What does the France trade balance measure?

The France trade balance measures the difference between the value of goods exported and imported by France. It is reported using both FOB/FOB (free on board) and CIF/FOB (cost, insurance, and freight) valuations.

How often is the French trade balance data updated?

The data is updated monthly by INSEE, the French national statistics institute. The historical series available on this page go back to 2016.

Which product breakdowns are available in this dataset?

This dataset breaks down French exports and imports by product categories, including transport equipment, agri-food products, chemicals, textiles, and pharmaceutical products.

What is the difference between raw and SA-WDA trade data?

Raw data represents the actual collected customs figures, while SA-WDA data is seasonally and working-day adjusted. SA-WDA estimates help analysts track underlying economic trends in France by removing calendar and seasonal effects.

France trade balance and trade by product

Name: France trade balance and trade by product
Creator: INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM)
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

France trade balance, exports and imports by product are published monthly by INSEE.

Source: INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM)Last updated: Sep 14, 2026, 13:52Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

Indicator	07-2026	06-2026	05-2026	04-2026	03-2026	02-2026	01-2026	12-2025	11-2025	10-2025	09-2025	08-2025	07-2025	06-2025	05-2025	04-2025	03-2025	02-2025	01-2025	12-2024	11-2024	10-2024	09-2024	08-2024	07-2024	06-2024	05-2024	04-2024	03-2024	02-2024	01-2024	12-2023	11-2023	10-2023	09-2023	08-2023	07-2023
Exports10
To: The whole world - Manufacturing industry - Data of collection	51,675	53,685	44,279	50,280	51,608	45,774	43,173	48,930	47,120	53,004	48,667	37,509	50,160	47,843	43,741	46,503	49,867	43,712	43,153	46,099	45,718	49,854	43,119	37,121	49,391	48,132	44,537	46,486	48,104	45,756	42,604	43,640	48,907	48,694	45,167	39,240	45,813
To: The whole world - Manufacturing industry - Estimated SA-WDA data	49,349	49,307	48,592	49,323	48,018	47,485	47,252	48,108	47,197	48,060	47,562	47,220	47,510	46,566	45,414	45,626	48,097	45,203	45,570	46,860	45,463	44,933	43,527	45,351	46,128	46,913	45,822	46,078	46,183	45,829	44,695	45,721	45,800	45,661	45,254	46,517	47,080
To: The whole world - RU - Art, antiques and collectors' items - Data of collection	209	200	98	156	153	152	231	188	115	112	229	81	175	271	195	135	187	150	157	118	230	187	115	56	149	134	155	131	107	146	140	138	214	149	114	98	168
To: The whole world - RU - Art, antiques and collectors' items - Estimated SA-WDA data	209	200	98	156	153	152	231	188	115	112	229	81	175	271	195	135	187	150	157	118	230	187	115	56	149	134	155	131	107	146	140	138	214	149	114	98	168
To: The whole world - RZ - Art, antiques and collectors' items - Data of collection	209	200	98	156	153	152	231	188	115	112	229	81	175	271	195	135	187	150	157	118	230	187	115	56	149	134	155	131	107	146	140	138	214	149	114	98	168
To: The whole world - RZ - Art, antiques and collectors' items - Estimated SA-WDA data	209	200	98	156	153	152	231	188	115	112	229	81	175	271	195	135	187	150	157	118	230	187	115	56	149	134	155	131	107	146	140	138	214	149	114	98	168
To: The whole world - Overall CIF/FOB excluding military equipment - Data of collection - NAF rev. 2	55,699	57,571	47,600	54,071	55,905	49,550	47,492	52,794	50,652	56,541	51,905	40,460	53,625	51,175	46,944	50,019	53,945	47,963	47,070	49,782	49,879	53,256	46,029	40,015	52,465	51,675	47,992	49,906	52,497	50,146	46,795	47,613	52,727	52,182	48,502	42,363	49,386
To: The whole world - FOB/FOB trade incl. military equipment - Estimated SA-WDA data - NAF rev. 2	54,677	54,488	53,126	54,770	52,959	52,170	52,615	53,643	51,932	52,748	52,092	51,813	52,232	51,127	49,579	49,843	52,744	50,215	50,416	51,717	50,544	49,139	47,836	49,524	50,131	51,760	50,259	50,340	50,862	50,900	49,259	50,556	50,387	50,097	49,824	51,221	51,892
To: The whole world - Overall CIF/FOB excluding military equipment - Estimated SA-WDA data - NAF rev. 2	53,588	53,269	52,117	52,926	51,761	51,014	51,400	51,930	50,777	51,588	51,037	50,717	51,190	50,113	48,697	48,960	51,715	49,221	49,280	50,566	49,664	48,320	46,669	48,677	49,335	50,668	49,350	49,326	50,095	49,914	48,638	49,770	49,520	49,194	48,876	50,038	51,000
To: Somalia - All, excluding military equipment - Data of collection - NAF rev. 2	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1
Imports10
CIF imports of France incl. overseas departments - From: The whole world - Manufacturing industry - Estimated SA-WDA data	55,117	54,477	54,536	53,498	53,096	52,156	50,482	52,390	50,900	50,609	52,332	51,562	52,068	52,711	50,895	51,394	51,768	51,153	50,972	50,179	51,305	50,900	51,076	50,795	50,286	49,937	51,345	51,829	50,683	50,561	50,705	50,720	49,674	52,585	51,950	52,390	52,796
CIF imports of France incl. overseas departments - From: The whole world - Manufacturing industry - Data of collection	56,325	59,083	51,762	54,007	56,966	50,367	47,474	51,024	51,205	54,797	54,520	42,287	53,407	54,283	50,632	51,898	53,732	49,399	49,552	47,209	51,722	55,278	51,618	42,670	52,713	51,347	51,120	52,030	52,625	50,282	49,575	46,561	53,215	55,280	52,342	45,348	50,511
CIF imports of France incl. overseas departments - From: The whole world - RU - Art, antiques and collectors' items - Data of collection	137	140	209	173	152	115	138	318	99	169	160	63	132	179	138	108	147	124	125	401	167	115	117	44	106	181	113	104	148	108	100	122	98	132	101	100	117
CIF imports of France incl. overseas departments - From: The whole world - RU - Art, antiques and collectors' items - Estimated SA-WDA data	134	130	229	173	154	109	139	320	100	169	153	73	130	164	143	108	148	116	126	405	167	115	109	53	103	177	117	104	150	102	101	125	98	131	93	110	112
CIF imports of France incl. overseas departments - From: The whole world - RZ - Art, antiques and collectors' items - Data of collection	137	140	209	173	152	115	138	318	99	169	160	63	132	179	138	108	147	124	125	401	167	115	117	44	106	181	113	104	148	108	100	122	98	132	101	100	117
CIF imports of France incl. overseas departments - From: The whole world - RZ - Art, antiques and collectors' items - Estimated SA-WDA data	134	130	229	173	154	109	139	320	100	169	153	73	130	164	143	108	148	116	126	405	167	115	109	53	103	177	117	104	150	102	101	125	98	131	93	110	112
CIF imports of France incl. overseas departments - From: Somalia - All, excluding military equipment - Data of collection - NAF rev. 2	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
CIF imports of France incl. overseas departments - From: The whole world - Overall CIF/FOB excluding military equipment - Data of collection - NAF rev. 2	63,064	65,666	58,806	61,954	64,561	56,908	52,698	57,034	57,086	59,782	60,389	47,686	59,085	60,319	56,788	58,273	61,150	56,093	56,753	53,806	58,053	61,554	57,086	49,254	58,679	58,623	58,465	59,621	59,531	56,972	56,044	53,786	60,524	62,253	58,989	52,789	58,440
FOB imports of France incl. overseas departments - From: The whole world - FOB/FOB trade incl. military equipment - Estimated SA-WDA data - NAF rev. 2	61,346	60,239	60,836	60,462	59,622	57,873	55,139	57,529	56,178	55,032	57,712	56,598	57,220	58,047	56,136	56,793	58,158	56,990	57,267	55,982	56,903	56,448	56,059	56,940	55,707	56,639	57,798	58,533	56,659	56,420	56,528	56,826	56,017	58,696	57,692	58,937	59,844
CIF imports of France incl. overseas departments - From: The whole world - Overall CIF/FOB excluding military equipment - Estimated SA-WDA data - NAF rev. 2	62,090	61,043	61,610	61,226	60,427	58,622	55,622	58,219	56,797	55,603	58,431	57,395	57,966	58,849	56,931	57,554	58,978	57,771	58,054	56,656	57,632	57,189	56,824	57,751	56,397	57,302	58,616	59,228	57,419	57,146	57,060	57,863	56,879	59,616	58,833	60,142	61,002
Trade balance (CIF/FOB)9
With: The whole world - Manufacturing industry - Data of collection	-4,650	-5,397	-7,484	-3,727	-5,359	-4,593	-4,301	-2,094	-4,084	-1,793	-5,853	-4,778	-3,247	-6,440	-6,891	-5,395	-3,864	-5,687	-6,399	-1,110	-6,005	-5,425	-8,499	-5,550	-3,322	-3,215	-6,583	-5,544	-4,521	-4,526	-6,972	-2,921	-4,308	-6,587	-7,175	-6,108	-4,698
With: The whole world - Manufacturing industry - Estimated SA-WDA data	-5,768	-5,170	-5,944	-4,175	-5,077	-4,671	-3,230	-4,281	-3,703	-2,549	-4,769	-4,342	-4,558	-6,145	-5,481	-5,768	-3,671	-5,950	-5,403	-3,320	-5,842	-5,968	-7,549	-5,444	-4,158	-3,024	-5,524	-5,751	-4,500	-4,732	-6,011	-4,999	-3,874	-6,924	-6,696	-5,873	-5,715
With: The whole world - RU - Art, antiques and collectors' items - Data of collection	73	60	-111	-17	1	37	93	-130	16	-57	69	18	43	93	57	27	40	25	33	-283	63	73	-2	12	43	-47	42	27	-41	38	39	16	117	17	13	-2	50
With: The whole world - RU - Art, antiques and collectors' items - Estimated SA-WDA data	75	70	-131	-18	-1	43	92	-131	15	-58	77	8	45	107	52	27	39	34	31	-286	63	73	5	3	46	-42	39	27	-43	44	39	13	116	17	21	-12	56
With: The whole world - RZ - Art, antiques and collectors' items - Data of collection	73	60	-111	-17	1	37	93	-130	16	-57	69	18	43	93	57	27	40	25	33	-283	63	73	-2	12	43	-47	42	28	-41	38	39	16	117	17	13	-2	50
With: The whole world - RZ - Art, antiques and collectors' items - Estimated SA-WDA data	75	70	-131	-18	-1	43	92	-131	15	-58	77	8	45	107	52	27	39	34	31	-286	63	73	5	3	46	-42	39	27	-43	44	39	13	116	17	21	-12	56
With: The whole world - Overall CIF/FOB excluding military equipment - Data of collection - NAF rev. 2	-7,366	-8,095	-11,207	-7,883	-8,655	-7,358	-5,205	-4,239	-6,434	-3,241	-8,484	-7,226	-5,460	-9,144	-9,845	-8,254	-7,205	-8,130	-9,683	-4,024	-8,174	-8,298	-11,057	-9,238	-6,214	-6,948	-10,472	-9,715	-7,034	-6,826	-9,249	-6,173	-7,797	-10,070	-10,487	-10,426	-9,054
With: The whole world - Overall CIF/FOB excluding military equipment - Estimated SA-WDA data - NAF rev. 2	-8,502	-7,775	-9,493	-8,300	-8,666	-7,609	-4,223	-6,290	-6,020	-4,015	-7,394	-6,677	-6,775	-8,736	-8,234	-8,594	-7,263	-8,550	-8,773	-6,090	-7,968	-8,868	-10,155	-9,075	-7,062	-6,634	-9,266	-9,902	-7,324	-7,232	-8,422	-8,092	-7,359	-10,422	-9,957	-10,104	-10,002
With: Somalia - All, excluding military equipment - Data of collection - NAF rev. 2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	-1	-1	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	-2	-1
Trade balance (FOB/FOB)1
FOB/FOB balance trade of France incl. overseas departments - With: The whole world - FOB/FOB trade incl. military equipment - Estimated SA-WDA data - NAF rev. 2	-6,669	-5,751	-7,710	-5,692	-6,663	-5,703	-2,524	-3,886	-4,246	-2,284	-5,620	-4,784	-4,989	-6,920	-6,556	-6,950	-5,415	-6,774	-6,851	-4,265	-6,359	-7,309	-8,223	-7,416	-5,576	-4,879	-7,539	-8,193	-5,797	-5,520	-7,269	-6,270	-5,630	-8,598	-7,868	-7,716	-7,952
Exports by product29
A17 AZ - Products of Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1,613	1,612	1,645	1,582	1,570	1,585	1,629	1,648	1,682	1,654	1,714	1,692	1,706	1,682	1,644	1,626	1,600	1,542	1,387	1,496	1,459	1,443	1,364	1,311	1,436	1,594	1,555	1,655	1,674	1,725	1,737	1,676	1,481	1,548	1,629	1,540	1,671
A38 AZ - Products of Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1,613	1,612	1,645	1,582	1,570	1,585	1,629	1,648	1,682	1,654	1,714	1,692	1,706	1,682	1,644	1,626	1,600	1,542	1,387	1,496	1,459	1,443	1,364	1,311	1,436	1,594	1,555	1,655	1,674	1,725	1,737	1,676	1,481	1,548	1,629	1,540	1,671
BZ - Natural hydrocarbons and other mining and quarrying	637	711	364	594	577	553	538	436	443	435	440	465	530	572	555	512	469	770	630	567	910	451	440	691	374	916	761	543	1,027	1,030	913	984	732	503	584	636	923
C1 - Agri-food industries products (Agri-food industries)	5,353	5,401	5,352	5,350	5,413	5,367	5,410	5,430	5,341	5,357	5,393	5,373	5,415	5,471	5,485	5,536	5,630	5,415	5,468	5,628	5,436	5,397	5,394	5,400	5,383	5,262	5,210	5,201	5,314	5,304	5,151	5,269	5,089	5,144	5,214	5,253	5,288
C2 - Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products	958	1,039	1,090	1,102	1,158	767	672	824	925	1,040	943	781	841	712	647	609	750	911	931	938	854	855	707	879	959	854	861	875	890	971	639	1,051	899	997	1,054	1,053	738
C3 - Mechanical, electrical, electronic and computer equipments	10,137	10,173	10,013	10,431	9,836	9,687	9,637	10,020	9,412	9,228	9,662	9,115	9,231	9,540	9,132	8,826	9,445	9,010	8,755	9,318	8,990	8,863	8,926	8,827	8,785	9,070	8,794	9,074	8,933	9,258	8,748	9,530	9,171	9,495	9,358	9,535	9,510
C4 - Transport equipment	10,840	10,935	10,597	10,881	10,100	10,042	10,286	10,327	10,345	11,504	10,150	10,946	10,952	10,023	9,469	9,599	11,319	9,156	9,761	9,764	9,486	8,628	8,175	9,552	11,021	10,737	9,804	9,397	9,945	8,965	9,391	9,132	10,145	9,501	9,090	9,913	10,180
C5 - Other industrial products	22,060	21,760	21,540	21,559	21,511	21,623	21,247	21,508	21,174	20,930	21,414	21,004	21,071	20,820	20,681	21,056	20,953	20,711	20,655	21,212	20,699	21,189	20,324	20,694	19,981	20,990	21,153	21,532	21,100	21,332	20,765	20,739	20,496	20,524	20,537	20,763	21,364
CA - Agri-food industries products (Agri-food industries)	5,353	5,401	5,352	5,350	5,413	5,367	5,410	5,430	5,341	5,357	5,393	5,373	5,415	5,471	5,485	5,536	5,630	5,415	5,468	5,628	5,436	5,397	5,394	5,400	5,383	5,262	5,210	5,201	5,314	5,304	5,151	5,269	5,089	5,144	5,214	5,253	5,288
CB - Textiles, clothing, leather and footwear	3,345	3,322	3,196	3,276	3,296	3,256	3,263	3,350	3,102	3,241	3,287	3,189	3,226	3,242	3,219	3,308	3,462	3,258	3,322	3,317	3,289	3,461	3,275	3,302	3,298	3,353	3,448	3,485	3,349	3,473	3,349	3,363	3,461	3,402	3,328	3,429	3,394
CC - Wood, paper and cardboard	801	817	824	812	814	836	810	823	821	813	813	803	834	826	826	828	826	831	846	840	835	827	839	839	844	833	834	861	829	827	802	814	778	826	807	828	809
CD - Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products	958	1,039	1,090	1,102	1,158	767	672	824	925	1,040	943	781	841	712	647	609	750	911	931	938	854	855	707	879	959	854	861	875	890	971	639	1,051	899	997	1,054	1,053	738
CE - Chemicals, perfumes and cosmetics	6,480	6,465	6,352	6,114	6,116	6,121	5,909	6,114	6,074	5,916	6,108	5,937	6,200	5,939	6,035	6,391	6,245	6,192	6,364	6,975	6,415	6,537	6,140	6,167	6,028	6,315	6,387	6,456	6,445	6,627	6,293	6,230	6,116	5,965	6,473	6,557	6,992
CF - Pharmaceutical products	3,264	3,111	3,370	3,423	3,314	3,572	3,489	3,551	3,570	3,578	3,852	3,807	3,544	3,519	3,386	3,261	3,091	3,017	2,866	2,846	3,033	2,897	2,931	3,253	2,758	3,502	3,213	3,300	3,379	3,264	3,348	3,216	3,064	3,273	2,917	2,947	3,134
CG - Rubber and plastic products, miscellaneous minerals	2,055	2,073	2,046	2,054	2,016	1,991	1,995	1,978	1,979	1,955	1,984	1,965	1,964	1,983	1,940	1,954	1,999	1,957	1,964	1,956	1,974	1,958	1,950	1,948	1,913	1,934	1,949	2,019	1,985	1,986	1,947	1,985	1,942	1,949	1,917	1,931	1,967
CH - Steel and metal products	3,956	3,758	3,699	3,681	3,845	3,759	3,667	3,578	3,640	3,367	3,335	3,361	3,265	3,410	3,246	3,285	3,286	3,440	3,259	3,260	3,186	3,452	3,274	3,242	3,209	3,250	3,253	3,450	3,196	3,167	3,050	3,229	3,128	3,181	3,171	3,115	3,154
CI - Computer, electronic and optical products	3,431	3,466	3,359	3,429	3,227	3,152	3,095	3,374	2,908	2,817	3,239	2,737	2,859	3,121	2,821	2,576	3,010	2,764	2,691	3,145	2,762	2,617	2,862	2,727	2,587	2,889	2,636	2,650	2,662	2,686	2,640	3,160	2,867	3,085	3,008	3,150	2,970
CJ - Electrical and household equipment	2,707	2,681	2,646	2,880	2,619	2,554	2,590	2,613	2,517	2,487	2,457	2,385	2,447	2,449	2,430	2,402	2,381	2,343	2,347	2,356	2,367	2,363	2,410	2,361	2,350	2,349	2,375	2,447	2,335	2,568	2,308	2,268	2,299	2,317	2,250	2,296	2,421
CK - Industrial and agricultural machinery, miscellaneous machinery	3,999	4,026	4,008	4,121	3,991	3,980	3,952	4,033	3,987	3,924	3,966	3,993	3,925	3,971	3,881	3,849	4,054	3,902	3,717	3,817	3,861	3,883	3,654	3,739	3,848	3,831	3,783	3,977	3,935	4,004	3,800	4,102	4,005	4,092	4,099	4,089	4,119
CM - Miscellaneous manufactured products	2,159	2,215	2,053	2,199	2,110	2,088	2,114	2,115	1,989	2,060	2,034	1,944	2,039	1,901	2,030	2,029	2,043	2,018	2,034	2,019	1,966	2,056	1,916	1,942	1,931	1,802	2,068	1,962	1,918	1,989	1,977	1,903	2,007	1,928	1,924	1,955	1,914
CL - Transport equipment	10,840	10,935	10,597	10,881	10,100	10,042	10,286	10,327	10,345	11,504	10,150	10,946	10,952	10,023	9,469	9,599	11,319	9,156	9,761	9,764	9,486	8,628	8,175	9,552	11,021	10,737	9,804	9,397	9,945	8,965	9,391	9,132	10,145	9,501	9,090	9,913	10,180
DE - Natural hydrocarbons, other mining products, electricity, waste	2,223	1,942	1,594	1,676	1,833	1,600	2,011	1,786	1,596	1,573	1,345	1,538	1,604	1,415	1,268	1,395	1,648	2,139	1,970	1,901	2,337	1,564	1,478	1,775	1,428	1,840	1,627	1,260	1,945	2,020	1,886	2,043	1,825	1,651	1,686	1,690	1,899
DZ - Electricity and manufactured gas	877	562	578	422	613	419	830	755	558	532	335	537	541	328	194	353	613	807	820	769	818	548	445	510	458	330	300	207	458	512	558	494	576	633	578	523	479
EZ - Industrial and household waste	710	669	652	660	644	628	643	595	595	607	570	535	532	515	520	530	566	562	521	565	609	566	594	574	597	594	567	509	460	478	415	565	517	516	523	531	497
JA - Publishing and communication products	190	202	186	187	183	191	276	196	186	186	184	185	192	177	173	176	180	186	195	189	173	190	183	181	191	185	189	198	184	192	178	190	197	183	191	192	180
JZ - Publishing and communication products	190	202	186	187	183	191	276	196	186	186	184	185	192	177	173	176	180	186	195	189	173	190	183	181	191	185	189	198	184	192	178	190	197	183	191	192	180
MM - Plans and technical drawings, photographic plates and exposed film	3	6	2	2	3	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	3	2	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	1
Branded goods - Plans and technical drawings, photographic plates and exposed film	3	6	2	2	3	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	3	2	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	1
SZ - Unworked human hair	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Imports by product29
A17 AZ - Products of Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1,678	1,627	1,626	1,685	1,669	1,634	1,641	1,632	1,659	1,519	1,651	1,699	1,647	1,705	1,706	1,611	1,657	1,649	1,623	1,589	1,521	1,601	1,597	1,588	1,479	1,448	1,516	1,499	1,402	1,441	1,464	1,486	1,453	1,480	1,420	1,454	1,478
A38 AZ - Products of Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1,678	1,627	1,626	1,685	1,669	1,634	1,641	1,632	1,659	1,519	1,651	1,699	1,647	1,705	1,706	1,611	1,657	1,649	1,623	1,589	1,521	1,601	1,597	1,588	1,479	1,448	1,516	1,499	1,402	1,441	1,464	1,486	1,453	1,480	1,420	1,454	1,478
BZ - Natural hydrocarbons and other mining and quarrying	4,649	4,307	4,695	5,391	4,946	4,293	2,902	3,510	3,746	2,877	3,865	3,653	3,689	3,815	3,752	3,986	4,890	4,228	4,879	4,043	4,228	4,128	3,584	4,874	4,091	5,323	5,205	5,358	4,741	4,598	4,342	5,041	5,163	4,944	4,875	5,671	6,090
C1 - Agri-food industries products (Agri-food industries)	5,162	5,150	5,279	5,230	5,261	5,276	5,200	5,384	5,323	5,339	5,412	5,362	5,520	5,436	5,457	5,360	5,493	5,260	5,300	5,193	5,124	4,997	5,010	4,934	4,947	4,910	4,954	4,945	4,828	4,772	4,794	4,753	4,659	4,705	4,704	4,769	4,742
C2 - Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products	2,114	2,317	2,479	2,319	2,272	1,576	1,729	1,626	1,554	1,940	1,814	1,788	1,938	1,929	1,876	1,743	2,005	1,914	1,913	1,879	1,978	2,198	2,226	2,206	2,335	2,262	2,607	2,792	2,617	2,109	2,536	1,873	2,404	2,556	2,489	2,299	2,489
C3 - Mechanical, electrical, electronic and computer equipments	13,543	13,469	12,928	12,910	12,734	12,596	12,104	12,402	12,232	12,025	12,179	12,008	12,105	12,195	11,798	11,910	12,219	12,011	12,094	11,900	12,156	12,179	12,021	12,384	11,820	11,916	12,109	12,227	11,798	11,967	12,016	12,228	12,011	12,392	12,501	12,360	12,877
C4 - Transport equipment	10,767	10,097	10,588	9,971	10,248	9,919	9,205	10,139	9,369	9,209	9,590	9,514	9,759	9,853	9,164	9,618	8,903	9,154	8,805	9,051	9,473	8,910	9,404	9,018	9,072	8,875	9,082	9,130	9,144	9,472	9,562	9,596	8,940	10,031	9,547	9,840	9,761
C5 - Other industrial products	23,530	23,445	23,262	23,068	22,580	22,790	22,243	22,839	22,422	22,096	23,336	22,889	22,746	23,298	22,599	22,763	23,147	22,814	22,862	22,156	22,574	22,617	22,415	22,253	22,112	21,973	22,594	22,735	22,295	22,241	21,797	22,270	21,659	22,902	22,710	23,122	22,927
CA - Agri-food industries products (Agri-food industries)	5,162	5,150	5,279	5,230	5,261	5,276	5,200	5,384	5,323	5,339	5,412	5,362	5,520	5,436	5,457	5,360	5,493	5,260	5,300	5,193	5,124	4,997	5,010	4,934	4,947	4,910	4,954	4,945	4,828	4,772	4,794	4,753	4,659	4,705	4,704	4,769	4,742
CB - Textiles, clothing, leather and footwear	3,802	3,700	3,760	3,706	3,665	3,656	3,622	3,880	3,685	3,576	3,730	3,675	3,825	3,905	3,788	3,817	3,925	3,886	3,971	3,763	3,859	3,846	3,810	3,800	3,658	3,664	3,947	3,838	3,812	3,781	3,645	3,720	3,635	3,675	3,660	3,711	3,862
CC - Wood, paper and cardboard	1,286	1,297	1,332	1,300	1,304	1,282	1,263	1,263	1,272	1,265	1,279	1,258	1,320	1,323	1,299	1,316	1,346	1,363	1,345	1,358	1,331	1,350	1,339	1,356	1,352	1,344	1,357	1,372	1,322	1,312	1,313	1,333	1,242	1,331	1,346	1,346	1,371
CD - Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products	2,114	2,317	2,479	2,319	2,272	1,576	1,729	1,626	1,554	1,940	1,814	1,788	1,938	1,929	1,876	1,743	2,005	1,914	1,913	1,879	1,978	2,198	2,226	2,206	2,335	2,262	2,607	2,792	2,617	2,109	2,536	1,873	2,404	2,556	2,489	2,299	2,489
CE - Chemicals, perfumes and cosmetics	5,002	5,020	5,115	5,078	4,757	4,763	4,717	4,994	4,666	4,671	4,493	4,754	4,671	4,652	4,585	4,595	4,809	4,686	4,731	4,592	4,781	4,749	4,754	4,563	4,767	4,683	4,669	4,665	4,637	4,585	4,484	4,649	4,524	4,604	4,685	4,582	4,627
CF - Pharmaceutical products	3,027	3,405	2,906	2,901	2,916	3,166	2,699	2,710	2,884	2,732	4,060	3,788	3,279	3,525	3,452	3,269	3,005	2,946	2,912	2,885	2,783	2,871	2,635	2,704	2,787	2,782	2,795	2,850	2,917	2,872	2,770	2,683	2,652	3,473	3,285	3,579	3,218
CG - Rubber and plastic products, miscellaneous minerals	2,771	2,737	2,752	2,764	2,721	2,653	2,640	2,660	2,667	2,637	2,647	2,578	2,680	2,691	2,625	2,644	2,741	2,681	2,717	2,667	2,725	2,715	2,728	2,725	2,677	2,683	2,726	2,800	2,685	2,769	2,715	2,803	2,677	2,779	2,748	2,694	2,768
CH - Steel and metal products	4,749	4,504	4,491	4,472	4,399	4,410	4,468	4,496	4,473	4,424	4,328	4,131	4,187	4,355	4,204	4,269	4,430	4,397	4,312	4,150	4,266	4,247	4,301	4,267	4,143	4,254	4,271	4,249	4,245	4,177	4,232	4,268	4,139	4,249	4,270	4,183	4,391
CI - Computer, electronic and optical products	5,595	5,600	5,100	5,157	4,849	4,813	4,575	4,736	4,563	4,495	4,731	4,517	4,598	4,603	4,306	4,341	4,569	4,422	4,508	4,479	4,478	4,442	4,438	4,576	4,344	4,395	4,521	4,569	4,387	4,490	4,481	4,437	4,551	4,635	4,592	4,538	4,723
CJ - Electrical and household equipment	3,293	3,265	3,282	3,212	3,254	3,118	3,072	3,098	3,176	3,023	3,041	3,033	3,047	3,121	2,989	3,071	3,098	3,148	3,136	3,035	3,153	3,168	3,120	3,210	3,102	3,071	3,149	3,125	3,027	2,979	2,968	3,030	2,879	3,003	3,060	3,036	3,290
CK - Industrial and agricultural machinery, miscellaneous machinery	4,655	4,604	4,546	4,541	4,631	4,664	4,457	4,568	4,493	4,507	4,408	4,458	4,459	4,471	4,504	4,498	4,552	4,441	4,450	4,386	4,525	4,569	4,462	4,597	4,375	4,450	4,439	4,534	4,384	4,498	4,567	4,761	4,581	4,754	4,849	4,786	4,864
CL - Transport equipment	10,767	10,097	10,588	9,971	10,248	9,919	9,205	10,139	9,369	9,209	9,590	9,514	9,759	9,853	9,164	9,618	8,903	9,154	8,805	9,051	9,473	8,910	9,404	9,018	9,072	8,875	9,082	9,130	9,144	9,472	9,562	9,596	8,940	10,031	9,547	9,840	9,761
CM - Miscellaneous manufactured products	2,894	2,782	2,906	2,848	2,819	2,861	2,835	2,835	2,774	2,791	2,801	2,704	2,783	2,848	2,645	2,853	2,892	2,856	2,874	2,741	2,829	2,840	2,847	2,838	2,728	2,563	2,828	2,961	2,677	2,746	2,639	2,816	2,790	2,790	2,715	3,026	2,690
DE - Natural hydrocarbons, other mining products, electricity, waste	4,919	4,597	4,979	5,661	5,294	4,520	3,167	3,695	3,933	3,101	4,083	3,854	3,920	4,055	3,994	4,236	5,211	4,625	5,129	4,298	4,448	4,376	3,848	5,128	4,333	5,541	5,436	5,595	4,983	4,837	4,575	5,301	5,435	5,208	5,154	5,972	6,396
DZ - Electricity and manufactured gas	77	106	93	79	155	39	79	0	30	54	54	51	64	57	72	90	153	225	89	84	43	67	72	68	60	46	68	70	96	88	69	101	108	110	134	173	154
EZ - Industrial and household waste	193	184	191	191	193	188	186	185	158	170	165	150	168	183	169	160	168	172	161	171	177	180	192	187	182	173	164	167	145	151	165	159	164	154	146	128	153
JA - Publishing and communication products	236	208	235	207	212	199	188	179	200	199	208	205	197	208	189	199	189	224	196	178	184	195	190	182	193	194	196	197	198	200	210	228	217	207	210	214	215
JZ - Publishing and communication products	236	208	235	207	212	199	188	179	200	199	208	205	197	208	189	199	189	224	196	178	184	195	190	182	193	194	196	197	198	200	210	228	217	207	210	214	215
MM - Plans and technical drawings, photographic plates and exposed film	5	4	4	2	3	5	6	4	5	6	5	2	3	5	4	5	5	4	7	6	6	2	4	5	3	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	3	4	6	2	5
Branded goods - Plans and technical drawings, photographic plates and exposed film	5	4	4	2	3	5	6	4	5	6	5	2	3	5	4	5	5	4	7	6	6	2	4	5	3	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	3	4	6	2	5
SZ - Unworked human hair	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Latest reading

The latest reading is −6,669 EUR million, for Jul 2026. That is −918 EUR million from Jun 2026 and −1,680 EUR million from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2016 to Jul 2026.

Latest: −6,669 EUR million; Jul 2026
vs previous period: −918 EUR million; Jun 2026
vs a year earlier: −1,680 EUR million

About this data

France trade balance, exports and imports by product are published monthly by INSEE. This dataset tracks monthly CIF/FOB and FOB/FOB trade balances, total exports, and imports in EUR million since 2016. It includes detailed product breakdowns such as transport equipment, agri-food, chemicals, and pharmaceutical products. Figures are available as raw collection data or seasonally and working-day adjusted (SA-WDA) estimates.

Frequently asked questions

What does the France trade balance measure?: The France trade balance measures the difference between the value of goods exported and imported by France. It is reported using both FOB/FOB (free on board) and CIF/FOB (cost, insurance, and freight) valuations.
How often is the French trade balance data updated?: The data is updated monthly by INSEE, the French national statistics institute. The historical series available on this page go back to 2016.
Which product breakdowns are available in this dataset?: This dataset breaks down French exports and imports by product categories, including transport equipment, agri-food products, chemicals, textiles, and pharmaceutical products.
What is the difference between raw and SA-WDA trade data?: Raw data represents the actual collected customs figures, while SA-WDA data is seasonally and working-day adjusted. SA-WDA estimates help analysts track underlying economic trends in France by removing calendar and seasonal effects.