Malaysia Consumer Price Index (annual inflation)
Malaysia Consumer Price Index (annual inflation) is 1.9 percent, in force since 1 Aug 2026, cited to Official DOSM media-release PDF (Statistics Act 1965 [Act 415]), embargo lifted 1200. It was 1.8 percent before that. Last checked against the official source on 21 Sep 2026.
Official source: Official DOSM media-release PDF (Statistics Act 1965 [Act 415]), embargo lifted 1200 hours Friday 18 · Last checked 2026-09-21 · source fingerprint
Headline consumer price inflation, year-on-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index published monthly by the Department of Statistics Malaysia.
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| Current value | 1.9 percent |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-08-01 |
| Official source | Official DOSM media-release PDF (Statistics Act 1965 [Act 415]), embargo lifted 1200 hours Friday 18 September 2026… — DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA, MEDIA RELEASE, CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, MALAYSIA, AUGUST 2026, PUTRAJAYA, 18TH SEPTEMBER 2026: « Malaysia’s inflation increased 1.9 per cent in Augu |
| Last verified | 2026-09-21 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Official DOSM media-release PDF (Statistics Act 1965 [Act 415]), embargo lifted 1200 hours Friday 18 September 2026. Release page: https://www.dosm.gov.my/portal-main/release-content/consumer-price-index-aug2026. OpenDOSM cpi_2d_inflation.csv (last-modified 2026-09-18) corroborates overall 2026-08-01 inflation_yoy=1.9. Catalog was July 2026 at 1.8%.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | 1.8 | Department of Statistics Malaysia (Jabatan Perangkaan… |
| 2026-06-01 | 1.9 | Department of Statistics Malaysia (Jabatan Perangkaan… |
| 2026-05-01 | 2 | Department of Statistics Malaysia, Consumer Price Index… |
| 2026-04-01 | 1.9 | Department of Statistics Malaysia, Consumer Price Index… |
| 2026-03-01 | 1.7 | Department of Statistics Malaysia, Consumer Price Index… |
| 2026-02-01 | 1.4 | Department of Statistics Malaysia, Consumer Price Index… |
| 2026-01-01 | 1.6 | Department of Statistics Malaysia, Consumer Price Index… |
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