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Economic Growth Headline inflation as measured by the consumer price index (CPI) came in at 1.8% in December, slightly below consensus expectation of 1.9%. The overall inflation rate for 2016 was the same as 2015’s 2.1%. The full-year inflation rate falls within the lower end of Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) projection of 2% to 2.5%..