Mongolia's foreign trade declines 8.2 pct in 8 months

ULAN BATOR, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's foreign trade turnover marked an 8.2 percent decrease year on year in the first eight months of 2025, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO) on Thursday.

The foreign trade turnover reached 16.6 billion U.S. dollars in the cited period, the NSO said.

The landlocked Asian country recorded a surplus in its foreign trade balance as exports exceeded imports by 1.7 billion dollars, the data showed. ■