France FOB exports: Central America excl. Mexico
France FOB exports: Central America excl. Mexico stood at 134 EUR million in Aug 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Trade by partner country table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 2016 to Aug 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Trade by partner country table
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | |
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| FOB exports of France incl. overseas departments - To: Central America excluding Mexico - All, excluding military equipment - Data of collection | 134 | 212 | 161 | 135 | 199 | 178 | 165 | 115 | 140 | 165 | |
| FOB exports of France incl. overseas departments - To: Central America excluding Mexico - All, excluding military equipment - Estimated raw data | 134 | 212 | 161 | 135 | 199 | 178 | 165 | 115 | 140 | 165 |
Understanding france FOB exports: Central America excl. Mexico
This series calculates outbound merchandise shipments from domestic territory including overseas departments destined specifically for Central America, excluding Mexico, measured at free-on-board valuation based on the collection date. Defense goods and armaments are strictly omitted from the figures. Unlike aggregates covering entire continents or global trading partners, this geographical filter isolates a specific sub-regional trading corridor, capturing commercial activity distinct from broader continental groupings or individual neighboring states.
Interpreting the monthly figures requires accounting for potential administrative processing lags inherent in collection-date accounting, which can concentrate documentation into specific periods. Comparing the series against seasonally adjusted variants helps separate genuine shifts in commercial demand from regular periodic fluctuations driven by shipping schedules. Observers should verify whether shifts reflect underlying trade intensity or administrative timing adjustments, and use year-on-year comparisons to bypass regular calendar variations.
Frequently asked questions
- What merchandise types are missing from these outbound shipment figures?
- All military equipment and armaments are systematically excluded from the merchandise totals.
- How does this regional breakdown treat shipments bound for Mexico?
- Mexico is explicitly carved out and excluded from the geographical scope of this particular destination aggregate.
- Does this metric rely on collection dates or estimated movements?
- The series tracks data based on the actual collection date rather than estimated figures.