France Business
• Main exports: Machinery, equipment, aircraft, chemicals and beverages.
• Main imports: Vehicles, crude oil, aircraft, plastics and chemicals.
• Main trade partners: Germany, Italy, UK, USA and The Netherlands.
Economy
France is also Western Europe's leading agricultural nation with over half of its land area devoted to farming and the country is famously one of the world's leading wine producers.
French companies are prominent in many industries, particularly steel, motor vehicles, aircraft, mechanical and electrical engineering, textiles, chemicals and food processing. In advanced industrial sectors, France has one of the world's largest nuclear power industries, which meets nearly three-quarters of the country's energy requirements, and is a world leader in computing and telecommunications.
The service sector is dominated by tourism, which has long been a major foreign currency earner.
In 2007, economic growth was at 2.3%, with a relatively high unemployment rate of 8.3%.
Business Etiquette
Office hours: Generally Mon-Fri 0900-1200, 1400-1800.
Conferences & Conventions
Business Contacts
27 avenue de Friedland, 75382 Paris, Cedex 08, France
Tel: 0820 012 112.
Website: www.ccip.fr
Assemblée des Chambres Françaises de Commerce et d'Industrie
46 avenue de la Grande Armée, 75016 Paris, France
Tel: (01) 4069 3700.
Website: www.acfci.cci.fr
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