| Author (Person) | Hall, Ben |
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| Series Title | Financial Times |
| Series Details | 8.8.08 |
| Publication Date | 08/08/2008 |
| Content Type | News |
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Article reports that France’s trade deficit widened sharply in June 2008 to a record €5.64bn, exacerbated by the higher cost of oil and energy imports and weaker car exports. The trade gap - up from a revised €4.7bn in May 2008 - was significantly higher than many economists had forecast and will weigh heavily on an already sharply slowing French economy. |
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| Countries / Regions | France |