Consumer prices in Malaysia decreased by 1.5 percent year-on-year in October 2020, after a 1.4 percent drop in a month earlier, more than market consensus of a 1.4 percent decline. This was the eighth straight month of deflation and the highest reading since June on the back of the COVID-19 crisis, due to a faster fall in transport prices (-10.2% vs -9.9% in September), while both housing (-3% vs -3%) and clothing prices (-0.4% vs -0.6%) dropped further. Inflation was steady for alcoholic beverages & tobacco (at 0.5%), furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance (at 0.1%), education (at 0.7%), and restaurants & hotels (at 0.1%). Meantime, prices continued to increase for food (1.5% vs 1.4%), miscellaneous goods & services (2.8% vs 2.7%), recreation services & culture (0.2% vs 0.1%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices edged up 0.1 percent in October, after a flat reading in September. source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia

Inflation Rate in Malaysia averaged 3.43 percent from 1973 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 23.90 percent in March of 1974 and a record low of -2.90 percent in April of 2020. This page provides - Malaysia Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Malaysia Inflation Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on December of 2020.

Inflation Rate in Malaysia is expected to be -1.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Inflation Rate in Malaysia to stand at 2.10 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Malaysia Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 2.00 percent in 2021 and 1.90 percent in 2022, according to our econometric models.

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Malaysia Inflation Rate

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-1.50 -1.40 23.90 -2.90 1973 - 2020 percent Monthly
2010=100


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2020-08-18 04:00 AM Jul -1.3% -1.9% -1.1%
2020-09-23 04:00 AM Aug -1.4% -1.3% -1.2% -1.1%
2020-10-21 04:00 AM Sep -1.4% -1.4% -1.3% -1.3%
2020-11-25 04:00 AM Oct -1.5% -1.4% -1.4% -1.1%
2020-12-23 04:00 AM Nov -1.5% -1.4%
2021-01-22 04:00 AM Dec
2021-02-24 04:00 AM Jan
2021-03-24 04:00 AM Feb
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Malaysia Consumer Prices Drop the Most in 4 Months
Consumer prices in Malaysia decreased by 1.5 percent year-on-year in October 2020, after a 1.4 percent drop in a month earlier, more than market consensus of a 1.4 percent decline. This was the eighth straight month of deflation and the highest reading since June on the back of the COVID-19 crisis, due to a faster fall in transport prices (-10.2% vs -9.9% in September), while both housing (-3% vs -3%) and clothing prices (-0.4% vs -0.6%) dropped further. Inflation was steady for alcoholic beverages & tobacco (at 0.5%), furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance (at 0.1%), education (at 0.7%), and restaurants & hotels (at 0.1%). Meantime, prices continued to increase for food (1.5% vs 1.4%), miscellaneous goods & services (2.8% vs 2.7%), recreation services & culture (0.2% vs 0.1%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices edged up 0.1 percent in October, after a flat reading in September.
2020-11-25
Malaysia Consumer Prices Fall More than Expected
Consumer prices in Malaysia decreased by 1.4 percent year-on-year in September 2020, the same pace as in a month earlier, more than market consensus of a 1.3 percent drop. This was the seventh straight month of deflation on the back of the COVID-19 crisis, as prices declined for housing (-3%, the same pace as in August), transport (-9.9%, the same pace as in the prior month) and clothing (-0.6% vs -0.6%). Prices rose faster for both food (1.4% vs 1.3%) and alcoholic beverages & tobacco (0.5% vs 0.3%), while furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance prices rebounded (0.1% vs -0.1%). Meantime, prices increased less for: miscellaneous goods & services (2.7% vs 3.1%), recreation services & culture (0.1% vs 0.6%), education (0.7% vs 1.1%), while restaurants & hotels inflation was steady (at 0.1%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices were unchanged in September, after a 0.2% rise in August.
2020-10-21
Malaysia Consumer Prices Fall More than Expected
Consumer prices in Malaysia decreased by 1.4 percent year-on-year in August 2020, after a 1.3 percent fall in a month earlier, more than market consensus of a 1.2 percent drop. This was the sixth straight month of deflation on the back of the COVID-19 crisis, as prices declined for transport (-9.9% vs -10.3% in July), clothing (-0.6%, the same pace as in the prior month) and furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance (-0.1%, the same pace as in July). Meantime, inflation eased for recreation services & culture (0.6% vs 0.7%), education (1.1% vs 1.2%), food (1.3% vs 1.4%), and restaurants & hotels (0.1% vs 0.2%), while inflation was steady for alcoholic beverages & tobacco (at 0.3%). On the other hand, inflation accelerated for miscellaneous goods & services (3.1% vs 2.9%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices went up by 0.2% in August, the least since April, after a 0.7% gain in July.
2020-09-23
Malaysia Consumer Prices Drop the Least in 4 Months
Consumer prices in Malaysia declined by 1.3% yoy in July 2020, after a 1.9 percent drop in a month earlier. This was the fifth straight month of deflation but the lowest reading since March on the back of the COVID-19 crisis, as prices fell at a softer pace for transport (-10.3% vs -14.3%), clothing (-0.6% vs -1.1%) and furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance (-0.1% vs -0.2%). In addition, inflation accelerated for recreation services & culture (0.7% vs 0.6%), education (1.2% vs 0.8%) and alcoholic beverages & tobacco (0.3% vs 0.2%). On the other hand, prices slowed for food (1.4% vs 1.6%), miscellaneous goods & services (2.9% vs 3.0%), restaurants & hotels (0.2% vs 0.3%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices went up by 0.7% in July, after a 1.0% rise in June.
2020-08-18

Malaysia Inflation Rate
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.