Malesia L'Inflazione Alimentare

Food prices in Malaysia rose 1.5% year-on-year in November 2025, the same pace as in the previous month and remaining at the mildest increase since August 2021. Prices of food away from home eased slightly (2.8% vs 2.9% in October), while the cost of food at home edged up 0.1% after remaining unchanged for the previous two months. Meanwhile, inflation accelerated for fish and other seafood (2.1% vs 1.7%) and sugar, confectionery, and desserts (1.0% vs 0.9%), while meat prices recovered (0.7% vs -0.7%). Price increases moderated for oils and fats (1.3% vs 1.5%), and fruit and nut prices rebounded (0.9% vs 1.0%). At the same time, prices declined for cereals and cereal products (-0.5% vs -0.5%), vegetables (-6.1% vs -6.0%), and milk, dairy products, and eggs (-1.0% vs 0.6%).