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Malaysia Inflation Rate

Last Release
Jun 30, 2025
Actual
1.1
Units In
%
Previous
1.2
Frequency
Monthly
Next Release
Aug 22, 2025
Time to Release
29 Days 3 Hours
Highest
Lowest
Average
Date Range
Source
23.9
Mar 1974
-2.9
Apr 2020
3.33 %1973-2025N/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.

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Malaysia’s annual inflation rate stood at 1.1% in June 2025, slightly below market consensus and May’s reading of 1.2%. This was the lowest print since February 2021, with costs slowing for transport (0.3% vs 0.7% in May), recreation (0.8% vs 0.9%), and restaurants (2.8% vs 3.0%). At the same time, food prices rose 2.1%, keeping the same pace for the second month while remaining at their softest pace in eight months. Meanwhile, costs fell further for clothing (-0.3% vs -0.2%) and communication (-5.4% vs -5.2%). On the other hand, inflation remained stable for alcoholic beverages (at 0.6%), housing (at 1.7%), education (at 2.2%), and financial services (at 1.5%), while prices of miscellaneous goods and services accelerated (4.2% vs 3.7%). Core inflation, which excludes volatile fresh food and administered prices, held steady at 1.8% yoy for the second month, staying at its highest since November 2023. Monthly, consumer prices edged up 0.1%, matching rises in the prior two months.

Malaysia Inflation Rate History

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