KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Producer Price Index (PPI) increased by 0.3 per cent in 2024 (2023: -1.9 per cent), mainly driven by gains in the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).
It said the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector recorded a 7.9 per cent increase in 2024 (2023: -13.8 per cent), primarily contributed by the growing of perennial crop index, which surged by 14.1 per cent (2023: -23.1 per cent).
