Food inflation down by 0.3%

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s food inflation rate dropped by 0.3% in May to 4.6%, Deputy Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumer­ism Minister Datuk Tan Lian Hoe told the Dewan Negara.

She said this was lower than other countries like Thailand (8.4%), Indonesia (10.2%), China (11.7%) and South Korea (6.2%).