Mongolia's exports drop 19.8% since year start

AKIPRESS.COM - Mongolia's exports reached USD81.6 million on November 23-29 decreasing by USD 202.5 million or 71.3 percent compared to the previous week, reports Montsame citing customs authorities.
From the beginning of this year, the total exports reached USD5.4 billion, dropped by USD1.3 billion or 19.8 percent compared to the same period of previous year. During the reference period, the imports reached USD86.8 million, decreased by USD4.29 million or 4.72 percent.
Compared to the same period of previous year, imports of food products, automobiles and machines, and minerals products dropped by 23.4 percent, 7.1 percent and 29.1 percent respectively. Imports of other goods rose by 3.3 percent.