Postwar economic growth has been accompanied by a substantial rise in living standards, reflected in the increasing number of families that own their home (about half), a reduction in the workweek (fixed at 35 hours), and the increase of vacation days taken each year by the French people. Another indicator of improved living standards is the growth of ownership of various …

Economic news. 2021. The French economy has rebounded strongly following the Covid crisis. Government measures to compensate for lost earnings, while raising the national debt, were successful in protecting economic activity, and economic forecasts predict that France will show the second-highest rate of GDP growth in Europe (+5.7%) in 2021, beaten only by Spain (+5.9%).

only year France’s GDP contracted was back in 2009. Even so, France has experienced a rather stagnant growth following those years, expanding for only 0.8% in 2013, 0.2% in 2014, though picked up in 2015 with 1.2% in growth. France has still ways to go about GDP growth, but it is already one big economic world power. France’s Economy For ...

Continuity and change. The political history of 18th-century France can be conceptualized in terms of the double heritage and the problems it entailed. The discussion may be linked to two issues: first, the economic transformation of a traditional and essentially agricultural society by both commerce and ideas; and, second, the state’s efforts (and eventual inability) to …

Oct 12, 2021 · The French central bank estimated on September 13th that France’s economy will pick up 6.3 percent in 2021 while the French government expects a 6 percent GDP growth. The rebound should extend into 2022, with growth remaining vigorous at around 4 percent, and economic activity projected to return to its pre-Covid level by the end of 2021.