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France is the world’s second largest exporter of services and
farm products and fourth largest exporter of goods (principally durables).
In 1997 it had a trade surplus of 173.4 billion francs ($ 28.9 billion)
and in 1996 French exports totalled 1,886 billion francs ($ 314.3
billion), 24% of GDP.
| Year |
Exports
($ bn) |
Imports ($ bn) |
| 1990 |
192.4 |
179.5 |
| 1991 |
188.8 |
183.7 |
| 1992 |
195.9 |
195.8 |
| 1993 |
175.8 |
169.4 |
| 1994 |
193.5 |
186.8 |
| 1995 |
229.3 |
219.5 |
Sri Lanka's Trade Relation with France
Sri Lanka’s trade with France has been in favour of Sri Lanka
in the past years. Exports have increased from Rs. 3,948.5 million
in 1992 to Rs. 6,491.3 million in 1998, while imports have increased
from Rs. 1,853.0 million in 1992 to Rs. 4,717.6 million in 1998.
| Year |
Exports (Rs. mn) |
Imports (Rs. mn) |
Trade Balance (Rs.
mn) |
| 1992 |
3,949.5 |
1,853.0 |
2,095.5 |
| 1993 |
4,160.9 |
2,635.8 |
1,525.1 |
| 1994 |
4,235.3 |
2,729.5 |
1,505.8 |
| 1995 |
4,371.4 |
3,007.9 |
1,363.5 |
| 1996 |
5,857.8 |
2,652.9 |
3,204.9 |
| 1997 |
5,144.0 |
3,479.3 |
1,664.7 |
| 1998 |
6,491.3 |
4,717.6 |
1,773.7 |
Source: Sri Lanka Customs
The above table indicates that the trade balance has been in favour
of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka’s major exports to France are garments, apparel clothing,
accessories of rubber, tyres and tubes, toys, games and sports requisites
and parts thereof, rubber footwear, tea packets and tea in bulk.
Sri Lanka’s major imports from France are electrical machinery
and parts, textile fabrics, cotton, chemicals, machinery, pharmaceuticals,
sugar and active yeast.
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| Sri Lanka’s Major Exports to France (in Rs. mn) |
|
Products |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
| 01 |
Garments |
2,201.5 |
2,987.4 |
2,318.3 |
2,553.8 |
| 02 |
Apparel
clothing accessories (rubber) |
310.1 |
460.4 |
303.3 |
622.5 |
| 03 |
Toys, games and sports
requisites |
172.2 |
194.8 |
323.3 |
386.5 |
| 04 |
Footwear
(rubber) |
149.3 |
168.6 |
82.1 |
126.6 |
| 05 |
Tyres and
tubes |
127.5 |
365.2 |
307.0 |
416.3 |
| 06 |
Tea
packets |
117.2 |
104.1 |
78.7 |
138.1 |
| 07 |
Tea (in bulk) |
104.4 |
158.8 |
169.4 |
110.2 |
| 08 |
Other
made up textile articles |
96.8 |
79.8 |
34.5 |
105.1 |
| 09 |
Desiccated coconut |
91.9 |
132.0 |
112.2 |
120.4 |
| 10 |
Tea
bags |
87.0 |
58.4 |
101.7 |
96.3 |
| 11 |
Articles of unhardened
rubber |
70.8 |
75.2 |
110.6 |
104.3 |
| 12 |
Instant
tea |
63.9 |
17.6 |
24.5 |
7.4 |
| 13 |
Transport equipment and
parts |
56.9 |
15.9 |
36.6 |
49.4 |
| 14 |
Sheet
- rubber |
50.2 |
226.5 |
113.9 |
1.8 |
| 15 |
Other manufacturers |
50.2 |
34.3 |
43.4 |
92.3 |
| 16 |
Clothing
accessories of leather |
47.8 |
32.1 |
18.2 |
32.2 |
| 17 |
Ceramic and porcelain
products |
38.5 |
64.3 |
53.8 |
36.2 |
| 18 |
Crepe
rubber |
36.1 |
26.2 |
46.4 |
31.1 |
| 19 |
Essential oils |
34.2 |
26.2 |
34.9 |
31.1 |
| 20 |
Wooden
crafts items |
32.9 |
43.0 |
20.8 |
14.9 |
| 21 |
Other export crops |
31.7 |
19.8 |
15.0 |
18.7 |
| 22 |
Re-exports |
31.0 |
92.2 |
45.9 |
43.8 |
| 23 |
Gems |
30.7 |
31.2 |
37.3 |
117.8 |
| 24 |
Other
mixed coir fibre |
28.7 |
22.2 |
19.5 |
44.7 |
| 25 |
Furniture and articles
of moulding materials |
21.7 |
25.1 |
31.5 |
50.9 |
| 26 |
Woven
fabrics |
20.1 |
13.5 |
1.5 |
77.7 |
| 27 |
Aquarium fish |
17.8 |
23.6 |
39.4 |
45.6 |
| 28 |
Soap,
washing preparations |
16.4 |
10.7 |
4.9 |
1.0 |
| 29 |
Rubber products –
other |
16.4 |
-- |
-- |
7.2 |
| 30 |
Coconut
shell charcoal |
15.7 |
56.5 |
-- |
30.7 |
| 31 |
Textile & garments
– other |
15.2 |
3.4 |
16.9 |
11.7 |
| 32 |
Paper
& paper products |
14.2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 33 |
Processed food |
14.0 |
6.5 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
| 34 |
Electrical
machinery and parts |
13.6 |
7.6 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
| 35 |
Broomsticks |
11.2 |
15.2 |
20.2 |
26.6 |
| 36 |
Tea
– other |
9.9 |
2.0 |
-- |
7.0 |
| 37 |
Furniture |
9.5 |
14.3 |
12.3 |
20.1 |
| 38 |
Pepper |
9.5 |
1.2 |
16.8 |
78.1 |
| 39 |
Fish - fresh or chilled |
9.3 |
2.1 |
24.4 |
174.3 |
| 40 |
Activated
carbon |
9.2 |
15.5 |
15.4 |
8.9 |
| 41 |
Bristle fibre twisted |
9.0 |
11.7 |
10.9 |
17.1 |
| 42 |
Cut
flowers and foliage |
8.3 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
5.9 |
| 43 |
Coco peat |
8.0 |
-- |
-- |
6.9 |
| 44 |
Cinnamon |
7.0 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
8.9 |
| 45 |
Vegetables |
5.5 |
17.6 |
105.7 |
15.6 |
| 46 |
Raw
hides and skins |
4.7 |
12.2 |
1.5 |
-- |
| 47 |
Beverages |
4.3 |
6.7 |
4.5 |
7.3 |
| 48 |
Cashew
nuts |
4.3 |
-- |
-- |
2.7 |
| 49 |
Artificial resins, plastic
materials,
cellulose |
3.8 |
6.6 |
7.2 |
44.2 |
| 50 |
Non-manufactured
tobacco |
3.4 |
35.8 |
58.7 |
29.3 |
| 51 |
Processed fruits and
fruit juices |
3.0 |
39.8 |
3.8 |
9.9 |
| 52 |
Electronic
products |
-- |
15.2 |
-- |
32.5 |
| 53 |
Travel goods, bags and
other |
0.6 |
13.9 |
81.9 |
36.8 |
| 54 |
Boilers,
machinery and parts |
-- |
6.6 |
5.0 |
5.8 |
| 55 |
Footwear – leather |
3.0 |
6.3 |
0.9 |
15.9 |
| 56 |
Frozen
fish |
0.8 |
5.8 |
10.0 |
17.3 |
| 57 |
Natural sands |
-- |
3.8 |
1.8 |
-- |
| 58 |
Wood
and wood products – other |
-- |
3.7 |
52.7 |
2.1 |
| 59 |
Bristle fibre not twisted |
-- |
3.7 |
1.1 |
-- |
| 60 |
Confectionery
and bakery products |
-- |
3.5 |
2.8 |
5.8 |
| 61 |
Stationary |
-- |
-- |
83.1 |
74.3 |
| 62 |
Jewellery |
-- |
-- |
-- |
13.9 |
| 63 |
Prawns |
-- |
-- |
-- |
238.3 |
| 64 |
Iron
and steel products |
-- |
-- |
-- |
19.8 |
| 65 |
Aluminium products
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-- |
-- |
-- |
3.5 |
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Total |
4,371.4 |
5,857.8 |
5,144.0 |
6,491.3 |
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