Higher crude prices drive up costs for Malaysian producers by 5.4pct in April

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Producer Price Index (PPI) rises 5.4 per cent in April 2026 against 1.1 per cent in the previous month, the highest increase since August 2022, mainly driven by higher crude oil and petroleum-related product prices, said the Statistics Department (DOSM).

Original source: New Straits Times