On this front, the news is brighter for years. France’s balance of trade fails to rectify the bar. Of course, the deficit fell to 4.6 billion euros in July, against $ 5.3 billion in June, according to figures published on Friday. But the Customs experience when even “a tendency to degradation” on the last three months, after a quarter of stability. According to them, the deficit has increased by € 600 million over this period, due to a decline in exports “after having previously received significant exports of military equipment, products of the aerospace and pharmaceutical products”.

The Customs to provide that accumulated over the last twelve months, “the balance remains stable since may.” The deficit reached 54,6 billion euros from August 2018 to July 2019, compared with a 57.7 billion euros from August 2017 to July 2018.

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