Malaysia Producer Prices Drop the Most in 4 Months
2026-01-28 04:11
By
Chusnul Chotimah
1 min. read
Malaysia’s producer prices fell 2.7% year-on-year in December 2025, following a 1.8% decline in the previous month, marking the tenth consecutive month of producer price deflation.
The latest reading also marked the steepest decline since August, with prices in agriculture, forestry, and fishing plunging 12.1% year-on-year, compared with a 9.7% drop in November, dragged down by weaker output of perennial crops (-19.6%).
Mining prices also fell faster (-8.8% vs -7.2%), affected by declines in both natural gas extraction (-11.5%) and crude petroleum (-7.8%).
Similarly, manufacturing prices contracted by 1.3% after a 0.6% fall, weighed down by a 6.2% decline in coke and refined petroleum products.
In contrast, inflation in water supply accelerated (10.9% vs 10.1%), while electricity and gas supply prices were steady at 4.1%.
On a monthly basis, producer prices fell 0.2%, following a 0.3% decline in November, amid contractions across three sectors.