English Translation

- ll - Eor The eight countries mentioned were involved in total August exports with 83.8%, this time moving into the first row Romania ahead of Slovakia. From the point of view of the balance of payments and the relations between the groups of countries and the Great German Empire, the following breakdown of exports /in Mill.K/: L a n d : VIII.1943: VII.19 43: VIII./1943: 1/ Clearing countries ...... 292.9 241.5 2/ Occupied countries 332.4 392 388 24 332.1 280.3 357,- In the first eight months of 1943, total exports of goods amounted to 3,045.3 millionK compared to 2,574 millionK in the same period of the previous year. Foreign trade in August 1943: shows the following picture compared with the previous month and the same month of previous years: In Mill.K: VIII.1943: VII.1942: VIII.1942: VIII.1041: Imports 239.8 190,9 198,9 235, Exports 332.1 804 357,- 369, 1 Turnover .. 571.9 471.3 555.9 604,3 Balance .... + 92,3 +89,5 + 158,1 + 1339 The trade balance with the individual countries in August 1943 shows the following results /in Mill.K/: Country: Turnover: Imports: Exports: Balance: Slovakia . 191,6 120.8 70.8 Romania . 88,- Hungary 87 5 56, 24, Italy 31 6 96 Sweden 1 17 5 2m4 Croatia 6 23 6 2 2 Switzerland 2 * VOA 2 11 w2 13.5 Bulgaria + 21 3 16, - + 10 The eight countries mentioned represent 82.8% of total foreign trade turnover in August 1943, with Slovakia alone accounting for 33.6%.