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	Country statistical profile: France 2009

		Unit	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
	Gross domestic product
	Gross domestic product (GDP)	Bln USD curr. PPPs	1 532.9	1 630.1	1 711.2	1 700.6	1 767.5	1 869.4	1 962.5	2 078.0
	GDP per capita	USD current PPPs	25 232	26 643	27 772	27 410	28 305	29 759	31 055	32 686
	Gross national income (GNI) per capita	USD current PPPs	25 579	26 959	27 848	27 582	28 530	29 951	31 270	32 857
	Economic growth
	Real GDP growth	Annual growth %	3.9	1.9	1.0	1.1	2.5	1.9	2.2	2.2
	Net saving rate in household disposable income	%	11.8	12.5	13.7	12.5	12.4	11.4	11.5	12.3
	Gross fixed capital formation	% of GDP	19.5	19.5	18.8	18.8	19.3	20.0	20.8	21.5
	GDP per hour worked	Annual growth %	3.6	0.9	3.1	1.2	0.5	1.5	2.4	1.3
	GDP deflator	Annual growth %	1.4	2.0	2.4	1.9	1.6	2.0	2.5	2.5
	Economic structure
	Real value added: agriculture, forestry, fishing	Annual growth %	-1.4	-2.8	5.0	-15.3	20.5	-5.4	-1.5	-1.8
	Real value added: industry	Annual growth %	4.4	2.4	0.1	1.2	1.2	1.7	1.5	2.1
	Real value added: services	Annual growth %	3.7	1.7	1.1	1.5	2.4	2.0	2.4	2.4
	Government deficits and debt
	Government deficit	% of GDP	-1.5	-1.6	-3.2	-4.1	-3.6	-3.0	-2.4	-2.7
	General government debt	% of GDP	65.9	64.4	67.4	71.5	74.1	76.0	71.5	70.1
	Expenditure
	Public expenditure on health	% of GDP	8.0	8.1	8.4	8.7	8.8	8.9	8.8	..
	Total expenditure on health	% of GDP	10.1	10.2	10.5	10.9	11.0	11.1	11.0	..
	Public social expenditure	% of GDP	27.9	27.9	28.6	29.0	29.1	29.2	..	..
	Public pension expenditures	% of GDP	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Private pension expenditures	% of GDP	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Net official development assistance (Aid)	% of GNI	0.30	0.31	0.37	0.40	0.41	0.47	0.47	0.38
	Taxes
	Total tax revenue	% of GDP	44.4	44.0	43.4	43.2	43.5	43.9	44.2	43.6
	Taxes on income and profits	% of GDP	11.1	11.2	10.4	10.0	10.2	10.3	10.7	10.4
	Taxes on goods and services	% of GDP	11.4	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.1	11.1	10.9	10.8
	Taxes on the average worker	% of labour cost	49.6	49.8	49.8	49.8	49.9	50.0	50.2	49.2
	Trade
	Trade in goods and services	% of GDP	28.1	27.5	26.3	25.1	25.7	26.5	27.4	27.5
	Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods	Bln USD	-8.5	-4.4	1.1	-4.5	-20.5	-41.6	-50.8	-71.8
	Imports of goods	Bln USD	304.0	304.2	303.8	362.4	434.4	476.0	529.9	611.1
	Exports of goods	Bln USD	295.6	299.8	304.9	357.9	413.9	434.4	479.0	539.3
	Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services	Bln USD	19.8	17.8	17.1	15.8	16.5	16.6	12.4	15.0
	Imports of services	Bln USD	60.8	62.4	68.7	82.9	98.4	105.7	113.6	130.5
	Exports of services	Bln USD	80.6	80.2	85.8	98.7	114.8	122.3	126.1	145.5
	Current account balance of payments	% of GDP	1.6	1.9	1.4	0.8	0.6	-0.6	-0.7	-1.2
	Foreign direct investment (FDI)
	Outward FDI stocks	Mln USD	445 087	..	..	724 445	845 451	868 495	1 054 785	..
	Inward FDI stocks	Mln USD	259 773	..	..	527 625	641 807	628 072	771 499	..
	Inflows of foreign direct investment	Mln USD	43 258	50 485	49 079	42 538	32 585	84 887	78 198	157 974
	Outflows of foreign direct investment	Mln USD	177 482	86 783	50 486	53 197	56 762	114 964	121 376	224 640
	Prices and interest rates
	Consumer Price Indices (CPI): all items	2000 = 100	100.0	101.6	103.6	105.8	108.0	109.9	111.7	113.4
	Consumer Price Indices (CPI): food	2000 = 100	100.0	105.5	108.4	110.9	111.4	111.6	113.4	115.1
	Consumer Price Indices (CPI): energy	2000 = 100	100.0	98.4	96.9	99.2	103.9	114.2	121.5	123.8
	Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing	2000 = 100	100.0	101.2	101.0	101.3	102.5	104.3	106.9	109.3
	Long-term interest rates	%	5.39	4.94	4.86	4.13	4.10	3.41	3.80	4.30
	Purchasing power and exchange rates
	Purchasing power parities	ISK per USD	0.94	0.92	0.90	0.94	0.94	0.92	0.92	0.91
	Exchange rates	ISK per USD	1.09	1.12	1.06	0.89	0.81	0.80	0.80	0.73
	Indices of price levels	OECD = 100	92	92	94	108	114	113	114	119
	Energy supply and prices
	Total primary energy supply (TPES)	Mtoe	258.2	266.2	266.8	271.4	275.4	276.2	272.7	268.3
	Total primary energy supply per capita	Toe per capita	4.25	4.35	4.33	4.37	4.41	4.40	4.31	4.26
	TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs	Toe per '000 USD	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.16	0.16
	Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply	%	7.0	6.9	6.3	6.4	6.3	6.1	6.3	6.9
	Crude oil import prices	USD per barrel	28.18	24.13	24.63	28.87	37.61	52.74	63.69	72.22
	Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
	ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation	%	19.2	20.5	19.2	18.5	17.6	17.4	16.9	16.7
	ICT-related occupations: total employment	%	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	20.1
	Households with access to the Internet	%	..	18.1	23.0	31.0	33.6	..	40.9	49.2
	Environment
	Water abstractions	Mln m3	32 715	..	..	..	..	..	33 715	..
	Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports	'000 tonnes	682	665	690	695	663	606	602	..
	Aquaculture	'000 tonnes	267	253	250	240	244	244	238	..
	Municipal waste total	'000 tonnes	31 230 \|	..	..	..	..	..	33 880	..
	Municipal waste per capita	Kg	..	..	..	..	..	..	535	..
	CO2 emissions from fuel combustion	Mln tonnes	376	384	376	384	384	387	377	..
	Education
	University level: graduation rates in peer age group	%	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64	%	22.0	23.0	24.0	23.9	24.5	25.4	26.2	..
	Employment
	Employment rate in population aged 15-24	%	23.2	24.3	24.1	29.7	29.3	29.3	28.9	30.1
	Employment rate in population aged 25-54	%	78.3	79.3	79.4	80.4	80.5	80.7	81.2	82.1
	Employment rate in population aged 55-64	%	34.3	36.5	39.3	37.0	37.6	38.7	38.1	38.3
	Incidence of part-time employment	%	14.2	13.8	13.8	12.9	13.3	13.4	13.3	13.4
	Self-employment rate: total civilian employment	%	9.2	8.9	8.8	8.8	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.0
	Self-employment rate, men: male civilian employment	%	11.3	11.0	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.2	11.2	11.2
	Self-employment rate, women: female civilian employment	%	6.7	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3
	Unemployment
	Unemployment rate: total civilian labour force	%	9.0	8.3	8.6	9.0	9.3	9.3	9.2	8.3
	Unemployment rate, men: male civilian labour force	%	7.5	7.0	7.7	8.1	8.4	8.4	8.5	7.8
	Unemployment rate, women: female civilian labour force	%	10.8	9.9	9.8	10.0	10.3	10.2	10.1	8.9
	Long-term unemployment: total unemployed	%	42.6	37.6	33.8	41.0	40.9	41.4	42.2	40.4
	Labour compensation and hours worked
	Labour compensation per hour, total economy	USD	23.7	25.2	26.9	26.4	27.0	28.2	29.4	..
	Average time worked per person in employment	Hours per year	1 591	1 579	1 537	1 533	1 561	1 559	1 541	1 533
	Research and Development (R&D)
	Gross domestic expenditure on R&D	% of GDP	2.15 \|	2.20	2.23	2.17	2.15 \|	2.10	2.10	2.08
	Researchers: full-time equivalent	Per '000 employed	7.1 \|	7.2	7.5	7.7	8.1	8.1	8.3	..
	Population
	Total population	'000 persons	59 049	59 454	59 863	60 264	60 643	60 996	61 353	61 707
	Population growth rates	%	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6
	Total fertility rates	Children	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	..
	Ratio of population aged 65 and over to total	%	16.1	16.2	16.2	16.3	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.5
	International migration
	Net migration rate	Per '000 inhabitants	1.2	1.4	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.1
	Foreign-born population	% of population	7.4	7.5	7.7	7.8	8.0	8.1	8.3	..
	Foreign population	% of population	..	..	..	..	..	5.6	..	..
	Unemployment rate of native-born men	% of labour force	7.7	..	..	7.3	8.0	8.1	8.5	..
	Unemployment rate of foreign-born men	% of labour force	14.5	..	..	15.4	13.8	13.3	15.5	..
	Unemployment rate of native-born women	% of labour force	11.3	..	..	9.2	9.9	9.2	9.6	..
	Unemployment rate of foreign-born women	% of labour force	19.7	..	..	16.4	17.4	16.5	17.1	..
	Health
	Life expectancy at birth	Years	79.2	79.3	79.4	79.3	80.3	80.2	80.9	..
	Life expectancy at birth: men	Years	75.3	75.5	75.7	75.8	76.7	76.7	77.3	..
	Life expectancy at birth: women	Years	83.0	83.0	83.0	82.7	83.8	83.7	84.4	..
	Infant mortality	Per '000	4.5	4.6	4.2	4.2	4.0	3.8	3.8	..
	Society
	Suicide rates	Per 100 000 persons	..	..	..	..	15.1	..	..	..
	Household expenditure on recreation and culture	% of GDP	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1
	Number of tourists	'000	36 474	35 097	36 093	32 520	33 988	35 033	32 506	33 463
	Road fatalities	Per mln inhabitants	129	130	121	96	87	88	77	75
Note: \|: Break in series Last updated 6 April 2009
Source: For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2009 (www.SourceOECD.org/factbook)

doi: 10.1787/20752288-2009-table-fra