Producer price index increases 0.3% in February
Malaysia’s producer price index (PPI), which measures the price changes of goods at the producer level, increased by 0.3% in…
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Economists unperturbed by increase in inflation
Despite Malaysia’s headline inflation edging 1.8% higher to 132.1 in February, economists are not overly concerned.