France Current Account Deficit Widens

2026-11-06 08:18 By Czyrill Jean Coloma 1 min. read

France’s current account deficit widened to a seasonally adjusted €2.7 billion in September 2026 from a downwardly revised €1.4 billion in the previous month.

The goods trade deficit increased to €6.2 billion from €5.1 billion in August, as the energy shortfall widened to €4.2 billion from €3.6 billion and goods excluding energy deficit rose to €2 billion from €1.5 billion.

In addition, the primary income surplus narrowed to €3.7 billion from €4.1 billion.

Meanwhile, the services surplus remained unchanged at €4.9 billion, while the secondary income shortfall held steady at €5.2 billion.

During the first nine months of the year, France’s current account surplus narrowed to €13.7 billion from €15.8 billion in the corresponding period of 2025.



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