This statistic illustrates the level of difficulty experienced by French companies that have sold, used to or tried to sell their products and/or services online in other EU countries and had to overcome language barriers in 2014. That year, 23 percent of responding companies stated that their lack of language skills had been a major problem when selling or trying to sell to other EU countries.
Companies in France lacking language skills to sell online in other EU countries in 2014
Companies that sold their products and/or services online in another EU country in 2014 and those that used to do so or tried to do so
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "For each of the following difficulties that may present itself when selling or trying to sell online to other EU countries, can you tell me if it has been a major problem, a minor problem or not a problem at all? - You lack the language skills to deal with foreign countries"
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European Commission. (May 1, 2015). Companies in France lacking language skills to sell online in other EU countries in 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/449773/french-companies-lacking-language-skills-to-sell-abroad-online/
European Commission. "Companies in France lacking language skills to sell online in other EU countries in 2014." Chart. May 1, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/449773/french-companies-lacking-language-skills-to-sell-abroad-online/
European Commission. (2015). Companies in France lacking language skills to sell online in other EU countries in 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/449773/french-companies-lacking-language-skills-to-sell-abroad-online/
European Commission. "Companies in France Lacking Language Skills to Sell Online in Other Eu Countries in 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/449773/french-companies-lacking-language-skills-to-sell-abroad-online/
European Commission, Companies in France lacking language skills to sell online in other EU countries in 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/449773/french-companies-lacking-language-skills-to-sell-abroad-online/ (last visited December 04, 2024)
Companies in France lacking language skills to sell online in other EU countries in 2014 [Graph], European Commission, May 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/449773/french-companies-lacking-language-skills-to-sell-abroad-online/
