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Stock of French FDI Abroad (Market value) (USD billions)
2003 2004 2005
Total 1,086 1,333 1,658
Total as a percent of GDP 60.2 64.5 80.3
(Exchange rate:) $ 1.00 = Euro 0.88 Euro 0.80 Euro 0.80
Source: Bank of France
Stock by Industrial Sector Destination (Book value)(USD billions)
2003 2004 2005
Manufacturing
Of which
214
257 306
-Chemical Industry 46 54 64
-Processed Food 18 24 36
Finance Intermediation 126 164 184
Real estate and
Services to companies
94 108 127
Other 215 243 313
Total 649 772 930
(Exchange rate:) $ 1.00 =
Source: Bank of France
Euro 0.88 Euro 0.80 Euro 0.80
Flows by country of destination (Market value) (USD billions)
2003 2004 2005
EU (25) 38 81 62
EU (12)
Of which
27 62 44
Belgium 5 14 12
Germany 8 4 10
Italy 1 14 5
Netherlands 6 13 10
Other EU (15)
8 17 15
Of which
UK 7 12 15
Denmark 0 0 4
Sweden 1 1 0
New EU members (1) 3 2 2
3 21 38
Other Industrialized Countries
Of which
USA 2 9 13
Switzerland 2 6 13
Canada 4 1 1
Japan 2 2 2
Other countries 1 27 50
Total 43 110 114
Total as a percent of GDP 2.8 5.9 5.3
(Exchange rate:) $ 1.00 = Euro 0.88 Euro 0.80 Euro 0.80
Source: Bank of France
(1) Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Czech Republic,
Slovakia, and Slovenia.
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