Malaysia: Malaysia's services producer price index (SPPI) increased by 2.9 per cent in the second quarter of 2026 (2Q 2026), up from 2.1 per cent in the previous quarter, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
According to BERNAMA News Agency, DOSM reported that the accommodation and food and beverage service activities index continued its upward trend, rising by 6.4 per cent year-on-year after a 5.7 per cent growth in the first quarter. The increase was driven by the restaurant and mobile food service activities index, which rose by 5.8 per cent, and the beverage service activities, which saw a 3.1 per cent increase.
Meanwhile, the transportation index experienced a rise of 5.6 per cent, up from 3.8 per cent in the previous quarter. This was largely due to a 17.5 per cent surge in the passenger air transport index. The education index also recorded an increase of 2.1 per cent, following a growth of 1.9 per cent in the previous quarter, supported by higher education and secondary education indices, which grew by 1.8 per cent and 1.7 per cent, respectively.
Other indices that registered increases included the arts, entertainment and recreation index and health index, both rising by 1.6 per cent. Real estate activities saw a 1.3 per cent increase, while professional indices rose by 1.0 per cent. The information and communication index posted a 0.3 per cent increase compared to 0.1 per cent in the previous quarter, driven by data processing, hosting and related activities, web portals, and computer programming, consultancy and related activities.
On a quarter-on-quarter basis, DOSM noted that the SPPI increased by 1.1 per cent in 2Q 2026 compared with a 1.4 per cent increase in the previous quarter. This was contributed by all subsectors, with the transportation subsector increasing by 2.0 per cent, mainly supported by passenger air transport, which grew by 11.2 per cent. The arts, entertainment and recreation indices also rose by 2.0 per cent, while the accommodation and food and beverage service activities increased by 1.3 per cent due to the restaurant and mobile food service activities index. Additionally, other indices that recorded increases included real estate activities (0.6 per cent), education (0.5 per cent), health (0.3 per cent), information and communication (0.2 per cent), and professional (0.1 per cent).