It's a donkey's cap that France would have done well without.
If for two decades the level of French exports has never generated glowing comments, the comparative analysis of the 2020 figures carried out by Rexecode is likely to further dampen the morale of observers, or even the executive.
In the economic slump caused by the health crisis, France has indeed done worse than other
European countries.
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The results of foreign trade for 2020 show that the competitiveness indicators have particularly fallen in France compared to its main neighbors
", asserts the institute known to be close to employers in its annual report published on Wednesday.
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The note opens with a compilation of bad statistics.
The trade balance deficit?
It widened by more than 7 billion to reach 65 billion euros.
The flow of exports?
It contracted more strongly in France (-19.3%) than in all the countries of the euro zone
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