Agriculture—products: wheat, cereals, sugar beets, potatoes, wine grapes; beef, dairy products; fish
Exports: $289 billion (f.o.b., 1998)
Exports—commodities: machinery and transportation equipment,
chemicals, foodstuffs, agricultural products, iron and steel
products, textiles and clothing
Exports—partners: Germany 16%, UK 10%, Italy 9%, Spain 8%,
Belgium-Luxembourg 8%, US 6.5%, Netherlands 4.5%, Japan 2%, Russia
0.9% (1997)
Imports: $255 billion (f.o.b., 1998)
Imports—commodities: crude oil, machinery and equipment,
agricultural products, chemicals, iron and steel products
Imports—partners: Germany 17%, Italy 10%, US 9%,
Belgium-Luxembourg 8%, UK 8%, Spain 7%, Netherlands 5%, Japan 3%,
China 2.5% (1997)
Debt—external: $117.6 billion (1996 est.)
Economic aid—donor: ODA, $8.4 billion (1995)
Currency: 1 French franc (F) = 100 centimes