The highest increase was recorded by meat (5.8%) mainly due to the increase in the average price of chicken in September 2021 to RM9.35 per kilogram as compared to RM8.50 a year ago.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's inflation rate in September rose 2.2% from a year earlier – the eighth straight month of increase due to the base effect last year – and the rise in the rate was slightly above Reuters' forecast of 2.1%.
The Statistics Department reported on Friday the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 2.2% in September 2021 to 122.8 from 120.1 a year ago.
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