LVMH accounts for bigger share of French exports than agricultural sector

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Global sales of handbags and perfumes made by LVMH account for a larger share of France’s exports than all of the Camembert and wine produced by the country’s famed agricultural sector.

The Paris-based luxury leader accounted for 4 per cent of all French exports last year, according to a study by consultancy…