Malaysia’s food prices rose 1.9% year-on-year in August 2026, slightly faster than the 1.8% increase recorded in July and the quickest pace since September 2025. Food and beverages accounted for 29.8% of the overall CPI basket, making it the largest component. Price pressures were reported across all components, including food consumed at home, meat, dairy products and eggs, fruits and nuts, vegetables, sugar, confectionery and desserts, and food away from home. Meat inflation accelerated to 3.5% from 3.2%, while vegetables rose 2.8% from 1.0% and milk, dairy products and eggs increased 1.5% from 0.8%. Fish and seafood slowed to 0.9% from 1.1%, while oils and fats eased to 0.1% from 0.2%.