P516 516 TELEINF@FJNANCE 15:44z34 risult has been a hugj dr'p in the numbers oe irish jmiWratinn from thj@ countrz, which fell t' 6,000 in 1995 from a peak of 43*:00 in 1989, accgrding t' the CSW. FREoCH@EIGHT-MONTH TRADE SSRPLjS SSRGE" D "P TE@BOZCOTT PARJS - The french trade balance kpowed a biW surplis i→ Akgust@takinn the surplus since Januarz tg 72.5 billion franck froJ 47./ billion francs in the same period oe last ziar. The fren"h government poimtk pirsistjntly at the trade surplus as a siknal that the@fundamjntal@jlemjntk Bof the fren"h jconomz, apart from the budgjt djficit, are@stronn and juvtiey the so-ealled strong franc policy. The provisional, seasonally-adjusted fikures from the customs service@on Thursday showed that the trade@surplus sre njxt pagj >>>