The State Administration of Foreign Exchange: In July, banks settled 1.8097 trillion yuan and sold 1.6856 trillion yuan.

On August 17, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange published data on bank foreign exchange settlements and sales, as well as bank customer foreign-related payment and receipt activities for July 2026. In July 2026, banks settled foreign exchange at 1,809.7 billion yuan and sold foreign exchange at 1,685.6 billion yuan. From January to July 2026, banks cumulatively settled 12,602 billion yuan and cumulatively sold 10,604.8 billion yuan. In USD terms, in July 2026, banks settled foreign exchange at 266.3 billion USD and sold foreign exchange at 248 billion USD. From January to July 2026, banks cumulatively settled 1,831.6 billion USD and cumulatively sold 1,542.2 billion USD. In July 2026, banks facilitated foreign-related income of 5,883.7 billion yuan and foreign payments of 5,477 billion yuan. From January to July 2026, banks cumulatively facilitated foreign-related income of 38,312.8 billion yuan and cumulative foreign payments of 36,199.3 billion yuan. In USD terms, in July 2026, banks facilitated foreign-related income of 865.6 billion USD and foreign payments of 805.8 billion USD. From January to July 2026, banks cumulatively facilitated foreign-related income of 5,571.2 billion USD and cumulative foreign payments of 5,264.2 billion USD. This article is excerpted from the official website of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, GMTEight editor: Xu Wenqiang.