Agri-Food Trade Service
Fact Sheets
France - At a Glance
Basic Information
| Land area: |
543,965 km² |
| Population: |
63.1 million (2011)* |
| Total GDP: |
US$ 2.8 trillion (2011)* |
| GDP/capita: |
US$ 44,000 (2011)* |
| GDP growth rate: |
1.7% (2011)* |
| Capital city: |
Paris |
| President: |
François Hollande |
| Minister of Agriculture: |
Stéphane Le Foll |
| Canadian Ambassador: |
Lawrence Cannon |
Canada-France Agri-Food Trade** (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Agri-Food Exports: |
110.186 |
114.015 |
216.620 |
| Total Agri-Food Imports: |
752.203 |
763.462 |
851.264 |
| Balance of Trade: |
-642.017 |
-649.447 |
-634.644 |
Canadian Top 5 Agri-Food Exports (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Agri-Food Exports: |
110.186 |
114.015 |
216.620 |
| Canola oil |
0.000 |
0.000 |
56.478 |
| Soybeans |
0.924 |
27.870 |
36.074 |
| Canola seeds |
0.080 |
0.111 |
25.825 |
| Horse meat |
30.136 |
21.379 |
19.211 |
| Blueberries and other fruit, frozen |
7.022 |
6.243 |
12.592 |
Canadian Top 5 Agri-Food Imports (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Agri-Food Imports: |
752.203 |
763.462 |
851.264 |
| Grape wines < 2L |
345.652 |
319.086 |
359.672 |
| Sparkling grape wines |
43.171 |
55.491 |
62.601 |
| Cheese |
41.196 |
45.950 |
50.368 |
| Grape brandy |
36.395 |
43.888 |
42.823 |
| Mineral water |
33.282 |
36.007 |
36.010 |
Canadian Top 5 Seafood Exports (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Seafood Exports: |
62.015 |
60.584 |
62.990 |
| Scallops |
24.740 |
21.051 |
21.431 |
| Lobsters, frozen |
10.544 |
15.866 |
20.003 |
| Lobsters, not frozen |
8.077 |
7.894 |
5.769 |
| Fish, fresh |
0.625 |
0.741 |
3.324 |
| Fish meat, frozen |
2.415 |
2.893 |
2.242 |
France's Agri-Food and Seafood Imports - 2011*** (US$ million)
| |
World |
Canada |
Canada's Share |
| Agri-food and Seafood |
62,828 |
344 |
0.5% |
| Cigarettes |
1,847 |
0 |
0.0% |
| Soybean meal |
1,458 |
0 |
0.0% |
| Mixtures of odoriferous substances |
1,339 |
0 |
0.0% |
| Coffee, roasted, not decaffeinated |
1,150 |
0 |
0.0% |
| Whiskies |
1,086 |
7 |
0.7% |
Canada-France Total Merchandise Trade*** (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Merchandise Exports: |
2,423.309 |
2,074.761 |
2,864.217 |
| Total Merchandise Imports: |
5,630.379 |
5,433.698 |
5,551.689 |
| Trade Balance: |
-3,207.069 |
-3,358.937 |
-2,687.472 |
Canadian Top 10 Total Merchandise Exports (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Merchandise Exports: |
2,423.309 |
2,074.761 |
2,864.217 |
| Aircraft and spacecraft |
205.935 |
243.909 |
500.666 |
| Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery |
580.479 |
435.161 |
498.993 |
| Ores, slag and ash |
344.047 |
294.835 |
364.689 |
| Mineral fuels and oils |
116.215 |
30.474 |
238.417 |
| Electrical machinery and equipment |
161.791 |
147.648 |
183.099 |
| Pharmaceutical products |
186.670 |
148.519 |
133.176 |
| Optical and medical instruments |
88.708 |
84.004 |
91.903 |
| Aluminum and articles thereof |
13.626 |
54.580 |
83.179 |
| Inorganic chemicals |
102.526 |
21.657 |
71.730 |
| Oilseeds |
2.364 |
29.646 |
63.926 |
Canadian Top 10 Total Merchandise Imports (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Merchandise Imports: |
5,630.379 |
5,433.698 |
5,551.689 |
| Pharmaceutical products |
1,148.889 |
955.582 |
812.822 |
| Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery |
708.399 |
642.616 |
740.495 |
| Beverages, spirits and vinegar |
545.323 |
545.537 |
603.047 |
| Aircraft and spacecraft |
454.861 |
767.539 |
597.257 |
| Optical and medical instruments |
303.354 |
343.811 |
370.962 |
| Electrical machinery and equipment |
352.229 |
289.780 |
353.257 |
| Essential oils |
240.094 |
239.867 |
240.390 |
| Organic chemicals |
127.750 |
170.547 |
180.657 |
| Mineral fuels and oils |
192.893 |
100.824 |
148.721 |
| Vehicles, other than railway |
160.094 |
130.081 |
134.864 |
France Top 10 Total Merchandise Imports (US$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Merchandise Imports: |
560,764.189 |
607,076.766 |
704,446.872 |
| Mineral fuels and oils |
72,608.217 |
83,339.287 |
114,737.627 |
| Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery |
66,289.475 |
68,410.788 |
77,928.714 |
| Vehicles, other than railway |
54,169.003 |
56,444.103 |
64,458.543 |
| Electrical machinery and equipment |
48,602.631 |
57,161.261 |
60,522.662 |
| Aircraft and spacecraft |
26,217.633 |
25,314.597 |
27,568.190 |
| Pharmaceutical products |
24,865.999 |
25,282.056 |
26,500.135 |
| Plastics |
20,375.495 |
23,319.809 |
25,983.339 |
| Organic chemicals |
15,475.195 |
17,062.490 |
19,939.194 |
| Optical and medical instruments |
17,033.443 |
18,524.087 |
19,502.993 |
| Iron and steel |
11,484.404 |
14,511.583 |
18,086.392 |
GDP at market prices
Date modified: 2012-10-11
Source: Euromonitor*, Statistics Canada**, Global Trade Atlas***
