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Uzir said the total number of occupational injuries recorded a 34.09 per cent drop or 21,534 cases last year, compared to 32,674 cases in 2020. Photo: BERNAMA FILE PIX.

Chief statistician Datuk Sri Mohd Uzir Mahidin says food inflation continued to rise to a new high at 5.2 per cent -- the highest since November 2011 -- with 93 per cent of items in the group recording increases. Bernama pic

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.

Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin says on a monthly basis for the first quarter of 2022, the number of vacancies advertised online was the highest in February at 67,172 vacancie

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

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.

Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the country's Consumer Price Index (CPI) in March 2022 rose by 2.2 per cent to 125.6 against 122.9 in March 2021.

Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade sales increased by 8.5 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM117.2 billion in February 2022, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). - 123RF Photo

Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob with Senior Minister Mustapa Mohamed at the launch of the MyCensus 2020 Report today. - Bernama Photo