MALAYSIA has long controlled the prices of essential goods like bread and sugar. Steel also comes under this category. Hence, the prices of most types of steel - steel bars for construction and flat steel for consumer goods - are regulated.
This caps the prices of such goods for consumers. If steel prices rise at random, it would affect the costs of construction, high-rise buildings and electrical appliances.
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