In brief
The services producer price index in Malaysia increased 3.6% year‑on‑year in the third quarter of 2026, accelerating from 2.9% in the previous quarter. The most notable gains came in the arts, entertainment and recreation, accommodation and food‑and‑beverage services, and transportation sectors. Other sub‑sectors such as education, health, real estate and professional services posted modest rises.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 6 – According to Xinhua, Malaysia’s Services Producer Price Index (SPPI) rose 3.6 percent year‑on‑year in the third quarter of 2026, accelerating from 2.9 percent in the previous quarter.
The department of statistics highlighted that the arts, entertainment and recreation index recorded the highest increase at 8.2 percent, driven by other amusement and recreation activities.
The accommodation and food and beverage service activities index climbed 6.5 percent, supported by restaurant, mobile food service, and beverage service activities.
The transportation index advanced 6.3 percent, largely due to the rise in passenger air transport.
Other sub‑sectors saw smaller gains: the education index rose 2.2 percent; the health, real‑estate and professional indices rose 1.7 percent, 1.3 percent and 1 percent respectively.
The information and communication index edged up by 0.4 percent, supported by increases in data processing and computer‑related activities.
Quarter‑on‑quarter, the SPPI rose 0.7 percent, compared with 1.1 percent in the previous quarter.
