Malaysia's inflation rises 4.5 pct in September
STORY: Malaysia's inflation rises 4.5 pct in September
DATELINE: Oct. 22, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:36
LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur
CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY
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STORYLINE:
Malaysia's inflation, as measured by consumer price index, rose 4.5 percent in September, lower than 4.7 percent in August, official data showed on Friday.
The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement that food inflation increased at a slower rate of 6.8 percent as compared to 7.2 percent in August.
Apart from food, groups that recorded a high increase were restaurants and hotels (6.9 percent), followed by transport (5.3 percent); furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (4.4 percent) and housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (4 percent).
For the period of January to September, the inflation stood at 3.3 percent as compared to the same period of 2021.
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