State Administration of Foreign Exchange: Banks settled 1,989.7 billion yuan in foreign exchange in September.

On October 20, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange released data on bank settlement and sale of foreign exchange and banks' foreign-related receipts and payments on behalf of clients for September 2026. Statistics show that in September 2026, banks settled 1,989.7 billion yuan in foreign exchange and sold 1,609.8 billion yuan in foreign exchange. From January to September 2026, banks accumulated foreign exchange settlements of 16,300.7 billion yuan and cumulative foreign exchange sales of 13,594.7 billion yuan. In U.S. dollar terms, in September 2026, banks settled US$294.2 billion in foreign exchange and sold US$238.0 billion. From January to September 2026, banks accumulated foreign exchange settlements of US$2,377.6 billion and cumulative foreign exchange sales of US$1,983.5 billion. In September 2026, banks' foreign-related receipts on behalf of clients amounted to 5,639.8 billion yuan, and external payments amounted to 5,364.7 billion yuan. From January to September 2026, banks' cumulative foreign-related receipts on behalf of clients amounted to 49,224.5 billion yuan, and cumulative external payments amounted to 46,412.7 billion yuan. In U.S. dollar terms, in September 2026, banks' foreign-related receipts on behalf of clients amounted to US$833.9 billion, and external payments amounted to US$793.2 billion. From January to September 2026, banks' cumulative foreign-related receipts on behalf of clients amounted to US$7,181.9 billion, and cumulative external payments amounted to US$6,771.8 billion. This article is excerpted from the official website of the "State Administration of Foreign Exchange," edited by GMTEight's Liu Jiayin.