CPI at 3.5% in March

Thursday April 23, 2009

KUALA LUMPUR: The consumer price index (CPI) rose 3.5% year-on-year in March, slower than the 3.7% increase in the previous month.

From January to March, the CPI was up by 3.7% compared with the same period last year, the Statistics Department said in a statement.

This was due to increases observed in the indices of all main groups except transport, clothing and footwear and communications, which decreased by 2.1%, 0.8% and 0.5% respectively. — Bernama

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