1.   A weaker franc also makes French goods more price competitive abroad.

2.   But since the testing program was announced, French goods have been hit by consumer boycotts and French companies excluded from bidding on major public contracts.

3.   Calls by civilian groups and individual politicians for a boycott of French goods also appear to be gaining steam.

4.   Calls for consumers to spurn French goods have not met with government support.

5.   Even if the boycott of French goods in Australia continued to gain momentum, analysts said, the risk to French companies of losing Australian market share is limited.

6.   Girard told journalists today any boycott of French goods would be counterproductive.

7.   In Denmark the supermarket chain Spar has refused to stock French goods and sales of French wine have dropped.

8.   Insee also pins high hopes on foreign demand for French goods.

9.   Now Australia and New Zealand are urging consumers to shun French goods to punish France for its plan to resume nuclear weapons tests in the South Pacific.

10.   Recent rises in the dollar, the Italian lira and British pound are expected to boost exports, as French goods become more price-competitive.