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Malaysian headline inflation likely to have accelerated in September

Malaysian headline inflation data for the month of September is set to be released tomorrow. According to a DBS research report, the CPI inflation is likely to have accelerated to 0.9 percent year-on-year from 0.2 percent.

In the midst of higher energy prices, the risk on inflation is high. However, the earlier zero-rating of the GST has reduced the trajectory of inflation considerably. Plainly, inflation might have been a lot higher if not the policy change.

Nevertheless, the government has introduced the Sales and Services Tax again. This was in effect from 1 September 2018, which should be manifested in the headline figure. Inflation is expected to accelerate above 1 percent in the months ahead, added DBS Bank.

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