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The industry has grown significantly since World War II, particularly significant advances in electronics, transportation, processing and construction industries France is the fourth largest industrial power, after the United States, Japan and Germany although France has been overtaken by the UK in 2001 fourth largest economy in the world in 2002, the industrial sector accounted for 26 of GDP and around 25 manufacturing workforce accounted for 16, building 4, and energy production 3 of GDP in 2001 manufacturing accounted for about three quarters of total exports of goods and services, which was 29 of GDP in 2000, the state has long played an active role in French industry, but government involvement has been greatly accelerated by a series of nationalization measures adopted by the Socialists in 1982 in 1983, about one -third of e French industry of 3,500 companies overall was under state control, however, there were some 88 privatization in 1986 resumed later in 1993, w ith 21 industries belonging to the state, banks and companies insurance for to be sold Although substantial progress has been made in the privatization in 2001, still under government control industries such as aerospace, defense, automotive, energy and telecommunications.
The steel industry, which employed some 77 300 workers in 1991, down from 156,000 in 1979, suffered from the impact of the global recession in early 1980 In 1995, production reached 18 million tons of crude steel, which places France 11 in the production of world production was down by a third since 1994 due to international competition and a general decline of the steel to aluminum and plastics the 'the french aluminum industry is dominated by a plant in Dunkirk owned by Pechiney, which was privatized in late 1995.
In 1995, the French automobile industry, ranked fourth in the world, employing 350,000 workers directly and indirectly contributed to nearly 2 6 million jobs More than 3,628,000 passenger cars were produced in 2001, and more than 55 000 commercial vehicles were produced in 2000. the two leading companies are controlling PSA Peugeot and Citroen and Renault, the latter belonging to the state 60 of the production is exported help the automotive industry to a trade surplus of 6 billion in 1995, the domestic market, however, fell pray to foreign competitors, especially Germany and Japan, forcing the french car manufacturers to make greater use of robots, laying off workers and open factories abroad.
The French aerospace industry, and not primarily a mass producer, specializes in sophisticated design and Experimental Development Some of his models, like the Caravelle and Mirage IV were used in more than 50 countries At Aerospace, among the most important commercial manufacturers of aircraft world, has become a state company after the program WWII Airbus dominates civil aviation.
The chemical industry, but not as strong rivals in Germany and the United States, ranks fourth in the world employing nearly 300,000 and generating more than 70 billion turnover.
In 1994, pharmaceuticals, perfume industry and cosmetics 195000 employees, and posted a trade surplus 6 4 billion of the electrical and electronic industry employs 330,000 workers in 1994 and a turnover of 2 billion 59 the textile industry employs 300,000 workers in 1994, the industrial food processing is a major force in the French economy, the production of a considerable trade surplus 6 2 billion in 1995 cooperative enterprises are particularly important for the food industry, which represents 16 of the turnover and 11 jobs in the food trade surplus of dairy products was June 2 billion in 1995 in 1994, France produced 54 6 million hectoliters wine, making it the second largest producer after Italy.
Large concentrations of French industry are in and around Paris in the coal basin of northern France, in Alsace and Lorraine, and around Lyon and Clermont-Ferrand French industry in general is strong on inventiveness, tilted to the small-scale production of high quality products, and reluctance in many industries to adopt modern methods of mass production the french government provides grants and credit facilities to companies undertaking relocation, retraining or modernization of plants.
Food is an increasingly important industry, providing large number of France restaurants and hotels.
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