France's current account deficit widens

In September 2026, France’s seasonally adjusted current account deficit widened to 2.7 billion euros, up from a downwardly revised 1.4 billion euros in the previous month. The goods trade deficit increased from 5.1 billion euros in August to 6.2 billion euros in September, with the energy gap widening from 3.6 billion euros to 4.2 billion euros, and the non-energy goods deficit rising from 1.5 billion euros to 2.0 billion euros. In addition, the primary income surplus narrowed from 4.1 billion euros to 3.7 billion euros. Meanwhile, the services trade surplus remained unchanged at 4.9 billion euros, and the secondary income deficit stabilized at 5.2 billion euros. In the first nine months of this year, France’s current account surplus narrowed from 15.8 billion euros in the same period of 2025 to 13.7 billion euros.