Wednesday, 24 Feb 2021 08:11 PM MYT UOB Research said the uptrend in CPI this year will be driven by projected economic recovery amid the roll-out of vaccines that starts today, higher global commodity prices, and year-ago low base effects. Picture by Hari Anggara Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 Malaysia’s headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell at a slower pace of 0.2 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in January 2021 from -1.4 per cent y-o-y in December 2020, coming in lower than the -0.1 per cent estimate by UOB Global Economics & Markets Research.