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EU-Mercosur - a boost for jobs and exports in France

Country or region
Mercosur
Trade topics
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EU exporter
France

Businesses of all sizes in towns and cities across France already export a wide range of goods and services to Mercosur.

The EU-Mercosur trade agreement will make it easier and cheaper for them to do so. Read the factsheets for full details

Companies and jobs

4,627
The number of French companies that export to Mercosur.
79%
The share of EU companies exporting to Mercosur that are small and medium-sized enterprises.
97,000
The number of jobs in France that EU exports to Mercosur help support.
855,000
The number of jobs in the EU that EU exports to Mercosur help support.

Exports and Imports

11th
Mercosur is France's 11th biggest trade partner outside the EU.
€8.6 bn
The value of French exports to Mercosur.
€4.1 bn
The value of French imports from Mercosur.

EU trade agreements benefit companies and communities

 

Other EU countries export to Mercosur too!

Go to EU-Mercosur in your town to learn more about other EU countries' exports to Mercosur

 

Sources
  • Companies: Statistics on international trade in goods by enterprise characteristics, Eurostat, 2016 (latest available year). Statistics on firms exporting to Argentina and Brazil, which account for 95% of exports to MERCOSUR countries
  • Jobs: WIOD database, 2011. The jobs figures are underestimates as they refer only to EU exports to Brazil. Estimates for all Mercosur countries are not available.
  • Exports and Imports: Eurostat. Goods and services figures based on latest available data (2017).
    Trade partner ranking is based on goods only.