In 2022, its FOB/FOB deficit, excluding transport and insurance costs, amounted to €164 billion compared to €85 billion a year earlier. The surge is largely due to energy bills, but also to the growing deficit in manufactured goods.
"We decided to focus on products, especially products of everyday life," explained François Bayrou, the High Commissioner for Planning. It appears that two-thirds are in trade deficit, and more than 1000 have deficits of more than 50 million euros.