English Translation

The composition of this group is almost exclusively made up of finished products, as can be seen. Value of the most important export goods and comparison with the previous month and with the same month of the previous year /in Mill.K/: Product designation: August: July: August 1942 1941: Sugar 1.2 2.2 105.5 Hardware 31.3 41.- 34.1 Sheet metal of iron 27.1 18.9 12.3 Motor vehicles and aircraft 21.8 24.8 12.9 Form and bars 20.1 23.9 14.7 Steel tubes 16.8 18.9 12.- Copper products 18.9 2.5 Electrotech.Products 11.7 11.8 - 5.4 Agricultural machinery 9.7 6.7 6.7 Machine tools 8.2 8.5 7.9 Among the main countries of destination are indicated /value in Mill. K/: Country: Export det Compared with August 1942: July 1942: August 1941: Slovakia 120.3 +14.- + 35.3 Romania 65.3 + 1.9 + 18.9 Sweden 33.1 + 20.2 + 26.2 Italy 18.9 0.4 - 10.5 Switzerland 18.5 + 0.2 - 15.4 Government 14.8 - 3.8 + 7.4 Finland 14.- + 3.9 - 4.5 Hungary 11.5 - 4.6 - 4.1 Bulgaria 11.2 - 8.3 - 29.3 Croatia 10.1 - 4.5 + 3.4 Slovakia continues to be the most important consumer of goods. Its share in total August exports amounted to 33.6%. From the point of view of the balance of payments and the relationship between the groups of countries and the Great German Reich, exports in August 19943 compared with July 19942 and August 19941 are as follows: