deficit of SDR 27.6 billion.

In the capital and financial account, direct investment recorded a surplus of SDR 54 billion and reserve assets increased by SDR 14.2 billion.

(Zhongxin Finance)