French Trade Deficit Narrows In August

Oct 9, 2007 - France's seasonally adjusted trade deficit came in at 2.8 billion euros in August, official data showed Tuesday. The July deficit was downwardly revised to 3.2 billion euros from 3.3 billion euros reported previously.

Economists were looking for a deficit of 3.4 billion euros for August.

In August, exports totaled to 34.7 billion euros, compared to 34 billion euros logged in July. Meanwhile, imports reached 37.4 billion euros compared to 37.2 billion euros in July.