Factory gate prices drop further in December

UOB’s Goh said the drop seen in Malaysia’s PPI for the last 10 consecutive months was driven largely by cost factors, rather than a broad demand slowdown.

PETALING JAYA: The declining trend of the country’s producer price index (PPI) may be near its trough, with a gradual normalisation likely over the course of this year, says an economist.

December 2025’s PPI slipped further by 2.7% year-on-year (y-o-y), following a 1.8% y-o-y and 0.1% y-o-y decrease in November and October, respectively.