2025.12.2204:05:05UTC+00Malaysia Inflation Rate Below Estimates

In November 2025, Malaysia's annual inflation experienced a slight uptick, reaching 1.4%, compared to 1.3% in October. This rate was marginally below the anticipated 1.5% forecasted by the market. Significant contributors to this acceleration included alcoholic beverages and tobacco, which rose to 2.4% from 0.3% in the previous month, and education, which increased to 2.6% from 2.4%. The transport sector witnessed a rebound, moving from a decrease of 0.1% to an increase of 0.2%.

Conversely, the inflation rate for food remained stable at 1.5%, still the lowest pace observed in more than four years. Other areas remaining steady were financial services and health, both at 5.6% and 1.5% respectively, as well as recreation at 1.2%, and restaurants at 3.4%. However, a moderation was noted in the inflation rate for housing, which decreased to 0.7% from 1.1%, and furnishing, which declined to 0.2% from 0.3%. Miscellaneous items saw a slight drop in prices, declining to 5.6% from 6.0%.

Additionally, there were significant declines in the prices of clothing, from -0.3% to -0.1%, and communication, which dropped from -2.4% to -1.3%. On a monthly comparison, consumer prices saw no change, stabilizing after a 0.1% decrease in October.