{
  "id": 8174300,
  "title": "Business : Malaysia's Inflation Up 1.9 Pct In August 2026 - DOSM",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/business-malaysias-inflation-up-1-9-pct-in-august-2026-dosm",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-18T03:04:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2608745"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s inflation increased 1.9 per cent in August 2026 from 1.8 per cent in the previous month, with the Consumer Price Index rising to 137.5 points in July from 134.9 a year earlier, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "DOSM: Malaysia’s August inflation edges up to 1.9pc on higher transport, services costs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/dosm-malaysias-august-inflation-edges-up-to-1-9pc-on-higher-transport",
        "published": "2026-09-18T05:14:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}