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Dr Anthony Dass said there are two types of inflation, one came from the demand side and the other from the supply. Illustration photo - 123rf

Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin further says184 food items of the overall 552 items in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) "basket” recorded an increase.

Paying more for food and basic necessities has translated to higher household spending and dwindling savings.

Prof Datuk Dr Harlina Halizah Siraj (left), Ustazah Fatimah Syarha Mohd Nordin and Ustaz Syaari Ab Rahman (right) during the Celik Al-Quran programme entitled ‘‘Is it true that Islam allows a husband to beat the wife?’ broadcasted live at Kompleks Karangkraf, Shah Alam.

Chief statistician Datuk Sri Mohd Uzir Mahidin says food inflation in April was higher at 4.1 per cent with 89.1 per cent of food items in the food & beverages (F&B) group recording increases.

A child infected with monkeypox is treated at the Doctors Without Borders centre in Zomea Kaka, in the Lobaya region, in the Central African Republic, on Oct 18, 2018. - AFP

Decision by Bank Negara Malaysia to lift the OPR by 25 basis points to 2.00 per cent will not negatively affect the housing market in 2022 and 2023. - BERNAMA

Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz says failure to meet debt obligations was a major risk for countries in the event of a global recession but it was not a risk for Malaysia.

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MIDF Research expects the macroeconomic outlook to improve further from the second quarter of 2022 onwards. (Picture source: Sinar Harian)