ECONOMIC - FOREIGN TRADE

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• Document Release Date: July 18, 2011
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• Publication Date: June 24, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFir? .)N d!?IaF~ lAL
INFORMATION
COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT Economic - Foreign trt:de
HOW
PUBLISHED Monthly periodical
WHERE
PUBL"S4;ED Moscow
DATE
PUBLISHED Mar 1949
LANGUAGE Rveeian
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SOURCE Vneabnyaya Torgov131a, No 3, 1949.
50X1-HUM
DATE OF
INFORMATION 1948
DATE DIST.+- s 1949
NO. OF PAGES 3
SUPPLEMENT TO
? REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
responding period of 1947 as follows (in 1,00g0007doll.ars):
r2
Total
422,730
820,773
maport
LJ2,991
417,63!5
Export
189,739
403,138
Balance
_43,252
-14,497
0. BaYhovskeva
Poland's foreign trade turnover for 10 months of 1948 compares with the cor-
'Poland's ocasodity turnover in thc. past year was double that of 1947. This
increase in the volaae of Poland's foreign trade came ab,ut mainly as a result of
the expansion of Poland's econ nic and ocmaeroial ties with the Soviet Union and
the peoples' democracies whose share in Poland's foreign trade increased froze 38
percent in 1947 to 46 percent in 1948 (for 10 months).
At present, Poland has agreements for economic collaboration with all the
peoples' demooraoies except Albania.
In ooaparieon with the corresponding period in 194( (8 months), the structure
of Poland's foreign trade for 1948 is as follows (including UARRA Lapplies)t
(In thousands of tone)
h e 1947 1948
Grain
149.3
Beans, peas
3.k
Wheat flour
77.0
Tobenco and 1 )tac.v.) products
3.3
Meat and meat products
31.6
Butter, lard, animal fat
10.2
310.0
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2.6
0.3
1.3
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COORMWI
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(In thousands of tons)
karts
19117
1x48
Horses (head)
45,499
5,698
rattle (head)
14,610
1,172
Kholii, clay
11.0
45.9
Iron ore
632.0
970.6
Fertilizer
196.4
300.1
Raw hides
! F q
11.3
mat^r1.r.1e
TannicP
6.9
6.5
,
sheep's wool
10.1
13.3
Cotton and by-products
43.8
49.5
Flax and by-products
4.6
3,0
Jute and by-products
7.3
7.4
Rubber and rubber substitutes
2.6
7.5
Props
74.4
Cellulose
9.8
32.2
Ceramic products
2.8
5.2
Steel and iron
15.0
Machines, tools and electrical
engineering equipment
17.5
20.2
Locomotives and tenders
29.3
10.5
Railroad oars
11.2
0.4
Tractors
6.0
2.4
Automobiles
7.v
18.3
Exports
Potato flour, mal+, berries and
vegetable food products
2.1
85.8
frozen, and salted fish
Fresh
0.3
9.9
,
ion
8.9
Eggs
1.6
10.0
saw
65.3
106.9
Cement
246.7
202.8
Sable salt
17.2
46.6
coal
11,043.3
16,o47.7
Lignite
2,821.1
Coke
964.4
1,040.0
Benzene
5.4
7.0
Soda
9.3
13.8
Woolen and se nivoolen fabrics
0.1
1.3
Cotton fabrics
3.8
7.8
Linen fabrics
1.8
o.8
Timber
14.9
Paper and per products
0.7
15.0
Glass and glass products
12.6
27.7
Steel and iron
8.8
44.3
Railroad rails
2.0
30.1
Cast iron and cast pipes
M
13.7
Steel and iron pipes
9.8
13.?,
Machines, tools, and electrical
engineering equipment
0.6
4.6
Transport equipment
2.0
7.1
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The structure of Poland Is foreign trade vac ellghtJ;- modified in 1948. Al.
though coal constituted the greater part of export value (64 - 67 percent) in
1948, even with a general ic:*Faee of the amount of coal exported, its peroeatW
value ftlll to about 50 percent. During the name period; postwar Poland reeled
its normal prewar export of a ioultural products. In 1947, Poland had tO ngwt
a considerable amount of grain, meat, and othe- food..i:uffs. The 6rovth of 401.
auitsral produce*ion in 194S made tt possible to dcureaee import of these produeta,
moose value in 1946 and 1947 was 39.2 percent and 29.2 *,groent, respectively.
This growth even made it possible for Poland to enter the market (In the eoomd
half of the year) as an exporter of grain, bacon, poultry, eggs, and other aWl?
?ultural products, which in 1943, constituted about 15 i'orcent of all Polish ex.
Porte.. Pydeereasing imports of foodstuffs, Poland was able to increase imparts
of raw materials, nonferrous metals, macninee, r*ad other products neoseeery to
satisfy the growing demands of Industry. in accordance with the treaties eon.
shier with Sweden. Czeohoelova]cia, England, Holland, and other countries. Pe.
data from: Wiadcmoeoi Statatyczne, No 21, 5 November 1948; Dtieanik Ixtd?r9 22
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