CPI declines 1.3 pct in July - Statistics Department

Malaysia's Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined 1.3 percent in July 2020 to 119.9 from 121.5 in the same month last year, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

Chief statistician Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the decrease in the overall index was due to the decline in transport (-10.3 percent), as well as housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels (-2.6 percent).

Also contributing to the index decrease were...