The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement that the gain in inflation was driven by the lower increases in the food and non-alcoholic beverages group of 3.6 percent.
This was followed by the increase in furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (1.4 percent) and miscellaneous goods and services (2.3 percent).
The monthly headline inflation in October edged up 0.1 percent mainly contributed by restaurants and hotels (0.5 percent), transport (0.2 percent) and health (0.2 percent).
Meanwhile, the core inflation increased 2.4 percent in October but still surpassed the overall national inflation rate of 1.8 percent.
The highest increase was recorded for inflation of food and non-alcoholic beverages at 4.8 percent.
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