or force-by occupation:services 69%, industry 26%, agriculture 5% (1995)Unemployment rate:11.5% (1998)Budget: revenues:$222 billion expenditures:$265 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (1998 est.)Industries:steel, machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft,electronics, mining, textiles, food processing, tourismIndustrial production growth rate:3.9% (1998)Electricity-production:480.783 billion kWh (1996)Electricity-production by source: fossil fuel:8.72% hydro:12.92% nuclear:78.25% other:0.11% (1996)Electricity-consumption:411.743 billion kWh (1996)Electricity-exports:72.64 billion kWh (1996)Electricity-imports:3.6 billion kWh (1996)Agriculture-products:wheat, cereals, sugar beets, potatoes, wine grapes; beef, dairy products;fishExports:$289 billion (f.o.b., 1998)Exports-commodities:machinery and transportation equipment, chemicals, foodstuffs, agriculturalproducts, iron and steel products, textiles and clothingExports-partners:Germany 16%, UK 10%, Italy 9%, Spain 8%, Belgium-Luxembourg 8%, US 6.5%, Netherlands 4.5%, Japan 2%, Russia 0.9% (1997)Imports:$255 billion (f.o.b., 1998)Imports-commodities:crude oil, machinery and equipment, agricultural products, chemicals, ironand steel productsImports-partners:Germany 17%, Italy 10%, US 9%, Belgium-Luxembourg 8%, UK 8%, Spain 7%,Netherlands 5%, Japan 3%, China 2.5% (1997)Debt-external:$117.6 billion (1996 est.)Economic aid-donor:ODA, $8.4 billion (1995)Currency:1 French franc (F) = 100 centimesExchange rates:French francs (F) per US$1-5.65 (January 1999), 5.8995 (1998), 5.8367(1997), 5.1155 (1996), 4.9915 (1995), 5.5520 (1994)note:on 1 January 1999, the European Union introduced a common currency that isnow being used by financial institutions in some member countries at therate of 0.8597 euros per US$ and a fixed rate of 6.55957 French francs pereuro; the euro will replace the local currency in consenting countries forall transactions in 2002Fiscal year:Calendar year...
