KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s inflation rose 1.5 per cent in September 2025, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increasing to 135.2 points from 133.2 a year earlier, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said.
Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the rise was mainly driven by higher prices in personal care, social protection, and miscellaneous goods and services, which jumped 4.8 per cent versus 4.0 per cent in August.
“This was followed by food and beverages (2.1 per cent), housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (1.5 per cent), health (1.3 per cent), and transport (0.7 per cent),” he said. “Meanwhile, restaurant and accommodation services (3.3 per cent) and alcoholic beverages and tobacco (0.3 per cent) showed slower increases.”
He said 59.9 per cent of items tracked recorded price increases, with 97.1 per cent of them rising by 10 per cent or less.
“Only 10 items increased by more than 10 per cent, while 181 items saw price declines and 49 remained unchanged,” he added.
The average price of RON97 petrol in September was RM3.19 per litre (August: RM3.15), while diesel averaged RM2.91 in Peninsular Malaysia and RM2.15 in Sabah, Sarawak, and Labuan.
Five states recorded inflation above the national rate—Johor (2.0 per cent), Negeri Sembilan (1.9 per cent), Melaka (1.8 per cent), Selangor (1.8 per cent)
and Terengganu (1.7 per cent)—while Kelantan registered the lowest at 0.5 per cent. – BERNAMA
