KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's inflation rate in May, measured by the consumer price index, rose 1.7% from a year ago, mainly due to food and non-alcoholic beverages and non-food.
The Statistics Department said on Friday the index for food and non-alcoholic beverages and non-food increased 3.0% and 1.2% respectively from a year ago.
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