First half current account surplus tops $152bn

China's current account surplus in the first half of 2015 hit 152.2 billion U.S. dollars, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange announced on Friday.

The surplus reached 76.6 billion U.S. dollars in the second quarter of the year, with goods trade surplus and service trade deficit at 137.6 billion U.S.dollars and 50.4 billion U.S.dollars respectively.

Meanwhile, China also reported a deficit under the capital and financial accounts totaling roughly 76.6 billion U.S. dollars in Q2.

Good trade surplus and trade deficit in H1 reached 256.5 billion U.S.dollars and 95.5 billion U.S.dollars respectively while deficit under the capital and financial accounts hit 94.5 billion U.S.dollars.