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Malaysia’s November CPI rises 1.4% on-year, below forecast

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Published Mon, Dec 22, 2025 · 01:04 PM
    • Malaysia’s consumer price index rose 1.4% from a year earlier in November, slightly below market expectations.
    • Malaysia’s consumer price index rose 1.4% from a year earlier in November, slightly below market expectations. PHOTO: ST FILE

    [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s consumer price index rose 1.4% from a year earlier in November, slightly below market expectations, government data showed on Monday.

    Economists surveyed by Reuters had predicted the index to increase 1.5 per cent in November. In October, it rose by 1.3 per cent. REUTERS

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