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8 oar VIII.1943: VII.1942: VIII.1841: Raw materials .... 28,6 27,8 42,5 20,= Semi-finished products .... 272 26,6 20,1 36,6 Manufactured goods .. 44 2 456 7,4 43,4 Imports of raw materials increased by 33,7 % in value compared to the previous month, but more than doubled in quantity, as mentioned above, reflecting larger imports of iron ores. Among the most important goods imported in August, the corresponding values for the month and for the previous month of the last two years are also indicated/: Product designation: VIII.1943: VII.19 43: VIII.1942: VIII.1041: 1/ Food industry: Fruit of all kinds .. 29,5 16,3 7,5 18,9 Kitchen plants . 149 5 4,1 4,4 Fish and fish preparations .. 5,7 6,6 6,5 0,9 Vegetable and fruit preserves 4,6 1,7 2/ Industrial economy: sawn timber ..... 35,8 26,7 15,2 30,3 Iron ore 2 12 33 12$ Paper and board .. . . . 8.9 ,1 CnC Wood products ..... 8.8 7,4 5 Electrical products .... 7.3 5,8 7,9 $15.3 Roundwood.............. 7.1 9 2 6 The main suppliers were the following countries /in Mill.K/: Country: VIII.1943: VII.19 43: VIII.1942: VIII.1041: Slovakia ...... 120.8 85.4 63.3 89.7 Hungary 24.8 35 16. 2 18.2 seea 24 96 34, 0 Italy S 1551 19, 4 21, 2A 36'2 Switzerland .... 112 6, 9 2 12, 9 132 The five countries mentioned are involved in the total August imports with 81.3%. Slovakia alone accounted for 50.3%.