Malaysia's inflation slows to 3.7% in January


KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's rate of inflation in January slowed to 3.7% as price growth in the country remained on a downtrend that began in October 2022.

The increase in the consumer price index, which was lower compared with 3.8% in December 2022, was in line with the median forecast of economists polled by Reuters.

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