THE GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 551, sig. 110-4/399

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88 Designation of the product: IX.1943: VIII.1942± IX.1841: 2/ Industrial economy: sawn timber 26 35, 0-c0 1 26.5 - Iron ore 6 4 22, 68 O Paper and cardboard 000001 5 6 Electrical products 8 8 r Bed springs COLO 4; 8 Wood products .. 33,5 - Roundwood ... 4 4,1 The main suppliers were the following countries: /In Mill.K/ IX.1943: VIII.1942: IX.-1941: Slovakia ... 104,6 120.8 71.3 Hungary.. 24'8 1446 Sweden . 2, 4 24, 200 Italy .. 16 Serbia .. 2U0O 3 O J Bulgaria 5,) 20G 6 17 Switzerland ... 11' 12, 9 13', The seven countries mentioned were involved in the sane September imports with 87,5 %. The share of Slovakia alone was 46.6%. From the point of view of the balance of payments and according to the attitude of the groups of countries to the Great German Reich, the breakdown of imports /in Mill.K/: IX.1943: VIII.1942: 1/ Clearing countries ....... 197, 214.4 160.5 27 Occupied countries ..... 692 25'4 16, Insgesant ...... 224,1 239.8 176.7. FEEEEEEESSEEEEIEEEEEEEEEE II. Exports of goods in September_l943: Special exports of goods reached a value of 523,9 million K in September, a peak since October 1940. Compared to the previous month and the same month of previous years, the following figure is given: /in Mill.K/: IX.1943: VIII.1942: IX.1941: IX.1040: 523.9 332.1 377.7 414.1 553,2. The increase in exports compared to the previous month was about 57.8%, while the volume of exports was about 5.8%.