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Malaysia's March inflation hovers at 3.5 percent; meets forecast
by Cals Thu 17 Apr 2014, 01:17
| Malaysia's March inflation hovers at 3.5 percent; meets forecast |
| Business & Markets 2014 |
| Written by Reuters |
| Wednesday, 16 April 2014 17:41 |
KUALA LUMPUR (April 16): Malaysia's consumer price index in March rose 3.5 percent from a year earlier, reflecting a hike in food, transport and electricity, data from the Statistics Department showed on Wednesday.
The rate was unchanged from the previous month, when it hit the highest level since June 2011, and it matched a forecast of 3.5 percent in a Reuters poll of 15 economists.
MALAYSIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (base 2010) | ||||||||||||
PERCENTAGE CHANGE | ||||||||||||
| Mar | Feb | Jan | Dec | Nov | Oct | Sept | Aug | Jul | Jun | May | Apr | |
| yr/yr | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| mth/mth | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
March 2014 | |
(percentage change year-on-year) | |
| Food, non-alcoholic beverage | 3.9 |
| Alcoholic beverages, tobacco | 14.1 |
| Clothing, footwear | -0.1 |
| Housing, water, electricity, fuels | 3.6 |
| Furnishings, household equipment | 1.1 |
| Health | 2.3 |
| Transport | 5.1 |
| Communication | -0.5 |
| Recreation services, culture | 1.6 |
| Education | 2.3 |
| Restaurants, hotels | 4.5 |
| Miscellaneous goods/services | 0.1 |
Weightings/contribution to the March 2014 CPI Components | ||
(percentage change year-on-year) | ||
| Components | Weightings | Contribution(pct) |
| Food, non-alcoholic beverage | 30.3 | 36.3 |
| Alcoholic beverages, tobacco | 2.2 | 8.9 |
| Clothing, footwear | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| Housing, water, electricity, fuels | 22.6 | 23.4 |
| Furnishings, household equipment | 4.1 | 1.4 |
| Health | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| Transport | 14.9 | 22.4 |
| Communication | 5.7 | -0.9 |
| Recreation services, culture | 4.6 | 2.2 |
| Education | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| Restaurants, hotels | 3.2 | 4.4 |
| Miscellaneous goods/services | 6.3 | 0.3 |
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