The
report from the Ministry for the Economy and Finance of France showed that the
country’s merchandise trade deficit widened to EUR6.96 billion in July from an
upwardly revised EUR6.05 billion in June (originally EUR5.82 billion). This was
the largest gap since August 2020.
According
to the report, exports declined 2.0 percent m-o-m to EUR40.7 billion, while
imports edged up 0.1 percent m-o-m to EUR47.6 billion.