French Trade Deficit Narrows in August

03:05 AM EDT, 10/07/2026 (MT Newswires) -- France's trade deficit decreased to 6.12 billion euros in August from the revised 6.60 billion euros in July, according to government data published Wednesday. Analysts expected a 6.5 billion-euro trade deficit for the month. Exports stood at 54.18 billion euros, compared with a revised 54.63 billion euros earlier, while imports slipped to 60.30 billion euros from the revised 61.22 billion euros.