Malaysian central bank sees inflation exceeding 8-year high
Kuala Lumpur
HIGHER fuel costs probably pushed up Malaysia's inflation rate this month to above the 4.5 per cent rate posted in February, though there's no evidence that price pressures are spreading more broadly in the economy, an official from the central bank said.
Last month's inflation rate - which was the highest in more than eight years and exceeded the median estimate of 3.9 percent in a Bloomberg survey - wasn't a surprise to the centra…
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