French Trade & Exports: What France Sells to the World
France is the world's seventh-largest exporter, shipping approximately €580 billion worth of goods annually. What it exports tells you what it does best: aircraft, luxury goods, wine and spirits, pharmaceuticals, agricultural products, and weapons systems. The list is peculiarly French — a combination of high technology, artisanal savoir-faire, agricultural abundance, and strategic defence.
France's trade balance, however, has been persistently negative (imports exceeding exports) for most of the twenty-first century, in contrast to Germany's chronic surpluses. This deficit — driven largely by energy imports and consumer goods — is one of the French economy's structural weaknesses.
What France Exports
Wine Overview — The wine industry that generates billions in exports — from Champagne to Bordeaux.