English Translation

-2 - 7o o t a t eed Within industrial products, the iron and metal sector, including machinery and vehicles with almost half of total exports, is the first and the textile sector the second with almost 16. Within food and agricultural products, sugar exports account for 8 % of total export. On importation, the main item is made up of finished products, in particular paper and electrical and semi-finished products, mainly sawn timber. In addition, iron ore, round-holes, flax and, in the food sector, fruit, vegetables and legumes were imported. 4.) Consignment warehouses abroad. In confiscation warehouses, goods in neutral foreign countries are valued at O,502 million RM, in clearing countries at 3,785 million Rm in occupied territories at 1,422 million RR and in hostile foreign countries at 3.409 million Rk, i.e. altogether 9,118 million RMS. 5.) Balance of export receivables. a d d d about 342.4 mill RMl. Of these, 16.7 million RM (4%) is accounted for by the free neutral abroad, 68.5 million Rm (20%) by the enemy abroad, 81.2 million RR (24%) e s tp aaaa abroad. The largest export requirements are in relation to the former Yugoslavia, Romania and Slovakia, together with about 51%. For the first quarter of the year - the import figures are not yet available - it can be seen that the monthly average for the first half of 1942 has already been substantially exceeded, so that the extensification of the previous year is likely to be reached and that a larger export excess can also be expected for the year 1942. The foreign trade of the Protectorate with Slovakia in 1939 - 1941 will be very active in this year. To the Secretary of State with the request for information. Division V 1 (Economics) and WMG