France Exports

France shipped $568.4 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2018. 

The following export product groups represent the highest dollar value in French global shipments during 2018. Also shown is the percentage share each export category represents in terms of overall exports from France.

At the more detailed Harmonized Tariff System code level, France’s most valuable exported products are large airplanes followed by therapeutic or prophylactic drugs and medicines then motor cars. Among the 10 largest product categories, mineral fuels including oil was the fastest-growing via its 27.5% uptick from 2017 to 2018. In second place was the machinery including computers category up by 11.3%. Exports under the perfumes and cosmetics category rose by 10.9% year over year, trailed by vehicles’ 10.7% appreciation. Aircraft and spacecraft was France’s slowest-growing top export category thanks to its 0.7% uptick from 2017 to 2018. Note that the results listed above are at the categorized two-digit Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) code level.
Turkey was the only top importer that decreased its purchases from France from 2017 to 2018, down in value by -6.3%. Among the other 14 countries, gains ranged from a minimum of 3% for Hong Kong up to 26.7% for Singapore. There were two decliners among the top importers from France: Turkey with its -2.2% drop and Germany via its smaller -1.8% cutback.

Machinery including computers: $67.7 billion (11.9%)

Vehicles: $56.5 billion (9.9%)

Aircraft, spacecraft: $51.8 billion (9.1%)

Electrical machinery, equipment: $44.9 billion (7.9%)

Pharmaceuticals: $33.8 billion (6%)

Plastics, plastic articles: $22.6 billion (4%)

Perfumes, cosmetics: $19.7 billion (3.5%)

Beverages, spirits, vinegar: $19.4 billion (3.4%)

Mineral fuels including oil: $18.7 billion (3.3%)

Optical, technical, medical apparatus: $16.9 billion (3%)

France’s top 10 export categories accounted for over three-fifths (61.9%) of the overall value of its global shipments. 

http://www.worldstopexports.com/frances-top-10-exports/

France Exports by Country

Below is a list showcasing 15 of France’s top trading partners, countries that imported the most French shipments by dollar value during 2018. Also shown is each importing country’s percentage of total French exports.

Germany: $83.3 billion (14.7%)

United States: $45.3 billion (8%)

Spain: $44.3 billion (7.8%)

Italy: $42.8 billion (7.5%)

Belgium: $40.4 billion (7.1%)

United Kingdom: $38.6 billion (6.8%)

China: $24.5 billion (4.3%)

Netherlands: $20.9 billion (3.7%)

Switzerland: $18.9 billion (3.3%)

Poland: $11.7 billion (2.1%)

Singapore: $9.7 billion (1.7%)

Japan: $7.8 billion (1.4%)

Hong Kong: $7.3 billion (1.3%)

Turkey: $7.1 billion (1.2%)

India: $6.5 billion (1.1%)

Close to three-quarters (71.9%) of French exports in 2018 were delivered to the above 15 trade partners.

http://www.worldstopexports.com/frances-top-import-partners/

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France Imports

France Imports in 2018 were $568.4B - Euro 47095

France Imports by Country 2018

Germany $102.25B

China $59.04B

Italy $50.41B

Belgium $46.40B

Spain $42.90B

US $41.58B

Netherlands $30.05B

UK $24.28B

Switzerland $17.64B

Poland $12.70B

Japan $11.87B

Russia $11.81B

Turkey $9.47B

Czech Rep. $8.97B

Portugal $7.91B

Ireland $7.81B

Saudi Arabia $7.71B

Sweden $7.64B

India $7.10B

Austria $7.02B

Vietnam $6.41B

Morocco $6.27B

Slovakia $5.60B

Tunisia $5.30B

https://tradingeconomics.com/france/imports-by-country

France Imports by Product 2018

The following product groups represent the highest dollar value in France’s import purchases during 2018. Also shown is the percentage share each product category represents in terms of overall imports into France.

Machinery including computers: $83.7 billion (12.7%)

Vehicles: $73.9 billion (11.2%)

Mineral fuels including oil: $73.7 billion (11.2%)

Electrical machinery, equipment: $58.1 billion (8.8%)

Plastics, plastic articles: $26 billion (3.9%)

Pharmaceuticals: $25.2 billion (3.8%)

Aircraft, spacecraft: $21.1 billion (3.2%)

Optical, technical, medical apparatus: $19.5 billion (3%)

Organic chemicals: $16.3 billion (2.5%)

Iron, steel: $13.9 billion (2.1%)

France’s top 10 imports accounted for nearly two-thirds (62.4%) of the overall value of its product purchases from other countries.

http://www.worldstopexports.com/frances-top-10-imports/

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France Economy

France Nominal GDP in 2018 was $2.8 trillion.

http://statisticstimes.com/economy/countries-by-gdp.php

France Imports in 2018 were $568.4B - Euro 47095

France Exports in 2018 were $505.9B - Euro 41908

In 2018 France had a total Trade Deficit of 60 billion Euros.

The French trade deficit narrowed sharply to EUR 3.3 billion in May 2019 from a downwardly revised EUR 4.9 billion in the prior month and below market expectations of EUR a 4.95 billion shortfall - Published. Aug 7, 2019.

https://tradingeconomics.com/france/balance-of-trade#targetText=The%20French%20trade%20deficit%20narrowed,EUR%20a%204.95%20billion%20shortfall.

The cost of government and taxes are too high and France needs to develop more manufacturing in basic industries like steel and equipment. France does not need to remain in the EU and have to pay for the global warming hoax.

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US French Relationship

The US relationship with France is historic. US Founders sought an alliance with France to break away from British rule.  France and Britain had fought off and on for centuries.  The French sent their Navy to ensure the surrender of the British at Yorktown in 1781.

The French were then inspired by US Independence to overthrow their Monarchy. In 1789, food shortages and economic crises led to the outbreak of the French Revolution. King Louis and his queen, Mary-Antoinette, were imprisoned in August 1792, and in September the monarchy was abolished.

The US entered World War I in 1917 and fought alongside France to defeat the Germans in 1918.

The US entered World War II in 1941 and fought alongside France to defeat the Germans in 1945.

In 2018, French exports to the US totaled $45.3B and French imports of US goods totaled $41.58B.

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Coal Exporting Countries 2018

Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of coal during 2018.

Australia: $47 billion (37.8%)

Indonesia: $20.6 billion (16.6%)

Russia: $17 billion (13.7%)

United States: $12.2 billion (9.8%)

Colombia: $6.6 billion (5.3%)

South Africa: $6.2 billion (5%)

Canada: $5.8 billion (4.7%)

Mongolia: $2.8 billion (2.2%)

China: $786.8 million (0.6%)

Mozambique: $761.6 million (0.6%)

Poland: $722.6 million (0.6%)

Netherlands: $696.7 million (0.6%)

Kazakhstan: $428.2 million (0.3%)

Vietnam: $372.4 million (0.3%)

Czech Republic: $294.2 million (0.2%)

By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 98.3% of global coal exports in 2018.

http://www.worldstopexports.com/coal-exports-country/

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Coal Importing Countries 2018

Below are the 15 countries that imported the highest dollar value worth of coal during 2018.

Japan: $25.4 billion (16.7% of total coal imports)

India: $24.6 billion (16.2%)

China: $19.6 billion (12.9%)

South Korea: $16.5 billion (10.9%)

Taiwan: $8.1 billion (5.3%)

Netherlands: $5.9 billion (3.9%)

Germany: $5.7 billion (3.7%)

Turkey: $4.4 billion (2.9%)

Brazil: $3.4 billion (2.2%)

Malaysia: $3.2 billion (2.1%)

Ukraine: $3 billion (2%)

Poland: $2.2 billion (1.5%)

France: $2.1 billion (1.4%)

Vietnam: $1.9 billion (1.2%)

Philippines: $1.8 billion (1.2%)

By value, the listed 15 countries purchased 84.1% of all coal imports in 2018. Within parenthesis is the percentage of overall global coal shipments.

http://www.worldstopexports.com/coal-imports-by-country/

Coal is needed to produce steel, so countries who make products that require steel are potential coal import customers. Coal is also widely used to produce electricity in many countries.

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Coal Reserves

Proven coal reserves of the leading countries worldwide in 2018 (in million metric tons)

US            250.219 bmt

Russia      160.364 bmt

Australia   147.435 bmt

China        138.819 bmt

India         101.363 bmt

Indonesia   37.000 bmt

Germany    36.103 bmt

Ukraine      34.375 bmt

Poland        26.479 bmt

https://www.statista.com/statistics/237096/proven-coal-reserves-of-the-top-ten-countries/

Pollutants exist in coal ash ponds. The ponds need to be lined to prevent pollutants from leaching into ground water. These pollutants further need to be chemically treated to remove the poisons and heavy metals. The expense associated with removing this hazard has discouraged power plants from using coal. If cleanup processes are improved, this problem may go away.

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Mining in Greenland

The country has many rich deposits of coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, diamonds, gold, platinum, niobium, tantalite and uranium. The economy of Greenland is partly dependent on the income derived from mineral exploration and extraction. - Jul 25, 2012

The government of Greenland has awarded licenses for exploration and exploitation of natural gas and petroleum in Baffin Bay to the following companies:

A.P. Maersk Oil AP and DON G Energy ASA of Denmark

Nuna Oil A/S of Greenland

Cairn Energy plc. of UK

GDF Suez S.A. of France

Royal Dutch Shell plc of the Netherlands

Statoil ASA of Norway

and ConocoPhillips Corp. of USA

https://www.azomining.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=59

The following export product groups represent the highest dollar value in Greenlandic global shipments during 2018, at the 2-digit Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) code level. Also shown is the percentage share each export category represents in terms of overall exports from Greenland.

Fish: $922.6 million (83.6%)

Meat/seafood preparations: $150.1 million (13.6%)

Miscellaneous animal-origin products: $2.2 million (0.2%)

Gems, precious metals: $1.8 million (0.2%)

Machinery including computers: $1.3 million (0.1%)

Collector items, art, antiques: $1 million (0.1%)

Mineral fuels including oil: $824,000 (0.1%)

Optical, technical, medical apparatus: $798,000 (0.1%)

Iron, steel: $661,000 (0.1%)

Furskins, artificial fur: $290,000 (0.03%)

Greenland’s top 10 exports account for 98% of the overall value of its global shipments.

http://www.worldstopexports.com/greenlands-top-10-exports/

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Oil Exporting Countries 2018

Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of crude oil during 2018.

Saudi Arabia: $182.5 billion (16.1%)

Russia: $129 billion (11.4%)

Iraq: $91.7 billion (8.1%)

Canada: $66.9 billion (5.9%)

United Arab Emirates: $58.4 billion (5.2%)

Kuwait: $51.7 billion (4.6%)

Iran: $50.8 billion (4.5%)

United States: $48.3 billion (4.3%)

Nigeria: $43.6 billion (3.8%)

Kazakhstan: $37.8 billion (3.3%)

Angola: $36.5 billion (3.2%)

Norway: $33.3 billion (2.9%)

Libya: $26.7 billion (2.4%)

Mexico: $26.5 billion (2.3%)

Venezuela: $26.4 billion (2.3%)

By value, the listed 15 countries accounted for 80.4% of all crude oil exported in 2018.

http://www.worldstopexports.com/worlds-top-oil-exports-country/

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Oil Importing Countries 2018

Below are the 15 countries that imported the highest dollar value worth of crude oil during 2018.

China: $239.2 billion (20.2%)

United States: $163.1 billion (13.8%)

India: $114.5 billion (9.7%)

Japan: $80.6 billion (6.8%)

South Korea: $80.4 billion (6.8%)

Netherlands: $48.8 billion (4.1%)

Germany: $45.1 billion (3.8%)

Spain: $34.2 billion (2.9%)

Italy: $32.6 billion (2.8%)

France: $28.5 billion (2.4%)

Thailand: $28.4 billion (2.4%)

Singapore: $28 billion (2.4%)

United Kingdom: $26 billion (2.2%)

Taiwan: $23.4 billion (2%)

Belgium: $19.5 billion (1.7%)

By value, the listed 15 countries purchased 83.9% of all crude oil imports in 2018.

http://www.worldstopexports.com/crude-oil-imports-by-country/

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US Oil Production Update

Energy Dominance: US Crude Oil Production Tops 12 Million Barrels per Day in April! by David Middleton, 7/15/19.

U.S. crude oil production surpassed 12 million barrels per day in April.

U.S. crude oil production and lease condensate reached another milestone in April 2019, totaling 12.2 million barrels per day (b/d), according to EIA’s latest Petroleum Supply Monthly.

April 2019 marks the first time that monthly U.S. crude oil production levels surpassed 12 million b/d, and this milestone comes less than a year after U.S. crude oil production surpassed 11 million b/d in August 2018.

Texas and the Federal Offshore Gulf of Mexico (GOM), the two largest crude oil production areas in the United States, both reached record levels of production in April at 4.97 million b/d and 1.98 million b/d, respectively. Oklahoma also reached a record production level of 617,000 b/d.

The U.S. onshore crude oil production increase is driven mainly by developing low permeability (tight) formations using horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. EIA estimates that crude oil production from tight formations in April 2019 reached 7.4 million b/d, or 61% of the U.S. total.

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2019/07/15/energy-dominance-us-crude-oil-production-tops-12-million-barrels-per-day-in-april/#targetText=EIA%20estimates%20that%20crude%20oil,61%25%20of%20the%20U.S.%20total.&targetText=EIA%20forecasts%20GOM%20production%20to,growth%20from%202018%20to%202019.

US oil consumption is 20 million bbd, so with US production of oil at 12.2 million bbd, adding 1 million each year we might expect to produce 20 million bbd in 8 years or sooner.

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US LNG Export Potential

The US is a net exporter of Liquid Natural Gas, a high demand commodity that will allow the US to reduce its Trade Deficit.

US LNG Export capacity is set to double in 2019

EIA projects that U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity will reach 8.9 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) by the end of 2019,

2019   8.9 Bcf/d

2021 10.0 Bcf/d

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=37732

Liquid Natural Gas Importing Countries

1 cubic foot = .0283168 cubic meters.

Japan     113.0 bcm

China       73.5 bcm

S Korea    60.2 bcm

India         30.6 bcm

Spain       15.0 bcm

Turkey      11.5 bcm

France      13.1 bcm

Italy            9.0 bcm

UK             7.3 bcm

https://www.statista.com/statistics/274529/major-lng-importing-countries/

LNG Production by Country 2018

US                864 bcm

Russia          741 bcm

Iran               232 bcm

Canada        188 bcm

Qatar            168 bcm

China            160 bcm

Norway         127 bcm

Australia        125 bcm

Saudi Arabia   98 bcm

Algeria             96 bcm

Turkmenistan  85 bcm

Indonesia      75 bdm

https://yearbook.enerdata.net/natural-gas/world-natural-gas-production-statistics.html

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UK Imports

The UK imports $611 billion in goods and services annually from other countries. The Biggest Customers for UK goods and services are listed below.

UK Imports 2018 by Country

Germany $91.57B

China $63.38B

US $63.25B

Netherlands $55.19B

France $37.68B

Belgium $34.65B

Italy $26.55B

Norway $25.23B

Spain $21.07B

Ireland $18.78B

Poland $14.39B

Canada $13.66B

Japan $12.91B

Turkey $11.54B

India $9.67B

Russia $9.44B

Sweden $9.40B

Denmark $8.91B

S Africa $8.05B

Czech Rep. $7.84B

Switzerland $7.41B

Vietnam $5.93B

S Korea $5.19B

Austria $5.15B

https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/imports-by-country

UK Imports 2019 - Imports to the UK dipped 2.6 percent from a month earlier to GBP 53.63 billion in June 2019, the third consecutive month of decline.

Purchases of goods went down 3.6 percent, mainly pushed down by machinery & transport equipment (-2.5%); miscellaneous manufactures (-2.9%); fuels (-13.2%); food & live animals (-6.8%); crude materials (-4.8%) and beverages & tobacco (-3.4%).

In contrast, services imports went up 0.3 percent. Among major trading partners,

Imports of goods from the EU dropped 1.3 percent, primarily from Germany (-11.9%), France (-0.6%), Italy (-0.9%), Spain (-0.9%) and Ireland (-4.9%).

By contrast, purchases went up mostly from the Netherlands (10%), Belgium (1.8%), Denmark (8.5%) and Sweden (19.5%).

Meantime, imports from non-EU countries slipped 6.2 percent, due to lower purchases from China (-3.4%), the US (-8.5%), Japan (-8.4%), Turkey (-19.5%), India (-27.4%), Russia (-9.3%) and Hong Kong (-20.1%).

Imports in the United Kingdom averaged 25958.73 GBP Million from 1955 until 2019, reaching an all-time high of 62200 GBP Million in March of 2019 and a record low of 1031 GBP Million in June of 1955.

https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/imports

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UK Exports

The UK exported $487 billion in goods to other countries.

http://www.worldstopexports.com/worlds-top-export-countries/

https://www.trademap.org/tradestat/Product_SelCountry_TS.aspx?nvpm=1%7c826%7c%7c%7c%7cTOTAL%7c%7c%7c2%7c1%7c1%7c2%7c2%7c1%7c1%7c1%7c1

The Biggest Customers for UK goods and services are listed below.

UK Exports 2018 by Country

United States: $65.3 billion (13.4%)

Germany: $46.7 billion (9.6%)

Netherlands: $33.1 billion (6.8%)

France: $31.9 billion (6.5%)

Ireland: $28.2 billion (5.8%)

China: $27.7 billion (5.7%)

Switzerland: $25.6 billion (5.3%)

Belgium: $18.9 billion (3.9%)

Italy: $14 billion (2.9%)

Spain: $13.9 billion (2.9%)

Turkey: $13.7 billion (2.8%)

Hong Kong: $10.3 billion (2.1%)

United Arab Emirates: $10.1 billion (2.1%)

Japan: $8.4 billion (1.7%)

South Korea: $7.8 billion (1.6%)

Approaching three-quarters (73%) of UK exports in 2018 were delivered to the above 15 trade partners.

http://www.worldstopexports.com/united-kingdoms-top-import-partners/

UK Exports July 2018- June 2019

7/18   GBP    52958

8/18   GBP    52866

9/18   GBP    53717

10/18 GBP   54452

11/18 GBP   54547

12/18 GBP   53545

1/19   GBP   54264

2/19   GBP   54238

3/19   GBP   55669

4/19   GBP   52142

5/19   GBP   53039

6/19   GBP   55409

Imports GBP 53630       

Exports of goods and services from the UK grew 4.5 percent from a month earlier to GBP 55.41 billion in June 2019, the most since October 2016.

 
Conversely, declines were registered in shipments to the US (-1.5%), Switzerland (-1.6%), Singapore (-11.1%) and Turkey (-16.7%). Exports to the EU fell 3.3 percent, in particular to the Netherlands (-17.8%) and Belgium (-2.8%), but rose to Germany (0.7%), France (0.5%), Ireland (5.4%), Italy (2.2%) and Spain (6.7%). Exports in the United Kingdom averaged 24588.90 GBP Million from 1955 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 55669 GBP Million in March of 2019 and a record low of 962 GBP Million in June of 1955.

Shipments of goods surged 7.6%, driven by machinery & transport equipment (0.2 percent); chemicals (16.2%); material manufactures (0.3%); food & live animals (1.5%); animals & vegetable oils and fats (19.4%) and beverages & tobacco (3.9%).

In contrast, those of fuels declined (-21.4%).  Meanwhile, exports of services increased 0.6%. Among major trading partners, goods exports to non-EU countries jumped 17.8 percent, mostly to China (110.2%), Hong Kong (47.9%), the UAE (83.4%), India (21.3%), Japan (1.3%) and South Korea (22.2%).

https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/exports

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