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France's trade balance with the rest of the world showed a deficit of 3.28 billion euros ($3.70 billion) in May after a revised shortfall of 4.90 billion euros in April.
Exports rose 4.6%, driven by the sales of defense-related items which hit their highest level in 15 years, while imports edged 0.8% higher.
Separately, the central bank said that France's current account posted a surplus of 300 million euros in May, reversing a deficit of 1.2 billion euros the previous month.