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137.5August 2026Latest published observation

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January 1980
History ends
August 2026
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12 observations · January 1983 to December 1983

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Date or periodValue · IndexSource
January 198349.2Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
February 198349Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
March 198349.1Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
April 198349.1Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
May 198349.4Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
June 198349.5Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
July 198349.6Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
August 198349.6Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
September 198349.8Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
October 198349.9Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
November 198350Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
December 198350.3Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)

Malaysia consumer price index history by year

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Malaysia consumer price index history by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2026 (to date)136.7137.5August 2026135.7January 2026▲ +1.3%
2025134.6135.5December 2025133.6January 2025▲ +1.4%
2024132.8133.4October 2024131.4January 2024▲ +1.5%
2023130.4131.2December 2023129.5January 2023▲ +1.3%
2022127.2129.2December 2022124.9January 2022▲ +3.4%
2021123.1124.5December 2021122.1January 2021▲ +2.0%
2020120.1122.4January 2020117.6April 2020▼ −1.5%
2019121.5122.3December 2019120.5January 2019▲ +1.5%
2018120.7121.3January 2018119.6June 2018▼ −0.2%
2017119.5120.9December 2017118.1January 2017▲ +2.4%
2016115.1116.8November 2016113.8March 2016▲ +2.0%
2015112.8114.8November 2015109.9February 2015▲ +3.8%
2014110.5111.9November 2014109.5January 2014▲ +2.1%
2013107.1108.9December 2013105.9January 2013▲ +2.8%
2012104.9105.5November 2012104.5January 2012▲ +1.0%
2011103.2104.2December 2011101.8January 2011▲ +2.4%
2010100101.2December 201099.4January 2010▲ +1.8%
200998.399.1December 200997.8April 2009▲ +1.1%
200897.7100.8August 200894.3January 2008▲ +4.0%
200792.793.9December 200792.1March 2007▲ +1.8%
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Malaysia consumer price index history by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
200690.991.8December 200689.3January 2006▲ +2.8%
200587.789December 200586.5January 2005▲ +2.9%
200485.185.4October 200484.8August 20040.0
200383.985.6February 200381.9December 2003▼ −4.2%
20028383.4December 200282.3January 2002▲ +1.3%
200181.682.1December 200181.4January 2001▲ +0.9%
200080.481.1December 200080.2January 2000▲ +1.1%
199979.280.2December 199978.9January 1999▲ +1.6%
199877.178.2December 199875January 1998▲ +4.3%
199773.274.3December 199772.5January 1997▲ +2.5%
199671.372.2December 199670.3January 1996▲ +2.7%
199568.969.9December 199568January 1995▲ +2.8%
199466.667.7December 199465.7January 1994▲ +3.0%
199364.265.4December 199363.3January 1993▲ +3.3%
19926263.2December 199260.6January 1992▲ +4.3%
199159.260.4December 199158.1January 1991▲ +4.0%
199056.857.8December 199056.1January 1990▲ +3.0%
198955.155.7December 198954.6January 1989▲ +2.0%
198853.654.6December 198852.8January 1988▲ +3.4%
198752.352.7December 198751.8March 1987▲ +1.2%
198651.852.2December 198651.5April 1986▲ +0.8%
198551.551.9August 198551.2January 1985▲ +0.8%
198451.351.8February 198451.1March 1984▼ −0.2%
198349.550.3December 198349February 1983▲ +2.2%
198247.848.7December 198246.8January 1982▲ +4.1%
198145.246.3December 198143.5January 1981▲ +6.4%
198041.242.7December 198040.2January 1980▲ +6.2%

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