ULAN BATOR, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia imported 5,582 heavy trucks in the first four months of this year, 2.2 times higher than that in the same period of 2017, according to data released Friday by the National Statistical Office.
Importing these trucks cost Mongolia 84.4 million U.S. dollars, 2.8 times higher than that in the same period in the previous year, attributing the robust growth mainly to mining activities and economic expansion.
About 63 percent of the trucks were imported from China, 10.7 percent from Japan, and 7 percent from South Korea.
The mining industry accounts for about a quarter of Mongolia's gross domestic product and more than 90 percent of its exports.
