PUTRAJAYA – Daily price changes for selected essential goods can now be monitored via the MyPrice Dashboard.
Developed by the Statistics Department (DoSM) in collaboration with the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry, the MyPrice Dashboard – which is accessible here – shows the daily prices of goods from December 7.
Chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin, in a statement today, said the MyPrice Dashboard features four main categories of selected essential goods – namely chicken, beef and eggs; vegetables; fish and seafood; and fruits.
The prices published on MyPrice Dashboard are based on three sources, consisting of prices obtained from the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry’s monitoring, data crawling, and price collection by DoSM staff at selected outlets, he said.
“MyPrice Dashboard will be updated regularly for the benefit of the rakyat as well as the government particularly in monitoring price changes,” he said.
The MyPrice Dashboard will initially consist of 36 selected essential goods, including 12 goods under the Keluarga Malaysia Maximum Price Scheme, and currently covers 137 selected outlets throughout Malaysia, he said.
The 36 items were selected based on the most consumed and preferred items by most households in Malaysia.
“MyPrice Dashboard aims to supply the various parties with daily prices of those goods and allow the government to monitor and analyse the trend of any price changes,” he said, adding that it will also help households obtain better information regarding the prices from a reliable source.
Giving examples of price trends, he said the price of one kg of Indian mackerel at the Selayang Baru wet market in Selangor decreased to RM20 on December 26 compared to RM24 on December 7, while the price of the same fish at Precinct 8, Putrajaya’s wet market, was consistent at RM20 per kg since December 7.
Uzir also said that the recent floods had not made a major impact on the overall prices of goods.
“Nevertheless, it is expected there may be a tendency of an increase for goods that experienced a sharp rise in demand such as household appliances,” he said. – Bernama, December 27, 2021
