BEIJING: China posted a final current account surplus of $39.3 billion in the first quarter of this year and a deficit of $200 million in its capital and financial account, the country's foreign exchange regulator said on Thursday.

Earlier, China posted a preliminary current account surplus of $48.1 billion in the first quarter of 2016 and a deficit of $48.1 billion in its capital and financial account.

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