English Translation

-3- The five countries mentioned are involved in the total imports of February, with around 70%. As can be seen, imports from Slovakia increased by 29.5 millionK compared to the previous month, from Italy by 5.9 millionK. Imports from Switzerland and from Üngarn remained unchanged. Structure of imports from the point of view of the balance of payments and the ratio of the groups of countries to the Great German Reich, compared with January 19942 and February 1941 /in Mill.K/: Country: I.1942: II.1941: 1/ Neutral foreign countries: a/ Free countries 1.4 1.2 17.4 b/ Clearing countries 180.3 162.7 304.3 2/ Occupied countries 5.3 13.7 41.7 3/ Enemy states 1.- 1.3 1.2 4/ Other countries 47.8 3.7 Total 235.8 181.6 384.6 Foreign trade in Feber l943 closed with an asset balance of 32.5 mil1.K compared with a surplus of 75.3 millionK in January 1942. In February of last year, foreign trade showed a net liability of 44.7 million K. Foreign trade sales increased by 55.7 million K from the lowest level in January 1942, but by 190.5 million K was still smaller than in February of the previous year. The monthly trend in external trade illustrates the comparison with the previous month and the same month of the previous year: In Mill.K 11.1942: I.19 42: 11.-1941: dnnat 235.9 181.6 364.7 Exports 258.3 256.9 320.- Turnover 494.2 438.5 684.7 Balance +22.4 +75.3 -44.7