The annual inflation rate in Malaysia accelerated to 1.9% in April 2026 from 1.7% in the prior month, marking the highest reading since October 2024 and aligning with market forecasts. Upward price pressures came from most components, including food & beverages (1.2% vs 1.1% in March), alcoholic beverages and tobacco (2.8% vs 2.7%), housing (1.1% vs 1.2%), transport (4.1% vs 1.6%), furnishings and household maintenance (0.4% vs 0.1%), health (1.4% vs 1.4%), information and communication (2.0% vs 1.4%), education (2.4% vs 2.5%), restaurants and accommodation services (2.6% vs 2.6%), financial services (4.9% vs 4.9%), and personal care & miscellaneous goods & services (4.8% vs 7.0%). In contrast, clothing prices continued to fall (-0.1% vs -0.1%). Core inflation, which excludes volatile fresh food and administered prices, edged down to 2.0% from 2.1% in March. Monthly, consumer prices rose 0.4%, following a 0.3% gain in March and pointing to the steepest pace since February 2025. source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia
Inflation Rate MoM in Malaysia averaged 0.26 percent from 1972 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 3.94 percent in June of 2008 and a record low of -2.70 percent in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Malaysia Inflation Rate MoM - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Malaysia Inflation Rate MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2026.
Inflation Rate MoM in Malaysia is expected to be 0.30 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Malaysia Inflation Rate MoM is projected to trend around 0.20 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.