The French trade deficit widened a little more to 6.9 billion euros in September, affected by the rise in import prices and the energy bill, Customs announced on Tuesday.
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Oil and gas prices have weighed on the French bill for several months.
“Excluding energy, trade growth has also been driven since the start of the year by rising prices for intermediate goods and, to a lesser extent, for consumer goods,” said Customs in a press release.
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