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How are the Malaysia CPI weights?

Malaysia’s CPI weights show food as dominant, while health and education appear under-represented amidst rising costs and lifestyle changes.

August 16, 2025

The following 2 charts (excerpted from DOSM) explained it clearly:

For a comparison, here is the weights by countries

Food constitutes the largest portion of CPI weights. Caution should be taken as many items are controlled food items.
The 1.9 weight for health seems rather low amid the huge medical inflation since COVID.
Education is another area that could be under-weighted.
Eating out has become a common lifestyle nowadays, especially in cities. With the 2.3 weight, it seems abnormally low for those eating out daily.