The total industrial output reached 1306.0 billion MNT for the first 10 months of the year 2009. This is decrease of 152.1 billion MNT or 10.4 percent if compared to the previous year. Decrease of 31.8 billion MNT or 3.9 percent in mining sector output and decrease of 119.5 billion MNT or 24.6 percent in manufacturing sector output have mainly contributed the total industrial output to fall this year. Statistics also reveals reduction in outputs of copper, tungsten, gold and zinc concentrates had negative effects on the mining sector output.






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