Malaysia registers inflation of 1.7% in Dec

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's inflation moderated to 1.7% in December 2024, lower than forecast, with slower increases in the costs of personal care, social protection and miscellaneous good and services, among other groups.

The subgroup of purchase of vehicles, however, declined at 0.9% due to price reduction offered as rebates to new car buyers.

Analysts polled by Reuters had projected a rate of inflation of 1.8%.

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Category: EconomyBusiness

Markets: Malaysia

Topics: Transport Economy Food Energy Utility /Business/Business News CPI Consumer DoSM Inflation

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Published On: 2025-01-22 @ 12:55:00 (4 hours ago)

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