France: SME engaged in international trade

In February 2017, 17 percent of the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in France were conducting business with international partners. One year prior to that, this figure was around 20 percent.

Proportion of SME in France engaged in international trade from February 2016 to January 2018*

Characteristic	Yes	No
Jan '18	15%	85%
Dec '17	16%	84%
Nov '17	15%	85%
Oct '17	16%	84%
Sep '17	16%	84%
Aug '17	18%	82%
Jul '17	17%	83%
Jun '17	19%	81%
May '17	20%	80%
Apr '17	18%	82%
Mar '17	19%	81%
Feb '17	17%	83%
Jan '17	14%	86%
Dec '16	19%	81%
Nov '16	18%	82%
Oct '16	20%	80%
Sep '16	18%	82%
Aug '16	19%	81%
Jul '16	19%	81%
Jun '16	17%	83%
May '16	18%	82%
Apr '16	18%	82%
Mar '16	20%	80%
Feb '16	19%	81%

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Release date

March 2017

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Region

France

Survey time period

February 2016 to January 2018

Number of respondents

482**

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Source question: Is your company engaged in international trade?
** Survey sample group size varies:
Feb '16 = 2006
Mar '16 = 854
Apr '16 = 511
May '16 = 433
Jun '16 = 430
Jul '16 = 417
Aug '16 = 530
Sep '16 = 553
Oct '16 = 465
Nov '16 = 534
Dec '16 = 380
Jan '17 = 603
Feb '17 = 482
Mar '17 = 456
Apr '17 = 464
May '17 = 406
Jun '17 = 491
Jul '17 = 421
Aug '17 = 395
Sep '17 = 666
Oct '17 = 417
Nov '17 = 788
Dec '17 = 424
Jan '18 = 454