The State Administration of Foreign Exchange released preliminary
balance-of-payments data for Q3 and Jan–Sep 2026. Q3 current account surplus:
1,872.2 bln yuan. Q3 components: goods trade surplus 2,374.3 bln yuan; services
trade deficit 433.1 bln yuan; primary income deficit 114.3 bln yuan; secondary
income surplus 45.3 bln yuan. Capital and financial account (including net
errors and omissions for the quarter) recorded a deficit of 1,872.2 bln yuan.
Jan–Sep 2026 current account surplus: 4,480.1 bln yuan. Jan–Sep components:
goods trade surplus 6,002.3 bln yuan; services trade deficit 1,225.6 bln yuan;
primary income deficit 411.3 bln yuan; secondary income surplus 114.7 bln yuan.
Capital and financial account (including Jan–Sep net errors and omissions)
deficit: 4,257.4 bln yuan.
