BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s overseas trade reserves rose to the best stage in additional than 8-1/2 years in August, official knowledge confirmed on Saturday, thanks largely to a broadly weaker U.S. greenback.

The nation’s overseas trade reserves – the world’slargest – grew by $31.8 billion to $3.288 trillion lastmonth, reserving the second straight month-to-month growth and hitting the best since December 2015.

Nevertheless it barely missed a $3.289 trillion forecast in a Reuters ballot of analysts.

The yuan gained 1.9% in opposition to the greenback inAugust, whereas the greenback final month weakened 2.2% in opposition to a basket of different main currencies.