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

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5 The main buyer countries were: In Mill.K: X.1943: IX.1942: X.1941: X.1041: Romania 230, 6 10 139 4 27, Ż Slovakia O 72 7 601 92, Hungary 37 31 4 8 WO 15 - 1 Croatia 6 4 3 Gen.Governement 4 25 5 Bulgaria 24 17 2 LL 17 Spain 12 0 42, 3 o 2 Holland D 9 8 3 10, 2 14, Turkey . 2 3 O OCO 22 2 3. 10,-$ 10,8 3 Sweden 5 The ten countries mentioned were involved in all of October's exports with 90.8%. Romania's first place was already in the second month with 35,1 %, followed by Slovakia with 20 %. From the point of view of the balance of payments and according to the relations of the groups of countries to the Great German Reich, the following pattern of exports is observed in comparison with September 1943 and with October 1942: In Mill.K: X.1943: IX.1942: X.194; 1/ Glearingländer ........ 351.1 479,- 263.0 245.2 27 Occupied countries ... 46'4 44.9 4.8 5.1 Total ...... 397.5 523.9 312.8 280,3. In the first ten months of 1943, total exports of goods amounted to 3,976.7 million1.K compared with 3,264.5 million1, i.e. 21.8% more than in the same period of the previous year. III. Foreign trade in October 1943. The results of external trade in October 1943 in comparison with the previous month and the same month of the previous year give the following picture: In Mill.K: X.1943: IX.19 43: X.1942: X1941: Imports 215,6 224, 1 192,4 267.7 Exports .. 3397,5 523.9 31.8 280, 3 Turnover 613.1 748,- 485,2 548, - Balance +181,9 8.662+ + 140.4 + 12.6. 1==3=3= 3==3E