The annual inflation rate in Malaysia was at 1.9% in June 2026, little changed from May's 22-month high and just below market expectations of 2.0%.
Price pressures remained broad-based amid continued rises in food & beverages (1.4% vs 1.4% in May), alcoholic beverages & tobacco (2.9% vs 2.8%), housing & utilities (1.4% vs 1.2%), information & communication (2.1% vs 2.0%), furnishing, household equipment (0.4% vs 0.4%), health (1.2% vs 1.2%), transport (2.8% vs 3.8%), information & communication (2.4% vs 2.1%), recreation (1.1% vs 1.1%), education (2.1% vs 2.2%), restaurants (2.6% vs 2.5%), insurance & financial services (5.7% vs 49%), and personal care (3.4% vs 4.8%).
Core inflation, which excludes fuel, edged down to 1.9% in June from 2.0% previously.
On a monthly basis, consumer prices were unchanged after rising 0.1% in May.