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- 9 - Country: VII.1943: VI.1942: l/ Clearing countries 241.5 444.8 312,- 2/ Occupied countries .. 389 64.6 44.9 280.4 509.4 356.9 Occupant countries accounted for 13.8 % of July exports. In the first seven months of 1943, exports of goods amounted to 2,713.2 millionK compared with 2,217 millionK in the same period of the previous year /i.i. 22.3 % more/. Foreign trade in July 1943 showed the following picture compared with the same month of previous years: /In Mill.K/ VII.1943: VII.-1942: VII.194: Imports . 190,9 264,6 310,1 Exports .... 280,4 36, 9 37.8 Turnover ... 471,3 621,5 677,9 Balance ... + 89,5 + 92,3 + 57,7 The decrease in the volume of foreign trade in July 1943 is clearly shown by this.A The trade balance with the individual main countries shows the following results in July, 1943 /in Mill.K/: Country: Turnover: Imports: Exports: Balance: Slovakia 150,- 85,4 64,6 20,8 Romania 53.1 6 49 O Croatia 43.3 2 S 1 19'4 7 Italy . 39.8 20 4 Hungary.. 35 5 12, 2 1l 13 Bulgaria 29 8, 2 14 2 + 6 5 Switzerland. 22,1 6, 2 159 + 6 7 The seven countries mentioned represent 77.9% of total foreign trade turnover in July 1943, with Slovakia alone accounting for 31.9%.