Mongolia's exports up 12.6 pct in 9 months

ULAN BATOR, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's exports reached 5.9 billion U.S. dollars in the first nine months of the year, up 12.6 percent year on year, said the country's National Statistical Office (NSO) Monday.

Mongolia demonstrated a foreign trade surplus as exports exceeded imports by 1.3 billion dollars, the NSO said.

Minerals and textiles accounted for 95.8 percent of the total exports.