Soviet Exports to Germany 1939-1941

Mineral and Chemical Exports

in Thousands of Tons


1938% of Type1939% of Type1940% of Type1941 (1st 6 months)% of Type
Oil Products78.62.25.10.1617.034.2254.125.0
Copper0.00.00.00.07.16.87.29.2
Nickel0.00.00.00.01.530.00.733.3
Tin0.00.00.00.00.811.40.00.0
Platinum/Iridium (in tons)0.00.00.00.01.575.91.388.1
Manganese60.914.36.22.664.854.575.264.6
Chromium0.00.00.00.026.365.80.00.0
Chemicals: Finished0.00.00.92.42.95.60.21.2
Chemicals: Unfinished0.00.00.92.32.65.21.03.9
Chemicals: Phosphates151.65.132.41.9131.511.956.37.9
Technical Fats & Oils4.72.24.42.211.012.78.914.0

Agricultural Exports

in Thousands of Tons


1938% of Type1939% of Type1940% of Type1941 (1st 6 months)% of Type
Raw Textiles5.10.390.599.12041.113.9
Wood Products271.96.4171.93.1846.111.2393.710.9
Grains000.20820.830.1547.158.3
Meats000.10.63.82.91.91.4
Raw Tobacco001.910.40.300
Animal Skins0.11.20.212.58.70.17
Woven Fabrics0.11.40.11.60000
Legumes0010.98.847.230.334.823.9
Oil Cake0000299.38.620
Bed Feathers0.44.30.40.40.33.50.30.7

Oil Exports by Route

in Thousands of Tons


OverlandBlack SeaBaltic SeaTotal
Feb-4025.718.00.043.7
Mar-4027.00.00.027.0
Apr-4019.55.20.024.7
May-4031.533.50.065.0
Jun-4060.123.56.990.5
Jul-4060.923.023.2107.1
Aug-4043.333.427.3104.0
Sep-4020.721.98.651.2
Oct-4024.521.22.247.9
Nov-4019.123.90.043.0
Dec-4021.438.20.059.6
Total 1940353.7241.868.2663.7
Jan-4122.328.90.051.2
Feb-4117.330.00.047.3
Mar-4119.60.00.019.6
Apr-4168.714.80.083.5
May-4128.536.10.064.6
Total 1941156.4109.80.0266.2
Total 1940-41510.1351.668.2929.9

German Monthly Oil Stocks 1939-1941

in Thousands of Tons


Est. Total StocksAviation, Motor & Diesel FuelTotal Soviet ExportsEst. Stocks Minus Soviet DeliveriesAviation, Motor & Diesel Fuel Minus Soviet Deliveries
Aug-3921761366021761365
Jan-401135930191116911
Feb-401115915481067867
Mar-401110910701040840
Apr-4011509451051045840
May-401115915155960750
Jun-40125010252351015750
Jul-40149012203311155889
Aug-40172014104261294984
Sep-402010165049515151155
Oct-401900156054313571019
Nov-40180015405811299959
Dec-40181014856221188863
Jan-41184015106781162832
Feb-41182514957131112782
Mar-41181514907461069744
Apr-4117451430195950635
May-4116651365839826496
Jun-4116451350877768473
Jul-4113701125910460215
Aug-4112901060912378148
Sep-411225100591231393
Oct-411105905912193-7

German Monthly Rubber Stocks 1939-1941

in Thousands of Tons


NaturalSyntheticReclaimTotalNatural via USSRNatural minus USSRTotal minus USSR
Sep-3917.05.55.828.3


Jan-4012.07.55.825.3


Feb-4010.57.35.323.1


Mar-409.36.75.021.0


Apr-407.95.94.918.7


May-406.05.14.815.9


Jun-404.84.44.713.9


Jul-406.32.94.814.0


Aug-404.62.74.912.2


Sep-403.22.64.710.5


Oct-401.52.24.88.5


Nov-402.21.94.38.4


Dec-401.93.44.59.84.5-2.65.3
Jan-413.33.84.211.3


Feb-412.92.84.29.9


Mar-412.32.64.08.9


Apr-412.63.64.410.6


May-415.73.14.213.018.8-15.1-5.9
Jun-416.33.44.113.818.8-12.3-5.0
Jul-416.83.23.813.818.8-12.0-4.9
Aug-414.73.23.811.718.8-14.1-7.1
Sep-415.63.93.613.118.8-13.2-5.7
Oct-414.93.93.312.118.8-13.9-6.7

German Manganese Stocks 1939-1941

in Thousands of Tons


Manganese StocksTotal Soviet ShipmentsStocks minus Soviet Deliveries
Sep-393650.3364.7
Jan-402901.7288.3
Feb-402602.8257.2
Mar-402553.6251.4
Apr-402305.3224.7
May-402058.6196.4
Jun-402009.7190.3
Jul-401909.7180.3
Aug-4018511.1173.9
Sep-4020013187
Oct-4024518.4226.6
Nov-4024041.6198.4
Dec-4023566.4168.6
Jan-4129083.8206.2
Feb-4126087.7172.3
Mar-4124094.1145.9
Apr-41235109.1125.9
May-41210129.680.4
Jun-41205141.663.4
Jul-41210155.554.5
Aug-41200177.922.1
Sep-41185183.41.6
Oct-41170189.5-19.5
Nov-41160195.6-35.6
Dec-41140208.5-68.5

German Monthly Grain Stocks 1939-1941

in Thousands of Tons


Grain StocksTotal Soviet ShipmentsStocks minus Soviet Deliveries
Sep-3956130.05613.0
Jan-4053731.75371.3
Feb-40521612.15203.9
Mar-40502928.15000.9
Apr-40498284.04898.0
May-404693128.14564.9
Jun-404425186.54238.5
Jul-404281244.04037.0
Aug-404563412.94150.1
Sep-404517752.73764.3
Oct-404157841.93315.1
Nov-403063881.12181.9
Dec-403123925.02198.0
Jan-412848964.21883.8
Feb-4125241012.21511.8
Mar-4124461097.41348.6
Apr-4121591154.31004.7
May-4117631337.0426.0
Jun-4113811472.3-91.3
Jul-418651540.0-675.0
Aug-415881601.3-1013.3
Sep-416661625.4-959.4
Oct-417611637.1-876.1
Nov-416431637.4-994.4
Dec-414351640.2-1205.2

German Total Overseas Imports Versus Imports via the USSR

in Thousands of Tons


Total Overseas ImportsImports via the USSRUSSR Imports as a Percentage
Feb-4021.10.00.0
Mar-4024.50.00.0
Apr-4025.00.20.8
May-4019.90.31.6
Jun-4020.57.637.2
Jul-4017.413.276.1
Aug-4020.411.154.2
Sep-4050.243.085.7
Oct-4037.131.785.3
Nov-4041.123.657.4
Dec-4048.533.468.9
Jan-4143.833.175.5
Feb-4148.031.465.3
Mar-4153.533.462.4
Apr-4165.341.062.8
May-4169.052.976.7
Jun-4153.235.266.2
Jul-41103.834.633.3
Aug-4177.77.19.2
Sep-4158.55.89.9
Oct-4156.51.01.7


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