Malaysia's March CPI up 2.2% y/y, below forecast

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A general view of a weekly night market in Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia's state of Sabah on the Borneo island February 21, 2009. Inflation in Malaysia inflation slowed to an eight-month low in January, paving the way for another interest rate cut as early as next week to shield the economy from the global downturn. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA) - RTXBVZJ
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The CPI in March was expected to rise 2.3%

Rozanna Latiff, Reuters News

April 22, 2022

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A general view of a weekly night market in Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia's state of Sabah on the Borneo island February 21, 2009. Inflation in Malaysia inflation slowed to an eight-month low in January, paving the way for another interest rate cut as early as next week to shield the economy from the global downturn. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA) - RTXBVZJ

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's consumer prices in March rose 2.2% from a year earlier, below forecast, government data showed on Friday.

The consumer price index (CPI) in March was expected to rise 2.3%, according to 20 economists surveyed in a Reuters poll.

(Reporting by Rozanna Latiff; Editing by Kanupriya Kapoor)

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