It appears that sensitive data is missing from a regular central bank report in China due to concerns over the flow of cash out of the country as the economy slows and its infrastructure weakens . This sudden lack of clear information makes it difficult for analysts to assess the scale of the capital flows out of China . Published: 12:30pm, 19 Feb, 2016 Updated: 5:09pm, 30 May, 2016 Furthermore , another key area of potentially sensitive financial data has also been lost . The central bank regularly publishes figures on the " foreign exchange purchase " market , which covers all financial institutions of the central bank ; in 2016 the figure was RMB 26.2tn , however , for January it only gives information on forex purchases by the central bank and gives a lower figure of RMB 24.2tn for last month .
It appears that sensitive data is missing from a regular central bank report in China due to concerns over the flow of cash out of the country as the economy slows and its infrastructure weakens . This sudden lack of clear information makes it difficult for analysts to assess the scale of the capital flows out of China . Furthermore , another key area of potentially sensitive financial data has also been lost . The central bank regularly publishes figures on the " foreign exchange purchase " market , which covers all financial institutions of the central bank ; in 2016 the figure was RMB 26.2tn , however , for January it only gives information on forex purchases by the central bank and gives a lower figure of RMB 24.2tn for last month .