# Yuan central parity rate at 6.7174 per USD on November 12, up 17 basis points

> The People's Bank of China, through the China Foreign Exchange Trade System, set the USD/CNY central parity rate at 6.7174 on November 12, 2026. The rate rose 17 basis points from the previous day.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T03:10:49.711Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94825-yuan-central-parity-rate-at-6-7174-per-usd-on-november-12-up-17-basis-points
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer yuan modestly reduces the cost of dollar-priced imports for China, a major buyer of feed grains and meal. The effect on feed prices is marginal and mostly indirect.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2017-09-04 | [PBOC Sets Central Parity Rate of Yuan Against Dollar at 6.5668](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9416-pboc-sets-central-parity-rate-of-yuan-against-dollar-at-6-5668.md) | -0.5% | +1.5% |
| USDCNY | 2017-08-30 | [Central Parity Rate of Yuan Against Dollar Declines 191 Basis Points on Wednesday; Chinese Currency Breaches Important Threshold of USD6.6 Yesterday](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10860-central-parity-rate-of-yuan-against-dollar-declines-191-basis-points-on.md) | -1.1% | +0.7% |
| USDCNY | 2023-11-28 | [PBOC sets USD/ CNY central rate at 7.1132 (vs. estimate at 7.1432)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33392-pboc-sets-usd-cny-central-rate-at-7-1132-vs-estimate-at-7-1432.md) | -0.1% | -0.1% |
| USDCNY | 2025-05-27 | [PBOC sets USD/ CNY central rate at 7.1876 (vs. estimate at 7.1842) — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24889-pboc-sets-usd-cny-central-rate-at-7-1876-vs-estimate-at-7-1842-tradingview-news.md) | +0.2% | -0.1% |
| USDCNY | 2020-09-30 | [Pause in yuan's rise to persist through November 3 US election](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51320-pause-in-yuan-s-rise-to-persist-through-november-3-us-election.md) | -0.4% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- chinanews.com.cn: https://www.chinanews.com.cn/cj/2026/11-12/10730616.shtml

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