《外汇管理条例》(The Regulations on the Administration of Foreign Exchange)的适用范围涵盖全国范围内的外汇活动，其中包括外汇的收支、储备及结售汇交易等。外汇收支包括中国境内的外汇资金流出和流入，主要形式包括服务贸易结算、外资对外投资、商业贷款、货物出口进口、外国旅客个人资金等。 Foreign exchange reserves include both official foreign exchange assets held by China's central bank and foreign exchange assets purchased by the people from the official foreign exchange market. On the other hand, foreign exchange transactions refer to foreign exchange transactions approved by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, including purchase and sale of foreign exchange for capital account, current account and capital account transactions, etc. 拓展知识：《外汇管理条例》的发布主要是为了管理外汇交易和确保外汇储备的合理增减，促进外汇供需持续平衡，增强对经济社会发展的调控能力。该法规实施前，外汇储备管理有多处空白，它为国家外汇管理体制的完善，丰富了国家外汇管理工具，加强了外汇管理的有效性，调节了外汇市场结构，改进了外汇市场供求关系。