Malaysia’s May CPI up 2.8% y/y, higher than forecast

June 23, 2022
Malaysia's May CPI up 2.8% y/y, higher than forecast
Shoppers wearing protective masks shop at a market, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kuala Lumpur

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.8% from a year earlier in May, government data showed on Friday.

The rise was more than the 2.6% expansion forecast by 17 economists in a Reuters poll. In April, the index had risen 2.3%.

(Editing by Ed Davies)

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