Like everywhere else in the developed world, the global crisis has hit the French economy hard, with output stagnating, unemployment rising, job insecurity mounting, government debt soaring, and the stock market at risk of crashing. Manufacturing production has plummeted, the trade balance has deteriorated sharply, and corporate bankruptcies are increasingly frequent.
另一条好消息因为关乎法国而更有“地方性”，但其重要性却毫不逊色。像发达世界其他国家一样，金融危机严重打击了法国经济，导致生产停滞、失业率升高、就业不确定性上升、政府债务飙升，股市也面临崩溃的危险。制造业生产大幅下降、贸易收支急剧恶化，越来越多的企业濒临破产。