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Flows by country of origin (Market value) (USD billions)
2004 2005 2006
EU (25) 28 65 62
EU (12) of which 18 48 46
Netherlands 0 9 16
Spain 3 8 8
Belgium 3 7 6
Italy 2 2 3
Other EU (15)
10 16 16
of which
UK 8 16 14
Denmark 1 0 1
Sweden 0 0 1
New EU members (1) 0 0 1
7 13 13
Other Industrialized Countries
Of which
USA 5 8 8
Switzerland 1 2 2
Canada 0 0 1
Japan 0 1 1
Other countries -5 4 5
Total 31 81 80
Total as percent of GDP 1.6 3.9 3.8
(Exchange rate:) $1.00 = Euro 0.88 Euro 0.80 Euro 0.80
Source: Bank of France
Stock by country of destination (Book value) (USD billions)
2003 2004 2005
EU (25) 381 485 584
EU (12)
268 343 409
of which
Netherlands 70 93 104
Belgium 72 78 91
Germany 48 73 79
Italy 24 28 44
Other EU (15)
102 127 156
Of which
UK 95 117 143
Sweden 6 6 7
New EU (1) 11 16 19
Other industrialized countries 216 228 275
of which
USA 140 148 180
Switzerland 25 28 32
Canada 27 22 28
Japan 13 17 19
Other countries 52 59 71
Total 649 772 930
Total as percent of GDP 36.0 37.4 43.6
(Exchange rate:) $ 1.00 = Euro 0.88 Euro 0.80 Euro 0.80
Source: Bank of France
2/15/2008 Country Commercial Guide for France 121
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