Cost of food in the United States increased 2.90 percent in July of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Food Inflation - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In July 2025, the 12-month inflation rate for food items in the United States was at 2.9 percent. That month, egg prices increased by over 16 percent compared to July 2024. Inflation for sugar and sweets saw an increase at 5.1 percent.

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 130.1 points in August 2025, almost the same figure as the previous month. The highest value for the index in the past 23 years was reached in March 2022. The rate of food price increases has been decreasing since, yet has started to pick up again in 2025.

Food prices worldwide Some food commodities have been hit harder than others in the past years. Global dairy, meat, and vegetable oil prices were on an upward trajectory in the first half of 2025. Regionally, the European Union (EU) and the UK have experienced a particularly high increase in the annual consumer prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages, as compared to other selected countries worldwide. Inflation in Europe The inflation rate for food in the EU grew from 0.2 percent in May 2021 to 19.2 percent in March 2023, as compared to the same month in the previous year. In the following months, the food inflation started decreasing again, yet has picked up again in 2025 in line with the global trend. The overall inflation rate in the Euro area reached its peak in December 2022 at 9.2 percent. The rate has since fallen to 2.4 percent in December 2024. As measured by the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), inflation rates in Europe were highest in Turkey, Romania, and Estonia as of April 2025.

United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nondurables Less Food, Beverages, and Apparel in U.S. City Average was 284.52800 Index 1982-84=100 in July of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nondurables Less Food, Beverages, and Apparel in U.S. City Average reached a record high of 333.04500 in June of 2022 and a record low of 123.50000 in July of 1991. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nondurables Less Food, Beverages, and Apparel in U.S. City Average - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on September of 2025.

In February 2025, the seasonally adjusted consumer price index (CPI) for food and beverages in the United States increased by *** percent compared to the same period in 2024. The highest change was registered in August 2022, when the consumer price index for food and beverages increased by **** percent compared to August 2021.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food Away from Home in U.S. City Average (CUUR0000SEFV) from Jan 1953 to Aug 2025 about food, urban, consumer, CPI, housing, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food and Beverages in U.S. City Average was 336.71800 Index 1982-84=100 in July of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food and Beverages in U.S. City Average reached a record high of 336.71800 in July of 2025 and a record low of 34.60000 in April of 1967. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food and Beverages in U.S. City Average - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on September of 2025.

In July 2025, the inflation rate for food in the European Union (EU) reached 3.9 percent compared to the same month the year prior. Starting in the beginning of 2022, food prices started to rise rapidly. In March 2023, the food inflation rate in the EU reached its peak at 19.19 percent. Since April 2023, the rate started to decrease. Food inflation in Europe One of the main drivers of the increase in consumer prices was the rapid rise in energy prices. In the energy sector, the harmonized index of consumer prices inflation of the EU, a concept to measure and compare inflation internationally, was at 41.1 percent in June 2022, whereas the other categories were all below 10 percent. In Germany, the year-on-year consumer price index development for food and beverages was at 12.33 percent in the year 2023, just a slight dip from the all-time high of 12.51 percent in 2022. By 2024, this had dropped to 1.92 percent. There are a number of ways in which European consumers are trying to save on food costs due to rising prices. The most popular way to deal with the rising food prices is to reduce at-home food waste. An average of about half of consumers in selected European countries stated that this is how they responded to the price increases. Other popular ways were to buy only the essentials or to purchase mostly store brands. Food inflation worldwide In 2022, Europe and Central Asia were the regions with the highest food inflation rates worldwide. The rate of food inflation in those regions was about 18 percent in 2022, which is more than twice as high as it was in the previous year. In Latin America and the Caribbean, the food inflation rate rose from 5.4 to 11.9 percent during the same period. When categorized by income classification, low-income countries have significantly higher food price inflation, as compared to lower-middle-, upper-middle-, and high-income countries. On average, low-income countries had a food price inflation rate of about 30 percent in 2023. The world average rate was at 6.5 percent. Zimbabwe was the country with the highest level of real food inflation worldwide. The southern African country experienced a food inflation of approximately 46 percent in 2024. This was more than two times as high as in any other country in the world.

In 2023, the U.S. Consumer Price Index was 309.42, and is projected to increase to 352.27 by 2029. The base period was 1982-84. The monthly CPI for all urban consumers in the U.S. can be accessed here. After a time of high inflation, the U.S. inflation rateis projected fall to two percent by 2027. United States Consumer Price Index ForecastIt is projected that the CPI will continue to rise year over year, reaching 325.6 in 2027. The Consumer Price Index of all urban consumers in previous years was lower, and has risen every year since 1992, except in 2009, when the CPI went from 215.30 in 2008 to 214.54 in 2009. The monthly unadjusted Consumer Price Index was 296.17 for the month of August in 2022. The U.S. CPI measures changes in the price of consumer goods and services purchased by households and is thought to reflect inflation in the U.S. as well as the health of the economy. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates the CPI and defines it as, "a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services." The BLS records the price of thousands of goods and services month by month. They consider goods and services within eight main categories: food and beverage, housing, apparel, transportation, medical care, recreation, education, and other goods and services. They aggregate the data collected in order to compare how much it would cost a consumer to buy the same market basket of goods and services within one month or one year compared with the previous month or year. Given that the CPI is used to calculate U.S. inflation, the CPI influences the annual adjustments of many financial institutions in the United States, both private and public. Wages, social security payments, and pensions are all affected by the CPI.

Graph and download economic data for Producer Price Index by Industry: Food Product Machinery Manufacturing: Primary Products (PCU333241333241P) from Dec 1983 to Aug 2025 about primary, machinery, food, manufacturing, PPI, industry, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

In July 2025, the 12-month inflation rate in the United States was at 2.7 percent. While some non-products continued to see increases in prices, such as hardware and housekeeping supplies, prices for other categories saw some decreases. In that month, the CPI for appliances fell by 0.3 percent in the U.S..

United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food Away from Home in U.S. City Average was 378.36300 Index 1982-84=100 in March of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food Away from Home in U.S. City Average reached a record high of 378.36300 in March of 2025 and a record low of 21.40000 in February of 1953. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food Away from Home in U.S. City Average - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on August of 2025.

In 2024, the U.S. baby food market increased by 4.2% to $7.4B, rising for the third consecutive year after three years of decline. The market value increased at an average annual rate of +4.9% from 2012 to 2024; the trend pattern indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded throughout the analyzed period. Over the period under review, the market hit record highs in 2024 and is expected to retain growth in years to come.

Food Price Index in World increased to 130.10 Index Points in August from 130 Index Points in July of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for World Food Price Index.

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United States - Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food Away from Home in U.S. City Average was 234.33800 Index Dec 1999=100 in July of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food Away from Home in U.S. City Average reached a record high of 234.33800 in July of 2025 and a record low of 100.00000 in December of 1999. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food Away from Home in U.S. City Average - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on August of 2025.

United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food Away from Home in Midwest - Size Class A was 369.98400 Index 1982-1984=100 in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food Away from Home in Midwest - Size Class A reached a record high of 369.98400 in January of 2025 and a record low of 102.60000 in January of 1984. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food Away from Home in Midwest - Size Class A - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on September of 2025.

PPI Ex Food Energy and Trade Services YoY in the United States increased to 2.80 percent in August from 2.70 percent in July of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Producer Prices Final Demand Less Foods, Energy, and Trade Services YoY.

United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food Away from Home in West - Size Class B/C was 244.52600 Index Dec 1997=100 in July of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food Away from Home in West - Size Class B/C reached a record high of 244.52600 in July of 2025 and a record low of 99.80000 in January of 1998. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food Away from Home in West - Size Class B/C - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on September of 2025.

United States - Flexible Price Consumer Price Index less Food and Energy was -0.48129 % Chg. at Annual Rate in July of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Flexible Price Consumer Price Index less Food and Energy reached a record high of 55.76880 in June of 2021 and a record low of -26.25872 in April of 2020. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Flexible Price Consumer Price Index less Food and Energy - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on September of 2025.