Statistics Department: Country’s inflation rate up to 3.3% last year


Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the increment was driven mainly by food and beverage, restaurants and hotels, transport and furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance. — Bloomberg

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s inflation in 2022 rose to 3.3% versus 2.5% in 2021, with the index points standing at 127.2 last year versus 123.1 in 2021, according to the Statistics Department.

Chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the increment was driven mainly by food and beverage, restaurants and hotels, transport and furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance.

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