PARIS: France’s foreign trade deficit widened by 13.3 percent to 3.4 billion euros (3.69 billion U.S. dollars) in September, as exports reached its lowest level in nine months, according to data published Friday by French customs.
At the end of September, the eurozone’s second largest economy, widened its trade gap by 400 million euros due to falling sales abroad to 37.4 billion euros, down by 0.6 percent on slowing aerospace and manufacturing exports.
As for imports, the figure turned positive over the period with a 0.5 percent increase. The country’s total purchases totaled 40.8 billion euros, customs figures showed.
The giant aero group Airbus generated 2.2 billion euros after offering 26 aircraft in September, compared with 17 units worth 1.8 billion euros sold a month earlier.
