English Translation

- 14 - e.g. imports 34.8% and total exports 27%. Trade relations with Romania, Sweden, Croatia, Hungary and the GOVERNMENT developed even more strongly than in the previous year. Trade with Switzerland was well maintained, although it recorded a decrease of 24.9% compared with the previous years. The exchange of goods with Italy, Bulgaria, Denmark, Holland and Norway decreased. On the import side of the trade balance in 1942, imports from Hungary showed a steady increase compared with previous years, which is 25.5% compared with the year 194l. Compared with imports in the year l940, the import from Hungary more than doubled. Imports from Sweden increased significantly, which was linked to the supply of iron ores. Exports to Slovakia continued to rise during the last three years. From the point of view of the balance of payments and the ratio of the groups of countries to the Great German Reich, the following link between foreign trade in 1942 /in Mill.K/: Country: 1942: 1941: 1940: 1/ Neutral abroad: a/free countries 7 361 1468 b/foreign-bound /without clearing/ 193 c/clearing countries 5.776 6.497 6481 d/occupied countries 969 815 5 3/enemy countries 1 3 35 4/Other countries 76 73 102 total 6.566 7.778 8955 In terms of percentages, the ratio is as follows: