KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s services producer price index (PPI) rose 2.1% in the first quarter of 2026 (Q1’26), compared with 1% recorded in Q4’25, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
In a statement today, Chief StatisticianDatuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the increase was mainly driven by higher accommodation and food and beverage service activities, transportation, and education.
“The accommodation and F&Bservice activities index rose 5.7%, compared with 3.1% in the previous quarter, driven by higher restaurant and mobile food service activities index (5.2%) and beverage service activities (3.1%).
“The transportation index increased 3.8% from 2.2% in Q4 2025, mainly due to a 6.4% rise in the passenger air transport index,” he said.
On education, Mohd Uzirsaid the index increased 1.9% (Q4’25: 1.5%), supported by secondary education (1.7%) and higher education (1.5%).
“Other indices that registered increases were arts, entertainment and recreation (1.6%), health (1.5%), professional services (1%) and real estate activities (0.6%),” he said.
He added that the information and communication index recorded a marginal increase of 0.1%, rebounding from a 0.1% decline in Q4’25, mainly due to the computer programming, consultancy and related activities index (0.8%).
On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the services PPI increased 1.4%, compared with a 0.3% jump in Q4’25.
Mohd Uzir said, “This increase was mainly contributed by the arts, entertainment and recreation index (6.3%), and accommodation and food and beverage service activities (3.5%).
“Other contributing sectors were transportation (1.6%), education (1.1%), health (1%) and professional services (0.8%), while the real estate activities and information and communication indices recorded marginal increases of 0.4% and 0.2%, respectively.”
