KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — Malaysia’s inflation increased 1.5 per cent in September 2025, with the index points standing at 135.2 as against 133.2 in the same month of 2024, said the Statistics Department (DOSM).
Following the release of its Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September 2025, Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said that the increase was mainly driven by a higher increase in the group of personal care, social protection, and miscellaneous goods and services at 4.8 per cent as compared to August 2025 (4.0 per cent).
“This is followed by food and beverages at 2.1 per cent (August 2025: 2.0 per cent); housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels at 1.5 per cent (August 2025: 1.2 per cent); health at 1.3 per cent (August 2025: 1.1 per cent), and transport at 0.7 per cent (August 2025: 0.2 per cent).
“Meanwhile, restaurant and accommodation services at 3.3 per cent (August 2025: 3.5 per cent) and alcoholic beverages and tobacco at 0.3 per cent (August 2025: 0.4 per cent) recorded a slower increase as compared to the previous month,” he said in a statement today.
Uzir added that 59.9 per cent of items (343 out of 573) recorded price increases.
“Nonetheless, out of this total, 333 items (97.1 per cent) registered an increase of less than or equal to 10 per cent, while only 10 items recorded increases of more than 10 per cent in Sept 2025.
“The remaining 181 items (31.6 per cent) showed a decline, and 49 items remained unchanged,” he said.
The average price of RON97 unleaded petrol in September 2025 was RM3.19 per litre, as compared to RM3.15 per litre in August 2025 (September 2024: RM3.28).
“Meanwhile, the average price for diesel in Peninsular Malaysia was RM2.91 per litre as compared to RM2.90 per litre in August 2025 (September 2024: RM3.04).
“However, the average price of diesel for Sabah, Sarawak, and the Labuan Federal Territory remained at RM2.15 per litre,” Uzir said.
As for inflation at the state level, five states recorded increases above the national inflation level (1.5 per cent), including Johor (2.0 per cent), Negeri Sembilan (1.9 per cent), Melaka (1.8 per cent), Selangor (1.8 per cent), and Terengganu (1.7 per cent).
“However, the remaining 11 states increased below the national inflation rate, with Kelantan recording the lowest inflation (0.5 per cent) in September 2025.
“In comparison to inflation in other selected countries, inflation in Malaysia (1.5 per cent) was lower than inflation in Vietnam (3.4 per cent), Indonesia (2.7 per cent), and the Republic of Korea (2.1 per cent),” he said.
However, the rate was higher than Thailand (-0.7 per cent) and China (-0.3 per cent).
