Food Expenditure of the B40 Households: Developing a Decision-Support System for Food Price Determination in Malaysia (S/O14168)

• Main Authors: Jan, Soon Jan, Applanaidu, Shri Dewi, Abdul Adzis, Azira, Zainal Abidin, Norhaslinda
• Format: Monograph
• Language: English
• Published: UUM 2021
• Subjects: HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
• Online Access: https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/31568/1/14168.pdf; https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/31568/

In Malaysia, certain income groups still remain vulnerable to economic shocks, particularly the B40 households. The increase in the average monthly income of B40 households is very much less than the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of food and non-alcoholic beverages. The B40 group spends...