KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s consumer price index fell 1.4% in September to 120.1 against 121.8 in the same month of the preceding year, due mainly to lower fuel prices.
Chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahdin said the segments contributing to the decrease were transport, housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, and clothing and footwear.
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