Export/import between India and France during the last three years is as under:

(values in US$ millions)

Year Indian exports to France Indian imports from France Total trade
2007 2,480 5,936 8,416
2008 3,026 4,887 7,913
2009 3,150 3,129 6,279

Source :- DGCIS

As per available information, there are around 600 French companies based in India and they employ around 40, 000 persons.  As per available data, there are about 70 Indian companies based in France and they employ around 6,073 persons in France.

During the recent India-France JCM held in Paris, both sides identified the sectors for foreign investment. The French side elaborated the role played byUbifrance in trade promotion and Invest in France for FDI and stated that India was identified as a focus country by both organisations. The India side also informed the French side about the establishment of a new company, called, Invest India as a joint venture between the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Government of India; the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) and the State governments for facilitating, guiding and hand holding foreign investors looking to enter India. India also informed that it was seeking both investment and technology from France.