Chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin(pic) said five out of the seven LI components contributed to the increase, with the highest contribution from real imports of semiconductors at 0.5%.
KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur recorded the highest inflation rate in the country in March at 0.9% from a year ago, compared with the national average of 0.2%.
The Statistics Department said the higher inflation was due to a 4.2% increase in food and non-alcoholic beverages index.
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