1Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco4.6
2Transport2.9
3Restaurant & Accommodation Services1.6
4Food & Beverages1.4
5Health0.8
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Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)points above CPI base 100IN BRIEF
PRICES · MALAYSIA
Which parts of life got expensive fastest?
Compare Malaysia's major CPI divisions using each year's latest monthly index relative to the 2010=100 base.
SHOW ME THE DATA2010 → 2026 · points above CPI base 100
1Restaurant & Accommodation Services7.5
2Food & Beverages6.6
3Transport4.9
4Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco4.6
5Personal Care, Social Protection & Miscellaneous Goods & Services3.9
1Restaurant & Accommodation Services9.9
2Food & Beverages8.7
3Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco6.6
4Health5.8
5Transport5.3
1Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco21.6
2Food & Beverages13.6
3Restaurant & Accommodation Services13.5
4Transport10.6
5Education7.9
1Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco34.5
2Restaurant & Accommodation Services18.2
3Food & Beverages16.3
4Transport15
5Health11.4
1Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco65.1
2Restaurant & Accommodation Services23.8
3Food & Beverages21.6
4Health16.5
5Education13.2
1Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco65.3
2Restaurant & Accommodation Services26.1
3Food & Beverages25.7
4Health19.3
5Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels15.2
1Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco65.6
2Food & Beverages30.8
3Restaurant & Accommodation Services29.4
4Health22
5Transport19.5
1Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco67.5
2Food & Beverages31.7
3Restaurant & Accommodation Services31.1
4Health21.5
5Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels20.1
1Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco67.8
2Food & Beverages33.9
3Restaurant & Accommodation Services32.5
4Health23.2
5Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels22.2
1Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco68.8
2Food & Beverages35.8
3Restaurant & Accommodation Services32.3
4Health24.4
5Education21
1Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco69.3
2Food & Beverages40.1
3Restaurant & Accommodation Services34
4Health24.7
5Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels22.2
1Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco70.5
2Food & Beverages49.6
3Restaurant & Accommodation Services43.9
4Health26.3
5Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance24.4
1Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco71.6
2Food & Beverages53
3Restaurant & Accommodation Services49.2
4Health29.5
5Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance26.1
1Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco72.9
2Food & Beverages57.2
3Restaurant & Accommodation Services53.6
4Health30.9
5Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels30
1Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco77.3
2Food & Beverages59.5
3Restaurant & Accommodation Services58.4
4Personal Care, Social Protection & Miscellaneous Goods & Services34.3
5Health32.9
1Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco78.5
2Restaurant & Accommodation Services61.3
3Food & Beverages61.2
4Personal Care, Social Protection & Miscellaneous Goods & Services35.3
5Health34
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)points above CPI base 100SourceDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) ↗Aug 2026HIGH CONFIDENCE
Method & notes
Breaking CPI into major spending divisions shows which categories accumulated the largest price-index increases relative to the 2010 base.
METHOD & LIMITATIONSInflation is many categories moving at different speeds.
PulseKita takes the latest available month in each calendar year for each 2-digit CPI division, joins DOSM's MCOICOP English labels, and displays index minus 100. With the published 2010=100 base, this shows how far each category's price index sits above that base.
- CPI is designed for representative inflation analysis; this story should not be substituted with raw PriceCatcher observations.
- The latest year may contain fewer than twelve months.
Evidence trail
EVIDENCE CHAINtransformation inherited from methodology
- 1Primary evidenceMonthly CPI by Division
- 2TransformationPulseKita takes the latest available month in each calendar year for each 2-digit CPI division, joins DOSM's MCOICOP English labels, and displays index minus 100. With the published 2010=100 base, this shows how far each category's price index sits above that base.
- 3Published visualSequence infographic
Source
HIGH CONFIDENCEofficial primary
COVERAGE2010 → 2026
UNITpoints above CPI base 100
SOURCEmachine readable
UPDATEDAug 2026