PETALING JAYA: Inflation is expected to pick up and be reflected in the consumer price index (CPI) from September onwards in the wake of the fuel price hike, economists said.
They said prices of consumer items should remain steady in August in the absence of seasonal factors. The Statistics Department would be releasing August CPI data tomorrow.
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