ULAN BATOR, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's industrial output shrank by 2.8 percent in the first half of 2025, compared to the same period a year earlier, the country's National Statistics Office said Thursday.

The industrial output amounted to 18.6 trillion Mongolian tugriks (about 5.18 billion U.S. dollars) in the January-June period, according to the office.

The drop was mainly attributed to a significant decrease in the output of main mining and extractive products, it added. ■