Inflation in Malaysia

Malaysia - Inflation
Inflation rises to highest level in a year in June
Consumer prices rose a seasonally-adjusted 0.63% in June over the previous month, accelerating from May's 0.56% increase. June's figure marked the sharpest increase in prices since October 2021. The reading was driven by rising prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages and transportation.
Inflation increased to 3.4% in June from May’s 2.8%. June's result was the highest inflation rate since June 2021. Annual average inflation remained at May's 2.6% in June.
FocusEconomics Consensus Forecast panelists expect inflation to average 2.9% in 2022, which is up 0.1 percentage points from last month’s forecast, and 2.7% in 2023.
Malaysia - Inflation Data
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Inflation Rate (CPI, annual variation in %) | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
Malaysia Inflation Chart

Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia and FocusEconomics calculations.
Malaysia Facts
Value | Change | Date | |
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Bond Yield | 3.32 | 0.15 % | Dec 31 |
Exchange Rate | 4.09 | 0.0 % | Jan 01 |
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