Wednesday, July 25, 2018

French Trading Partners


Below is a list showcasing 15 of France’s top trading partners, countries that imported the most French shipments by dollar value during 2017. Also shown is each import country’s percentage of total French exports.

1.    Germany: US$77.4 billion (14.8% of total French exports)
2.    Spain: $40.2 billion (7.7%)
3.    Italy: $39.7 billion (7.6%)
4.    United States: $38.4 billion (7.3%)
5.    Belgium: $36.3 billion (6.9%)
6.    United Kingdom: $35.2 billion (6.7%)
7.    China: $21.4 billion (4.1%)
8.    Netherlands: $19.1 billion (3.7%)
9.    Switzerland: $17.7 billion (3.4%)
10. Poland: $10.3 billion (2%)
11. Singapore: $7.7 billion (1.5%)
12. Turkey: $7.6 billion (1.4%)
13. Japan: $7.2 billion (1.4%)
14. Hong Kong: $7.1 billion (1.4%)
15. Russia: $6.3 billion (1.2%)

Close to three-quarters (71%) of French exports in 2017 were delivered to the above 15 trade partners.

Leading year-over-year gains in purchases of goods exported from France belong to China (up 20.7%), Hong Kong (up 18.4%), Russia (up 16.7%) and Poland (up 13.1%).


There were two decliners among the top importers from France: Turkey with its -2.2% drop and Germany via its smaller -1.8% cutback.




Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader  


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