Mongolia - Bilancia commerciale

Mongolia's trade surplus widened to USD 202.6 million in May 2019 from USD 162.9 million in the same month of the previous year. Imports fell 8.1 percent, dragged down by lower purchases of auto, air & water transport vehicles (-2.7 percent) and machinery, equipment & electric appliances (-9.1 percent). Among major trading partners, imports dropped from China (-29.3 percent) and Russia (-13.3 percent) while those rose from Japan (20.6 percent). Meantime, exports went down at a softer 1.1 percent, mostly due to lower sales of base metals (-37.5 percent). Shipments declined to China (-1.4 percent) and Italy (-19.3 percent) while those increased to Singapore (40.6 percent).

Mongolia's trade surplus widened to USD 259.8 million in April 2019 from USD 191.5 million in the same month of the previous year. Exports jumped 15.1 percent to USD 740.3 million, mostly due to an increase in sales of mineral products (16.4 percent) and textiles & related articles (47.1 percent).Among major trading partners, shipments advanced to China (17.9 percent) while those declined to Russia (-8.1 percent) and the UK (-75.9 percent). Meantime, imports rose 6.4 percent to USD 480.5 million, boosted by higher purchases of mineral products (13.9 percent) and auto, air & water transport vehicles (22.6 percent) while those dropped for machinery, equipment & electric appliances (-18.3 percent). Imports rose from China (5.1 percent) and Russia (8.9 percent) while dropped from Japan (-6.4 percent).

Mongolia's trade surplus shrank to USD 229.8 million in March of 2019 from USD 239.6 million in the same month a year ago. Exports went up 5.3 percent to USD 678 million, mostly due to an increase in sales of mineral products (16.2 percent) and live animals & animal origin products (45.4 percent) while decreases were recorded in textiles & related articles (-14.7 percent). Among major trading partners, shipments advanced to China (15.4 percent) while declined to Russia (-21.6 percent). Imports increased 10.8 percent to USD 448.2 million, boosted by higher purchases of TV sets & spare parts (10.9 percent) and basic metals (10.8 percent) while those dropped for chemical & chemical industry products (-8.5 percent). Imports rose from China (14.9 percent) while those from Russia decreased (-3.9 percent).

Mongolia's trade surplus widened to USD 152.8 million in February 2019 from USD 49.7 million in the same month of the previous year. Exports jumped 17.3 percent to USD 486.4 million, mostly due to an increase in sales of mineral products (18.2 percent) and natural or cultured stones, precious metal & jewellery (45.7 percent). Meanwhile, imports went down 8.6 percent to USD 333.5 million, mainly due to by purchases of mineral products (-16.1 percent), namely diesel (-14.2 percent).

Mongolia's trade surplus widened to USD 103.3 million in January 2019 from USD 62.7 million in the same month of the previous year. Exports jumped 43.3 percent to USD 607.3 million, mostly due to an increase in sales of mineral products (21 percent) and natural or cultured stones, precious metal & jewellery (4.8 percent). Meanwhile, imports rose 39.6 percent to USD 504.0 million, boosted by purchases of mineral products (33.2 percent), namely diesel (29.6 percent).