French trade deficit eases slightly in July

PARIS (Reuters) - France's trade deficit eased slightly in July to 5.539 billion euros (4.42 billion pounds) from a revised 5.576 billion euros the month before as imports declined.

While exports fell to 36.156 billion euros from 36.688 billion, imports over the same period eased to 41.695 billion from 42.264 billion, the customs office said in a statement.


(Reporting by Mark John; editing by Andrew Callus)