French trade deficite declined in 2009

Official data showed on Friday , the French trade deficit declined in 2009 , due to lower energy prices , this represents the biggest decline in the trade of the country in sixty years. While other data confirmed that Spain is still experiencing an economic recession.
The volume of French trade deficit in December 4.266 billion euro ( 5.85 billion dollars ) , down from 4.966 billion euro ( 6.7 billion dollars ) in Nevember , with data less than the expectation that a deficit of 4.6 billion euro ( 6.3 billion dollars ).
The trade Minister Anne-Marie Idrac that last year was encouraging , and characterized by a marked decline in the trade deficit thanks to the significant reduction of energy cost.
The total deficit for the year 2009 to 43.031 billion euro ( 59.3 billion dollars ) compared to a deficit a record 55.141 billion euro in 2008 ( 75.5 billuion dollars )