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Malaysia September CPI rises 1.8% year over year, below forecast

Consumer prices rose 1.8% from a year earlier, versus economists’ 1.9% forecast and August’s 1.9% pace, government data showed.

Malaysia’s consumer price index increased 1.8% year over year in September, coming in slightly below expectations, government data showed on Monday. Economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast a 1.9% rise for September, matching August’s pace.