France trade deficit widens in September

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France recorded a trade deficit that increased to €6.6 billion in September, above the consensus of a €5.9 billion deficit, and deeper than €5.2 billion deficit seen in August.

Exports remained unchanged at €51.9 billion in September. Imports in France increased to €58.5 billion in September.

France’s official reserve assets hit a new all-time high of €350.04 billion in October 2025, from €330.27 billion in September. This represents an increase of €19.77 billion, led by rises in gold reserves (€273.25 billion vs €254.59 billion in September), foreign currency reserves (€31.37 billion vs €30.68 billion), claims on the IMF (€38.97 billion vs €38.60 billion), and other reserve assets (€6.45 billion vs €6.40 billion).

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