Economy of France | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-03

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Economy of France


00:01:46 1 Corporations
00:03:27 2 Rise and decline of dirigisme
00:05:16 3 Government finance
00:06:22 3.1 National debt
00:07:23 4 Data
00:07:41 5 Economic sectors
00:07:50 5.1 Industry
00:10:48 5.2 Agriculture
00:12:50 5.3 Tourism
00:14:33 5.4 Arms industry
00:15:44 6 Transport
00:17:15 7 Labour market
00:21:27 8 External trade
00:23:04 9 iRégions/i economy
00:24:32 10 Departments economy and cities
00:24:42 10.1 Departmental income inequalities
00:25:52 10.2 Urban income inequalities
00:26:50 11 Wealth
00:26:59 11.1 Overview
00:28:16 11.2 Millionaires
00:28:48 12 See also
00:29:25 13 Notes and references
00:29:34 14 External links



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France has the world's 6th largest economy by 2018 nominal figures and the 10th largest economy by PPP figures. It has the 3rd largest economy in the European Union after Germany and United Kingdom.France has a diversified economy. The chemical industry is a key sector for France, helping to develop other manufacturing activities and contributing to economic growth. France's tourism industry is a major component of the economy, as France is the most visited destination in the world. Sophia Antipolis is the major technology hub for the economy of France. Paris is ranked as the most elegant city in the world, which propels the agglomeration of the fashion industry. According to the IMF, in 2013, France was the world's 20th country by GDP per capita with $44,600 per inhabitant. In 2013, France was listed on the United Nations's Human Development Index with 0.884 (very high human development) and 25th on the Corruption Perceptions Index. The OECD is headquartered in Paris, the nation's financial capital.
France's economy entered the recession of the late 2000s later and appeared to leave it earlier than most affected economies, only enduring four-quarters of contraction. However, France experienced stagnant growth between 2012 and 2014, with the economy expanding by 0% in 2012, 0.8% in 2013 and 0.2% in 2014, though growth picked up in 2015 with a growth of 0.8% and a growth of 1.1% for 2016, to a growth of 2.2% for 2017 and to later reach 2.1% for 2018.