Contributions of different industrial sectors to exterior equilibrium - To re-equilibriate the commercial balance within two years is one of the major objectives of the « detailed sliding forecasts » undertaken by the BIPE (1). In order for that to come about, French industry must renew production capacity in such a way as to be profitable for the slow world recovery that it now predicted. This investment effort presupposes a better division of added value for firms. At the same time, the moderate level of the domestic demand, and in particular the household consumption demand, limits the growth of imports. The productivity gains in the dynamic sectors and the slowing down of production of activities that are in decline does not allow for a...