France Data: SA Current Account, Components; Summary

Release for:  May 2006

Release date: July 20, 2006

Seasonally adjusted data

In millions of euros

                                      Jan05-                      Jan06-

                         Apr05 May05   May05  Mar06  Apr06  May06  May06

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Current Account          -2490 -1450  -10199   -994  -1236  -1993 -10862

 Goods                   -2911 -1471  -10676  -2382  -2197  -2200 -12094

 Services ex travel       -126  -183    -321   -209     17   -599  -1179

 Travel                    680   755    3916    687    704    665   3339

 Revenues                 1017  1218    6320   2543   1968   1790   8004

 Current transfers       -1251 -1767   -9436  -1633  -1729  -1658  -8934

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*Preliminary

Note: Categories independently seasonally adjusted, and so may not

add to total.

Source: French Ministry of Finance and Economics

France Data: Direct; Portfolio Investment Flows

Release for:  May 2006

Release date: July 20, 2006

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Mlns of Euros                    Mar06    Apr06    May06   YEAR-TO-DATE

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Direct investments.....           5416    -2427   -11052      -2061

 French invest. abroad.          -3391   -10502   -11510     -25957

  outside EMU                    -2007    -3714    -6040     -13696

  Business capital               -2010    -2436    -5475     -11418

  Reinvested profits             -1165    -1165    -1166      -5828

  Other operations                -216    -6901    -4869      -8713

 Frgn invest. in France           8807     8075      458      23896

  from outside EMU                5669     2198     2300      14814

  Business capital                2572     1770      107       7638

  Reinvested profits               460      460      459       2299

  Other operations                5775     5845     -108      13959

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Portfolio investments..           9771   -10722    -5811     -45766

 French investment abroad        -1471   -17084     9103     -74050

  Shares  (OPCVM)......          10656    13205    11513      13599

  Bonds, debt paper...           -6177   -23437   -11455     -89014

  Money market instruments       -5950    -6852     9045       1365

Foreign investment in France     11242     6362   -14914      28284

  Treas. paper (OAT,BTAN)         6378     6002     4691      18903

  Shares (OPCVM)......            4403    -7048   -26773     -20613

  Bonds, debt paper...            9147    11109    10856      39570

  Money market instruments       -2308     2301     1003       9327

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Financial derivatives             -476     -145      948       1660

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Other investments......          22005    20273    28122     119830

   Mon authorities....            -551    -5710    16182      14762

   Public admin.......            1793    -2983     3778       1184

   Banking sector.....           26675    28772     6526     104735

    long-term                     1972     6042    -3819      18975

    short-term                   24703    22730    10345      85760

   Other sectors......           -5912      194     1636       -851

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Reserve assets........             551    -1673    -1447      -3554

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Total..................          37267     5306    10760      70129

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Source: French Ministry of Economics and Finance, Bank of France