ULAN BATOR, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's foreign trade turnover totaled 19.2 billion U.S. dollars in the first nine months of 2025, a 5.7 percent decrease compared to the same period last year, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO) on Tuesday.

During the period, exports fell 9.1 percent to 10.7 billion dollars, while imports dropped 0.9 percent to 8.5 billion dollars.

The reduction in exports is attributed mainly to the decline in supply of coal, crude oil, sheep and goat meat and washed cashmere from Mongolia to foreign countries.

The landlocked country traded with 160 economies worldwide in the January-September period. ■