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French goods exports and the challenge of the Covid 19 crisis
[Les exportations françaises de biens au défi de la crise sanitaire]

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  • Berthou Antoine,
  • Gaulier Guillaume.

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The Covid 19 pandemic that hit the world in 2020 demonstrated that, on an economic level, some countries may be more exposed than others to the impact of health restrictions by virtue of their particular trade specialisation. The analysis presented in this article relies on data on external goods trade. A decomposition of export market shares is used to distinguish the contribution of sectoral and geographical specialisation effects from that of purely “performance” effects. The analysis shows that France’s exports were hit harder by the Covid 19 crisis than those of the other three major euro area economies, due to the country’s decision to impose a tighter lockdown during the first wave of the epidemic. France’s sectoral specialisation, and in particular the major role of its aeronautics sector, amplified the initial impact of the shock. It also weighed on the country’s subsequent export recovery. La pandémie de Covid 19 qui a frappé le monde en 2020 montre que, sur le plan économique, certains pays peuvent être davantage exposés à la mise en œuvre de mesures sanitaires en raison de leur spécialisation. L’analyse présentée dans cet article repose sur des données de commerce extérieur de biens. La décomposition des parts de marche à l’exportation permet de distinguer la contribution des effets de spécialisation sectorielle et géographique, d’un effet de pure « performance ». Il ressort de l’analyse que les exportations de la France ont été plus durement affectées par la crise de la Covid 19 que celles des trois autres grandes économies de la zone euro en raison d’un confinement plus strict lors de la première vague épidémique. La spécialisation sectorielle de la France, en particulier la place très importante qu’occupe le secteur aéronautique, a contribué à renforcer l’impact initial du choc. Elle a aussi freiné la reprise de nos exportations par la suite.

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  • Berthou Antoine, & Gaulier Guillaume., 2021. "French goods exports and the challenge of the Covid 19 crisis [Les exportations françaises de biens au défi de la crise sanitaire]," Bulletin de la Banque de France, Banque de France, issue 236.
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    1. Angela Cheptea & Guillaume Gaulier & Soledad Zignago, 2004. "The World Market: Market Shares and Export Performances," La Lettre du CEPII, CEPII research center, issue 231.
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