The Pensonic  workers at the production line of stand fan at the company plant in Bukit Minyak, Bukit Mertajam Penang yesterday. - Starpic Mustafa Ahmad (17/09/2015).
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Malaysia: MIDF Research expects supply-driven inflationary pressures on consumer prices to ease

KUALA LUMPUR: MIDF Research expects the supply-driven inflationary pressures on consumer prices would ease as businesses have reduced pressures to pass on cost increases to customers. This was following the data from Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) which reported that Malaysia’s Producer Price Index (PPI) for local production for September 2022 increased by 4.9 per […]

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Malaysia: Inflationary pressures remain on challenges

PETALING JAYA: While inflationary pressures seem to have eased based on the latest consumer price index (CPI) figures, economists are not discounting the fact that headline inflation may pick up in the coming quarters. Speaking with StarBiz, AmBank Research Group chief economist and member of the Economic Action Council Secretariat Anthony Dass attributed the uptick […]

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Malaysia’s inflation up 4.5% in September

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s inflation rose 4.5% in September, lower than 4.7% in the preceding month, according to the Statistics Department (DOSM). The increase in the consumer price index (CPI) was less than the 4.6% growth forecast by 16 economists in a Reuters poll. In a statement, DOSM said food inflation increased at a slower rate […]

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Malaysia: 3Q GDP seen to grow by 12% to 14%

PETALING JAYA: AmBank Research has forecast Malaysia’s third quarter (3Q) gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 12% to 14% year-on-year (y-o-y), boosted by the strong trade number for September and over the 3Q. The economy grew by 8.9% y-o-y in the 2Q and 5% y-o-y in 1Q. Trade growth is set to slow on […]

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