State Administration of Foreign Exchange: At the end of September, the foreign financial assets of our country's banking industry were 1.5069 trillion US dollars

The State Administration of Foreign Exchange announced on the 29th the data of China's banking industry's external financial assets and liabilities at the end of September 2022. At the end of September 2022, our country's banking industry's external financial assets were 1.5069 trillion US dollars, external liabilities were 1.3465 trillion US dollars, and external net assets were 160.40 billion US dollars. Among them, RMB net liabilities were 323.50 billion US dollars, and foreign currency net assets were 483.90 billion US dollars.

In the banking industry's external financial assets, by instrument, deposit and loan assets 996.50 billion US dollars, bond assets 307.40 billion US dollars, and other assets such as equity 202.90 billion US dollars, accounting for 66%, 20% and 13% of the banking industry's external financial assets, respectively. In terms of currency, RMB assets 271.30 billion US dollars, US dollar assets 970.30 billion US dollars, and other currency assets 265.30 billion US dollars, accounting for 18%, 64% and 18% respectively. From the perspective of investment sector, investment in overseas banking sector 803.50 billion US dollars, accounting for 53%; investment in overseas non-bank sector 703.30 billion US dollars, accounting for 47%.

In terms of external liabilities of the banking industry, in terms of sub-instruments, deposit and loan liabilities are 775.60 billion US dollars, bond liabilities are 227.60 billion US dollars, and other liabilities such as equity are 343.30 billion US dollars, accounting for 58%, 17% and 25% of the banking industry's external liabilities, respectively. In terms of currency, RMB liabilities are 594.70 billion US dollars, US dollar liabilities are 495.30 billion US dollars, and other currency liabilities are 256.40 billion US dollars, accounting for 44%, 37% and 19% respectively. From the source sector, 541.10 billion US dollars from the overseas banking sector, accounting for 40%; 805.40 billion US dollars from the overseas non-banking sector, accounting for 60%.