State Administration of Foreign Exchange releases data on bank's foreign exchange transactions and bank's foreign exchange payment and receipt data for May 2026.

According to statistics from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, in May 2026, banks settled 1.6676 trillion RMB and sold 1.4229 trillion RMB. From January to May 2026, banks accumulated 8.7624 trillion RMB in settlements and 7.2755 trillion RMB in sales. In terms of US dollars, in May 2026, banks settled 243.9 billion US dollars and sold 208.1 billion US dollars. From January to May 2026, banks accumulated 1.2675 trillion US dollars in settlements and 1.053 trillion US dollars in sales. In May 2026, banks' agent income from foreign transactions was 529.13 billion RMB, and payments to foreign parties were 486.37 billion RMB. From January to May 2026, banks' cumulative agent income from foreign transactions was 2.6334 trillion RMB and payments to foreign parties were 2.48803 trillion RMB. In US dollars, in May 2026, banks' agent income from foreign transactions was 77.38 billion US dollars, and payments to foreign parties were 71.12 billion US dollars. From January to May 2026, banks' cumulative agent income from foreign transactions was 381.13 billion US dollars, and payments to foreign parties were 360.12 billion US dollars.