France Imports 1970-2017 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast | News

Imports to France jumped by 3 percent from the previous month to EUR 45.3 billion in July 2017, as purchases went up for: Refined oil (24.2 percent); pharmaceuticals (3.5 percent); aerospace industry (31.5 percent); textiles, leather (1.6 percent); rubber products, plastics, various minerals (5.4 percent); agriculture (0.9 percent); wood, paper, cardboard (3.0 percent); metallurgical and metal products (2.5 percent); computers, electronics and optical (0.9 percent); chemicals (10.0 percent); industrial and agriculture machinery (4.8 percent); ships, trains, bikes (4.6 percent); perfumes, cosmetics, cleaning products (4.2 percent); and electrical and household equipment (1.3 percent). In contrast, purchases dropped for: Works of arts, technical documentation, publishing products (-0.5 percent); automotive products (-1.0 percent); jewelry, toys, furniture (-1.1 percent); and natural hydrocarbons (-6.2 percent). Imports in France averaged 19841.80 EUR Million from 1970 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 45266 EUR Million in January of 2017 and a record low of 1151.90 EUR Million in May of 1970.

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France Trade	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Balance of Trade	-5968.00	-4882.00	2674.00	-8171.00	EUR Million	[+]
Exports	39286.00	39074.00	40360.00	1165.60	EUR Million	[+]
Imports	45254.00	43956.00	45266.00	1151.90	EUR Million	[+]
Current Account	-4199.00	-2374.00	4784.00	-6364.00	EUR Million	[+]
External Debt	4735352.00	4902448.00	4902448.00	3536444.00	EUR Million	[+]
Current Account to GDP	-0.90	-0.20	3.40	-2.10	percent	[+]
Terms of Trade	114.93	114.79	115.70	89.50	Index Points	[+]
Foreign Direct Investment	3608.00	1263.00	20881.00	-8809.00	EUR Million	[+]
Capital Flows	-17407.00	17071.00	59842.00	-48842.00	EUR Million	[+]
Remittances	50.00	50.00	87.00	22.00	EUR Million	[+]
Gold Reserves	2435.91	2435.91	3024.70	2435.38	Tonnes	[+]
Crude Oil Production	15.00	15.00	58.00	15.00	BBL/D/1K	[+]
Terrorism Index	5.60	4.55	5.60	3.38		[+]
Tourism Revenues	5893.00	4496.00	6170.00	1426.00	EUR Million	[+]
Tourist Arrivals	84500.00	83800.00	84500.00	75000.00	Thousand	[+]
Weapons Sales	2226.00	2080.00	4029.00	8.00	USD Million	[+]

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France Imports

France imports mainly computers, electronics (9 percent of total imports), industrial and agricultural machinery (8 percent), food (7 percent), chemicals excluding perfumes (7 percent), textiles, clothing (7 percent), metal products (7 percent), aircraft (7 percent), motor vehicles (7 percent), natural hydrocarbons and mining (7 percent) and pharmaceuticals (5 percent). Main import partners are: Germany (17 percent of total imports), China (9 percent), Italy, Belgium and the US (7 percent each), Spain (6 percent), the Netherlands and the UK (4 percent each). This page provides the latest reported value for - France Imports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. France Imports - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2017.