Malaysia Inflation Rate

Last Release

Aug 31, 2025

Actual

1.3

Units In

1.2

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Oct 22, 2025

Time to Release

26 Days 8 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
23.9 Mar 1974	-2.9 Apr 2020	3.32 %	1973-2025	N/A

In Malaysia, the most important categories in the consumer price index are Food and non-alcoholic beverages (30 percent of total weight) and Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (23 percent of total weight). Others include: Transport (15 percent); Communication (6 percent); Recreation and culture (5 percent) and Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (4 percent). The remaining components are Restaurants and hotels at 3.2 percent and miscellaneous goods and services at 6.3 percent.

Latest Updates

Malaysia’s annual inflation rate edged up to 1.3% in August 2025 from 1.2% in the previous month, marking the highest reading since April and aligning with market forecasts. Food prices rose by 2.0% yoy, inching higher from the softest pace in ten months of 1.9% in July. Price growth also accelerated for recreation (0.9% vs 0.8%), education (2.4% vs 2.2%), restaurants (3.5% vs 3.1%), financial services (5.6% vs 5.5%), and miscellaneous goods and services (4.0% vs 3.9%). At the same time, prices fell at a slower rate for clothing (-0.1% vs -0.2%) and communication (-5.6% vs -6.4%). Meanwhile, inflation softened for alcoholic beverages (0.4% vs 0.6%), housing (1.2% vs 1.3%), healthcare (1.1% vs 1.2%), and transport (0.2% vs 0.4%). Core inflation, which excludes volatile fresh food and administered prices, rose 2.0% yoy, the steepest pace in four months, after rising by 1.8% in the prior three months. Monthly, consumer prices ticked up 0.1%, matching rises in the preceding four months.