Malaysia’s inflation rises 1.4% in November, below expectations

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s inflation rose 1.4% in November 2025, with the consumer price index standing at 135.1, compared with 133.3 in the same month a year earlier, coming in slightly below market expectations.

Economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast inflation to rise 1.5% in November, after an increase of 1.3% in October.