KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s inflation rate, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 3.3% in July from a year ago, exceeding a survey of an increase of 2.9%.
Consumer prices increased more than expected in July as the effects of a consumption tax implemented on April 1 continued to have an impact.
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