The tourism sector plays a major role in the economy, and recorded output worth
EUR 84.7 billion in 2009 (2.5% of aggregate output and 11.7% of market services). This puts
tourism ahead of automobile production, agriculture and recreational, cultural and sporting
activities. In terms of value added, tourism is worth EUR 41.6 billion, or 2.4% of aggregate value
added. According to Tourism Satellite Account methodology, provisional figures suggest that
tourism consumption in France accounted for 7.1% of GDP in 2010.