Between 1979 and 1980, France Lost its Industrial Market Share. French Exports did not Follow the Evolution of International Demand - After 1979, France lost its industrial market share. French exports remained directed to the same partners as in the seventies, and the products exported were badly- adapted to a changing international demand. Until 1978, France held a relatively high market share in those dynamic areas or sectors (North Africa, industrial boilers, and the machinery used in construction, for instance) which played an increasing part in international demand. On the other hand, it did not trade much with the United States or Canada whose imports hardly rose. After 1979, there was little change in the specialization of French ...