French trade deficit hits record level

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Series Details 8.8.08
Publication Date 08/08/2008
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Article reports that France’s trade deficit widened sharply in June 2008 to a record €5.64bn, exacerbated by the higher cost of oil and energy imports and weaker car exports. The trade gap - up from a revised €4.7bn in May 2008 - was significantly higher than many economists had forecast and will weigh heavily on an already sharply slowing French economy.

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