Summary
- Services Producer Price Index rises 2.9% in Q2.
- Hospitality and transport sectors lead increases.
- Air transport prices jump 17.5% year-on-year.
- DOSM continues Economic Census 2026.
KUALA LUMPUR, August 17 — Malaysia’s Services Producer Price Index (SPPI) increased 2.9% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, up from 2.1% in the previous quarter.
According to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). The growth was driven mainly by higher prices in the hospitality and transport sectors, with passenger air transport rising 17.5%.
And accommodation and food services increasing 6.4%. DOSM also announced that the Economic Census 2026 will continue until Oct 31 to collect data on Malaysia’s business sector.
