China Doubles Estimate of Third-Quarter Capital Account Gap

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China’s foreign-currency regulator nearly doubled its estimate of the country’s third-quarter capital and financial account surplus to $66.2 billion from an earlier estimates issued in November.

The revision was posted to the website of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange today in a statement that also included a reduction in the current account surplus estimate for the third quarter. The agency didn’t provide an explanation for the changes.