2月中国外储减少额低于预期

China’s foreign exchange reserves did not fall as much as expected in February, although Beijing continued to sell dollars to support its currency and stem capital outflows.

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2月份，中国的外汇储备的减少额低于预期，尽管中国当局继续卖出美元，以支撑本币汇率并阻止资本外流。

Foreign exchange reserves dropped $28.59bn to $3.2tn in February, according to central bank data released on Monday. Analysts were expecting a reading of $3.19tn.

中国央行周一公布的数据显示，2月中国外汇储备减少285.9亿美元，至3.2万亿美元。此前，分析师们的预期值为3.19万亿美元。

The drop falls far short of the steep plunges of $99.5bn in January and $107.9bn in December – the biggest on record. Reserves are at their lowest level since May 2012.

2月外储减少额低于1月和去年12月的直线减少。1月，中国外储减少995亿美元，2月减少1079亿美元，为开始记录以来的最大减幅。目前，中国外储处于自2012年5月以来的最低水平。

In an interview over the weekend Yi Gang, PBoC deputy governor, insisted that official foreign exchange reserves only include highly liquid assets – in other words, that Beijing still has enough ammunition to prevent a sharp fall in the renminbi.

上周末，中国央行副行长易纲在接受采访时坚称，中国的官方外汇储备只包括高流动性资产——换言之，中国当局拥有足够弹药阻止人民币大幅下跌。