Latest update: 31/03/2009 

- financial crisis - France - GDP


Public deficit reached 3.4% of GDP in 2008, forecast worse for 2009
Public deficit reached 3.4% of GDP in 2008, forecast worse for 2009
As the economic crisis continues to take its toll in 2009, figures from French statistics institute INSEE show France's public deficit topped 65.9 billion euros - 3.4% of its GDP - in 2008, with even worse forecasts in place for 2009.
By FRANCE 24 (text)

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