US Dollar / Chinese Yuan (USDCNY-X)
Currencies · Emerging · data since 2001-06-25 · last close 2026-10-01
US Dollar / Chinese Yuan (USDCNY-X) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -0.7 | -1.5 | 1.0 | -1.1 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -0.4 | -0.3 | 0.0 | · | · |
| 2025 | -1.6 | 1.4 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -1.1 |
| 2024 | -0.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -2.1 | -1.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
| 2023 | -3.1 | 2.9 | -1.1 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 2.4 | -2.0 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -3.2 | 0.4 |
| 2022 | -0.3 | -0.6 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 1.8 | -1.3 | -2.7 |
| 2021 | -1.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 | -1.5 | -1.6 | 1.5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -1.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| 2020 | -0.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | -0.3 | 1.0 | -0.9 | -1.0 | -2.0 | -0.7 | -1.5 | -2.1 | -0.8 |
| 2019 | -2.4 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 2.5 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 3.8 | -0.3 | -0.9 | -0.3 | -0.7 |
| 2018 | -3.2 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | -0.4 | -0.9 |
| 2017 | -0.9 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.6 | -1.0 | -0.7 | -2.1 | 1.1 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -1.2 |
| 2016 | 1.3 | -0.5 | -1.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| 2015 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -0.8 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.9 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| 2014 | -0.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 2013 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -0.7 | 1.8 | -1.7 | -0.2 | -0.0 | -0.4 | -0.0 | -0.5 |
| 2012 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.8 | -1.0 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
| 2011 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -1.0 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| 2010 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.7 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -1.7 | -0.0 | -0.4 | -0.6 |
| 2009 | 0.2 | -0.0 | -0.0 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| 2008 | -1.7 | -1.0 | -1.4 | -0.3 | -0.7 | -1.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.0 |
| 2007 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.8 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -1.0 | -1.3 |
| 2006 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.6 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -0.3 |
| 2005 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -2.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| 2004 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | -0.1 |
| 2002 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | · | · | · | · | · | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Avg | -0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
| Median | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
October so far: +0.0% against an average of -0.1% and a median of -0.1% across 24 completed Octobers, 7 of them positive.
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed) and are left out of the Avg and Median rows.
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USDCNY-X seasonality — average by calendar month
US Dollar / Chinese Yuan has monthly history back to 2001. June carries the highest average at +0.2%, but the median June is 0.0% and only 12 of 25 have finished green: +3% in 2018 carries the whole figure. The steadier month is February — positive in 10 of 25 years, median 0.0%, and higher in 5 of the last 9. January is the soft spot, down in 20 of 25 with a median of -0.3%. Across its full record it has closed 37% of months higher, swings ±1% in an average month and has fallen 29.2% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | -0.6% | +0.1% | +0.1% | +0.1% | +0.1% | +0.2% | -0.3% | +0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.3% |
| Win rate | 20%/25 | 40%/25 | 44%/25 | 40%/25 | 46%/24 | 48%/25 | 36%/25 | 44%/25 | 32%/25 | 33%/24 | 33%/24 | 28%/25 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
USDCNY-X risk & extremes
USDCNY-X drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was US Dollar / Chinese Yuan's best month?+
US Dollar / Chinese Yuan's strongest completed month on record is April 2022, at +4.40%.
What was US Dollar / Chinese Yuan's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is January 2018, at -3.22%.
Is US Dollar / Chinese Yuan up this year?+
US Dollar / Chinese Yuan is down 4.17% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is US Dollar / Chinese Yuan's 1-year return?+
-5.82% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is US Dollar / Chinese Yuan's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 29.2%, measured on month-end closes since 2001.
Which calendar month is historically best for US Dollar / Chinese Yuan?+
June has the highest average return across every completed June since 2001. An average is not a forecast.
About US Dollar / Chinese Yuan
US Dollar / Chinese Yuan is an emerging business. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 2001, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. Since 2001 it is down 19% overall — surviving is its own genre of awesome.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was April 2022 at +4.4%; its worst, January 2018 at -3.22%.
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