PETALING JAYA: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January to August registered a 2% increase from the same period last year, from 103.2 to 105.3 with notable increases in transport, food and utility costs.
According to a statement by the Statistics Department, transport costs increased 2.9%, food and non-alcoholic beverages increased 2.8% and housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels increased 1.4%.
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