The Following Data Describe France's Economy in 2008

question 293

Multiple Choice

The following data describe France's economy in 2008. Consumption 234 billion euros
Government expenditure 93 billion euros
Investment 88 billion euros
Exports 128 billion euros
Imports 137 billion euros
From the data, we can conclude that in France

• A) net exports totaled -11 billion euros.
• B) GDP equaled 424 billion euros.
• C) GDP equaled 680 billion euros.
• D) Net exports totaled 265 billion euros.

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