MALAYSIA’S inflation in 2022 rose to 3.3% versus 2.5% in 2021, with the index points standing at 127.2 last year, compared with 123.1 in 2021, the Department of Statistics Malaysia said.
Chief statistician Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the increment was driven mainly by food and beverages (5.8%), restaurants and hotels (5%), transport (4.7%) and furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (3.5%).