Malaysia's June inflation dips below projections at 1.1%

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded a slightly slower rate of inflation in June as compared to the previous month, below economist expectations that there would be no change to the rate of consumer price increase.

In June, the consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.1% as compared to 1.2% in May - representing the index's slowest rate of increase in 52 months.