Malaysian property in data
Official statistics that matter for property — interest rates, prices, construction and the ringgit — in short articles with charts, each time a new figure is published.
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- BNM Overnight Policy Rate (OPR)2.75%3 September 2026 · Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)
- Bank base rate (BR) and average lending rate (ALR)3.46%June 2026 · Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)
- Consumer prices: housing, water, electricity, gas & other fuels1.4%September 2026 · Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
- Construction sector real GDP6.5%Q2 2026 · Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
- Ringgit–yen exchange rate (monthly average)38.68 yenOctober 2026 · Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)
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- Ringgit–yen exchange rate (monthly average) 38.68 yen
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) announced that the ringgit–yen exchange rate (monthly average) for October 2026 was 1 ringgit in yen (monthly average) of 38.68 yen. Compared to 1 ringgit in yen — Previous month of 38.47 yen, it increased by +0.21 yen, up by +0.5 percentage points. Compared to 1 ringgit in yen — A year earlier of 35.89 yen, it increased by +2.79 yen, up by +7.8 percentage points.
- Ringgit–yen exchange rate 38.47 yen
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) announced that the Ringgit–yen exchange rate (monthly average) for September 2026 was 1 ringgit in yen (monthly average) of 38.47 yen. Compared to 1 ringgit in yen — Previous month of 39.01 yen, it decreased by -0.54 yen, a change of -1.4 percentage points. Compared to 1 ringgit in yen — A year earlier of 35.13 yen, it increased by +3.34 yen, a change over 12 months of +9.5 percentage points.
- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) 2.75%
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) announced the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 2.75% on 3 September 2026. The OPR after the previous meeting was 2.75%. The last meeting with a change was on 9 July 2025, where the change at that meeting was -0.25 percentage points.
- Construction industry's real GDP 6.5%
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) reported that the construction industry's real GDP for the second quarter of 2026 was 6.5% compared to the same period last year. This is lower than the previous quarter's 7.7%. The value added by the construction industry was 19,256 million ringgit at 2015 prices, surpassing the 18,075 million ringgit from one year ago. The overall GDP growth year-on-year was 6.0%.
- Consumer Prices "Housing, Water Supply & Electricity" 1.4%
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) announced that the Consumer Prices "Housing, Water Supply & Electricity" for September 2026 was 1.4% compared to the same month last year. The value for the previous month was 2.1%. Compared to the previous month, it was -0.4%, with an index of 133.5. The overall year-on-year increase was 1.8%.
- Bank's Base Rate 3.46%
Malaysian National Bank (BNM) announced that according to the statistics for June 2026 on the bank's base rate (BR) and average lending rate (ALR), the base rate was 3.46%. The base rate remained the same at 3.46% from the previous month, being 0.25 points lower than a year ago. The average lending rate was 4.54%, higher than the previous month's 4.51%, and 0.36 points lower than a year ago.
Figures come from data published by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).