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Malaysia’s annual inflation came in at 1.6% in December 2025, compared with November’s figure and market forecasts of 1.4%. It was the highest reading since January, with upward price pressures evident across all components: food & drinks (1.5% vs 1.5% in November), alcoholic beverages & tobacco (2.5% vs 2.4%), clothing (0.1% vs -0.1%), housing (0.9% vs 0.7%), furnishing (0.3% vs 0.2%), health (1.5% vs 1.5%), transport (0.1% vs 0.2%), communication (0.9% vs -1.3%), recreation (0.8% vs 1.2%), education (2.8% vs 2.6%), restaurants & accommodation services (3.1% vs 3.4%), insurance & financial services (5.6% vs 5.6%), and miscellaneous items (5.7% vs 5.6%). Core inflation, which excludes volatile fresh food and administered prices, stood at 2.3% yoy, the highest since October 2023. Monthly, consumer prices increased 0.3%, picking up from a flat reading in November and pointing to the fastest pace in ten months.