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Malaysia June Consumer Price Index, Clothing And Footwear Fell 1.7%

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According to the statistics released by the Statistics Bureau, Malaysia's consumer price index (CPI) in June (2010) was 113.7, an increase of 1.7% over the same period last year (111.8), a 13 month high, which is in line with the market forecast.


Malaysia economists believe that inflation in June is mainly driven by higher food prices.

As the government of Malaysia cuts fuel and sugar subsidies, it is expected that prices will continue to rise in July, and inflation will further rise.


Malaysia June main

consumer goods

Price increases were more pronounced, including alcoholic beverages and cigarettes (up 3%), miscellaneous products and services (up 2.9%), and leisure, service and culture (up 2.6%).


Other rising prices include non-alcoholic beverages and foods (up 2%), education (up 1.7%), restaurants and hotels (up 1.7%), health (up 1.6%), traffic (up 1%), property, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (up 0.9%), and furniture, household equipment and daily necessities (up 0.6%).


The falling item is

clothing

And footwear (down 1.7%) and newsletter (down 0.4%).


The cumulative consumer price index for Malaysia between 1 and June is 113.3 points, up 1.4% from 111.7 in the same period last year.


Supplement:


In 2008, Malaysia was the fifteenth largest producer in the world and the ninth largest fiber / filament producer in Asia.

The main body of Malaysia has been the polyester industry.

In 2008, 325000 tons of man-made fiber / filament were produced, of which about 235000 tons of filament and 65000 tons of staple fiber.

Other man-made fibers, Malaysia only produces nylon.

In 2008, 25000 tons of nylon filament were produced in Malaysia.

Malaysia man-made fiber accounts for 0.8% of the world's man-made fiber production.

In terms of polyester filament, Malaysia's share is 1.3%.


Malaysia is the ninth largest polyester filament producing country in the world. Almost all products are used for export. Therefore, in 2008, Malaysia was the world's fourth largest exporter of polyester filament and the ninth largest polyester staple export country.

Recently, Malaysia has kept some polyester filament for domestic consumption.

Malaysia is not the main consumer country of textile fiber / filament.

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