English Translation

2 - Imports in the "Commercial Economy" group accounted for: In %: III.1944: II.1943: III.1942: Raw materials 25.1 20.8 45.5 32.8 Semi-finished products 28 9 1.8 23.2 Manufactured goods 48.1 50.-- 32.7 444. Compared to the previous month, imports of raw materials were 37.7% higher in value terms but only 7.9% higher in volume terms. Among the most important goods imported in March are to be mentioned /for comparison are also the corresponding values for the previous month and for the same month of the last two years /: III. II. III. III 22.4 12.5 2.8 5.3 Raw tobacco 6°6 26.5 5.5 bst 9.8 6.8 10.2 21.1 Fish and fishpreparations 6.9 2.9 6.7 2.6 Wine ... 5.4 1.6 1.8 2.4 2/ Industrial economy: sawn timber 22.9 22.1 20.4 15.8 Roundwood 8.9 $} 4.9 5.5 Electrical products 4.2 3.7 Papr u Pipe 6.6 6.7 10.9 9.5 Iron ore .. 9.8 5.8 6.4 1.3 Wood products .... 12.3 33.9 3.2 6.5 6° The main suppliers of goods were the following countries /in Mill.K/: 14: II, III III. Country: 1944: 1943: 1942: Slovakia .. 84.5 69.7 80.9 70.3 Bulgaria 20.- 27.8 Hungary ... 2.6 5.5 117.4 14.7 17.3 Sweden 24.4 8.4 H olland 4.6 17.2 10.5 France 5.6 1.4 0.8 7.5 4.6 Denmark . 0.5 1.4 6.5 4.2 Switzerland ... 3.9 0.4 5.1 6.- 5.1 10.1 The eight countries mentioned in the total of eighteen countries accounted for 87.4% of total imports in March, with Slovakia alone accounting for 46.9%.