PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s inflation rate climbed 1.7% in May over the same month last year on higher prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages and non-food items.
The Statistics Department said yesterday the consumer price index (CPI) for food and non-alcoholic beverages and non-food increased 3% and 1.2% respectively from a year ago.
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