Malaysia's inflation rises to 3.3% in 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's inflation in 2022 rose to 3.3 per cent versus 2.5 per cent in 2021, with the index points standing at 127.2 last year versus 123.1 in 2021, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).

Chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the increment was driven mainly by food and beverages (5.8 per cent), restaurants and hotels (5.0 per cent), transport (4.7 per cent), and furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (3.5 per cent).