Malaysia Inflation Rate

Last Release

Mar 31, 2025

Actual

1.4

Units In

1.5

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

May 22, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 4 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
23.9 Mar 1974	-2.9 Apr 2020	3.34 %	1973-2025	N/A

In Malaysia, the most important categories in the consumer price index are Food and non-alcoholic beverages (30 percent of total weight) and Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (23 percent of total weight). Others include: Transport (15 percent); Communication (6 percent); Recreation and culture (5 percent) and Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (4 percent). The remaining components are Restaurants and hotels at 3.2 percent and miscellaneous goods and services at 6.3 percent.

Latest Updates

Malaysia's annual inflation rate edged down to 1.4% in March 2025 from 1.5% in the prior month, marking the lowest print since February 2021 and falling short of market forecasts of 1.6%. Cost eased for alcoholic beverages (0.8% vs 0.9% in February), housing (1.9% vs 2.3%), furnishing, household maintenance (0.2% vs 0.3%), restaurants (2.9% vs 3.5%), and miscellaneous items (3.6% vs 3.7%). At the same time, prices fell further for clothing (-0.2% vs -0.2%) and communication (-5.4% vs -5.3%). By contrast, inflation was stable for transport (at 0.7%) and health (at 1.0%) while food inflation remained at a three-month low (at 2.5%). Meanwhile, prices accelerated for recreation (1.7% vs 1.5%) and education (2.2% vs 1.9%). Core consumer prices, excluding volatile fresh food items and administered costs, rose 1.9% yoy, holding steady for the second month while staying at the steepest pace in six months. Monthly, consumer prices were flat, after the fastest rise in a year of 0.4% in February.