Malaysia’s services producer price growth reaches 3.6 per cent

Malaysia recorded a 3.6 per cent increase in its Services Producer Price Index (SPPI) for the third quarter of 2026, the Statistics Department said. The previous quarter’s increase was 2.9 per cent, with arts, entertainment and recreation contributing most to the acceleration.

Measured against the preceding quarter, however, price growth slowed: the SPPI gained 0.7 per cent after a second-quarter increase of 1.1 per cent.

Among the service categories, the largest increase was 8.2 per cent for arts, entertainment and recreation, compared with 1.6 per cent in the second quarter. Prices in the accommodation and food-and-beverage category advanced 6.5 per cent. Transportation registered 6.3 per cent growth, with passenger air transport prices rising 23.4 per cent.

The increases for education, health, real estate and professional services were 2.2 per cent, 1.7 per cent, 1.3 per cent and one per cent respectively. At 0.4 per cent, information and communication had the smallest rise.

For the quarter-on-quarter comparison, arts, entertainment and recreation posted a 3.2 per cent increase. Transportation gained 1.4 per cent, supported by passenger air transport’s 7.7 per cent rise. Accommodation and food-and-beverage prices increased 0.8 per cent; the gains for education and health were 0.4 per cent and 0.2 per cent respectively.