KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's consumer price index fell 1.4% in September to 120.1 versus 121.8 in the same month of the preceding year due mainly to the downward pressure on fuel prices.
Chief statistician Datuk Sri Mohd Uzir Mahdin said in a statement issued today that the segments contributing to the decrease were transport, housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, and clothing and footwear.
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