English Translation

- 3 - Among the most important product categories introduced in February, the corresponding values for January l943 and for February 1942 and 194l are also given/: Designation of goods: I1.1943: I.1943: II.1942: II.1941: 1/ Food industry: Fruit of all kinds 15.8 0.4 22.3 20.6 Raw tobacco 11.1 0.7 2.9 Wine 4.9 6°8 3.8 14.9 Kitchen vegetables 4.- 1.7 Fish and fish preparations 0.9 3.2 1.2 4.- 3/ Industrial economy: sawn timber 18.6 5.9 14.4 19.2 Paper and paperboard 10.- 9.1 13.3 10. - Iron ore 5.9 6.9 5.9 0.4 Wood products 2°9 4.1 2.2 Electrical engineering Products 5.3 4.5 7.- 14.1 Wool 4.9 1.4 3.3 2.5 The main suppliers were neighbouring countries /in Mill.K/: Country: II.1943: I.19 43: II.1941: Slovakia 78.- 39.9 80.5 123.5 Hungary 14.5 16.2 31.4 15.3 Italy 12.6 8.8 33.8 107.7 Gen, Government 9.3 90 03 1.6 Sweden 7.7 8.7 3.5 4.3 Switzerland 7.1 10.3 16.- 15- The six countries mentioned are involved in the total February imports of 83.4%. The share of Slovakia alone was 49.6 %. From the point of view of the balance of payments and according to the ratio of the country groups to the Great German Reich, the breakdown of imports /in million K/ is as follows compared to the previous month and February 1942: