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Fn29/44g Nation M. National Bank for Bohemia and Moravia in Prague, 12. IV. 1944 Study department. Národní banka pro Cechy a Moravu v Praze, No.39/44 g studijní oddělení. St. /433. Prague, 11.April 1944. GEHEIM GEHEim! From 6 copies Evid.lr.l. A ae The foreign trade of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Mähren in February 1944. I. The import of goods in February of 1944. The total imports of goods in February 1944 had a value of l6l.9 million K. With an increase in volume of 45.6%, imports increased by 3.8% in value compared to the previous month. This development was related to the larger imports of raw materials / especially iron ore and wood/. The comparison with the import results in the previous month and with the same month of the last four years gives the following picture /in Mill.K/: II.1944: I.1943: I1.1942: II.19441: II-1940: 161.9 156.- 156.6 235.9 364.7 310.7 Structured by the groups and subgroups of the food and industrial economy, February imports offer the following image compared with the previous and the results of the same months of the past two years: II T II "II /In Mill. K/ 1944: 1943: I Food industry: 63.3 50.7 43.2 114.= of which: live animals ....... -°T 0.1 0.5 8.- Foodstuffs: animal origin 3.4 4.8 1.4 63.1 of vegetable origin 30.7 39.5 25.3 36.2 Lump sum 28.2 16.3 16.- 6.7 2. Industrial economy: 97.8 105.2 113.4 121.9 of which : raw materials 20.4 23.9 33.3 31.1 Semi-finished products 22.6 24.2 31.7 28.5 Manufactured goods ...... 48.8 7.1 49.4 62.3