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

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108 Foreign trade in March 1994 shows the following figure compared with the previous month and the same month of previous years: In Mill.K: III.1943: 1I.1942: III.1941: Imports .... 218,3 156,6 173,- 8568 Exports .... 446, 293, - 293, 374;7 Turnover .... 664,3 449,6 466,5 737.5 Sa1do. + 227' + 136,4 + 120,5 -'ii,9 Foreign trade in March 1943 represents a significant increase compared to the previous month, and especially against the lowest level of 332,9 Mi11.K in January 1943. The trade balance with the individual main countries shows the following results in March 1943 /in Mill.K/: Country: Imports: Exports: 24880 Soples Slovakia ..... 80.9 123.6 204.2 Bulgaria 9.2 9.00 53 Italy 26.- 26 52 - Spain 5 39 S 33 8 Croatia 4 4 2 Sweden 17, 38, 5 Ugarn 17. 2 9.68 36.8 Romania 289 30.5 - 27 Z Switzerland 1 14.2 , 5 .61 3 9 1 Gen. Gouvernement 1 14.7310 15, 8 + 13 : 6 The ten countries mentioned represent 80.9% of total foreign trade turnover in March l943, with Slovakia alone representing 30.8%. The import of goods in July 1943: The total import in July of 1943 was at a value of 190,9 mil1.K. The comparison with the import in the same month of the last three years shows the following figure in value /in Mill.K/: VII.1943: A VII.-1941: VII.194: 190.9 264,6 310,1 440.0 The downward trend is clearly apparent.