A China central bank report published on Friday said China's current account surplus was US$160.8 billion last year.

 

The capital account surplus stood at US$63 billion, with the net inflow of direct investment amounting to US$67.8 billion while the net outflow of security investment stood at US$4.9 billion.

 

The net outflow of other types of investment was US$4 billion.

 

The report said China's foreign exchange reserves rose to US$818.9 billion at the end of 2005, or US$208.9 billion more than 2004.

 

(Xinhua News Agency April 29, 2006)