12 May 2010
2010- n° 127French GDP increased in Q1 (+0.1%) Quarterly national accounts - second estimate - 1st quarter 2010
In the first quarter of 2010, French GDP increased by +0.1 % in volume*.
In the first quarter of 2010, French GDP increased by +0.1 % in volume*.
Foreign trade balance improved
Households’ consumption’s expenditures levelled out (+0.0% after +0.9%). Total GFCF decreased again, but with a lesser magnitude than in the previous quarter (–0.8% after –1.1%). Altogether, total domestic demand (excluding inventory changes) negatively contributed to GDP growth: –0.1 point after +0.5 point in the fourth quarter of 2009. Foreign trade balance improved on the first quarter and buoyantely contributed to GDP growth (+0.4 point after –0.6 point): exports bounced (+3.9% after +0.4%) whereas imports decelerated (+2.0% after +2.6%). Inventory changes negatively contributed to activity: –0.1 point after +0.6 point.
* This growth rate is seasonally and trading-day adjusted; volumes are chain-linked previous-year-prices volumes.
graphiqueGraph1 – GDP and its main components
tableauTab1 – GOODS AND SERVICES: RESOURCES AND USES CHAIN-LINKED VOLUMES
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2009 Q2 | 2009 Q3 | 2009 Q4 | 2010 Q1 | 2009 | 2010 | |
GDP | 0,2 | 0,3 | 0,5 | 0,1 | -2,5 | 0,7 |
Imports | -3,0 | 0,2 | 2,6 | 2,0 | -10,6 | 3,3 |
Households' consumption expenditure | 0,4 | 0,3 | 0,9 | 0,0 | 0,7 | 0,9 |
General government's consumption expenditure | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,7 | 0,1 | 2,7 | 1,2 |
GFCF | -1,3 | -1,3 | -1,1 | -0,8 | -7,0 | -2,6 |
of which Non financial corporated and unincorporated enterprises | -1,4 | -1,3 | -1,2 | -0,9 | -7,9 | -2,8 |
Households | -2,0 | -1,7 | -1,5 | -0,7 | -8,7 | -3,2 |
General government | 1,3 | -0,4 | -0,1 | -1,2 | 0,6 | -1,1 |
Exports | 0,2 | 1,7 | 0,4 | 3,9 | -12,2 | 5,2 |
Contributions : | ||||||
Internal demand excluding inventory changes | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,5 | -0,1 | -0,5 | 0,3 |
Inventory changes | -0,8 | -0,2 | 0,6 | -0,1 | -1,8 | 0,1 |
Net foreign trade | 0,9 | 0,4 | -0,6 | 0,4 | -0,2 | 0,4 |
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