How the French economy compares to Germany's, UK's

Here's how the struggling French economy stacks up compared to Germany's and Britain's.

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GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (2012) France: two trillion euros (USD 2.7 trillion) Germany: 2.6 trillion euros (USD 3.3 trillion) Britain: 1.9 trillion euros (USD 2.4 trillion) MANUFACTURING AS A PERCENT OF GDP (2009) France: 10.7 percent Germany: 19.3 percent Britain: 11.0 percent GROWTH RATE (2012) France: 0.0 percent Germany: 0.7 percent Britain: 0.3 percent UNEMPLOYMENT RATE France: 11 percent (March) Germany: 5.4 percent (March) Britain: 7.7 percent (February) TOP CORPORATE INCOME TAX RATE (2012) France: 36.1 percent Germany: 29.8 percent Britain: 24.0 percent TOP PERSONAL INCOME TAXE RATE (2012) France: 46.8 percent Germany: 47.5 percent Britain: 50.0 percent AVERAGE HOURLY LABOR COSTS (2012) France: 34.20 euros (USD 44.01), of which 33.6 percent is taxes Germany: 30.40 euros (USD 39.12), of which 21.9 percent is taxes Britain: 21.60 euros (USD 27.80), of which 15.1 percent is taxes AVERAGE RETIREMENT AGE (MEN, 2011) France: 59.1 Germany: 61.9 Britain: 63.6 AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGES (2011) France: 34,284 euros (USD 47,704) Germany: 33,766 euros ( USD 46,984) Britain: 36, 197 euros (USD 50,366) AVERAGE WORKWEEK (FULL-TIME WORKERS, 2012) France: 41.1 hours Germany: 41.9 hours Britain: 42.8 hours STOCK INDEX OVER PAST 10 YEARS France's CAC-40: +37 percent Germany's DAX: +197 percent Britain's FTSE 100: +68 percent