English Translation

- 3 The import of iron ores amounted to 20.6% of total imported goods of the commercial economy or 55.5% of imported raw materials. The main suppliers of goods were the following countries /in Mill.K/: Country: September August September 1942: 192: 19941: Slovakia 71.2 63.3 87.4 Serana 24.6 34. 00 8.2 Italy 16. 21 NOA 303 Ugarn 14.6 16 1.4 cShweiz 1 12 13.- Romania 4 19 10.4 Norway 4.7 2.2 The seven countries mentioned are involved in the total September imports of 88.5%. From the point of view of the balance of payments and the relationship between the groups of countries and the Great German Empire, the following breakdown of imports /in Mill.K/: Country: September August September 1942: 1942: 19941: 1/ Neutral abroad: 0. 3.4 a/ Free countries b/ Clearing countries 158.5 186.5 203 16.2 ll.4 8.8 2/ Occupied countries: 3/_Finding countries: 0.5 0.8 3.5 4/ Other countries: 14.9 --- total 176.2 198.9 235.9 Foreign trade in September 1942 shows the following picture compared with the previous month and the same month of the previous year: