This statistic depicts the consumer price index (CPI) for food in the United States from 1960 to 2024. In December 2024, the consumer price index (CPI) for food amounted to ******, compared to the period from 1982 to 1984 (=100).

Cost of food in the United States increased 3 percent in June 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.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Other Foods in U.S. City Average (CUSR0000SEFT) from Jan 1981 to Jun 2025 about urban, food, consumer, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for food is a component of the all-items CPI. The CPI measures the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative market basket of consumer goods and services. While the all-items CPI measures the price changes for all consumer goods and services, including food, the CPI for food measures the changes in the retail prices of food items only.This record was taken from the USDA Enterprise Data Inventory that feeds into the https://data.gov catalog. Data for this record includes the following resources: Web page with links to Excel files For complete information, please visit https://data.gov.

Since 2015, the consumer price index (CPI) of food in the United States has increased every year except for 2016, when the CPI decreased by *** percent. The increase of CPI for food compared to the previous year was the highest in 2022, at *** percent.

Monthly average retail prices for food, household supplies, personal care items, cigarettes and gasoline. Prices are presented for the current month and previous four months. Prices are in Canadian current dollars.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food at Home in U.S. City Average (CUSR0000SAF11) from Jan 1952 to Jun 2025 about urban, food, consumer, CPI, housing, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 124.9 points in January 2025, down 2.1 points from December 2024. The highest value for the index in the past 23 years was reached in March 2022. However, the rate of food price increases has been decreasing since.

Food prices worldwide The annual FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) by category shows that the price of vegetable oils grew by a particularly large margin. One of the factors that influenced the spike in oil prices worldwide during 2020 and 2021 were the supply-chain disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, after the war in Ukraine, shipping costs and grain prices also had a noticeable impact on global food prices. Global food prices are calculated to have increased by 3.68 percent, due to changes in shipping costs and grain prices. The European Union (EU) has 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, reaching 1.86 percent in April 2024. 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, North Macedonia, and Romania as of December 2024.

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

The average price of a basic food basket in the united States amounted to just over 210 U.S. dollars as of January 2023, increasing by nearly 9 percent from the previous year. Back in 2019, the average value of a food basket was around 156.5 U.S. dollars.

In March 2025, the inflation rate for food prices in the United Kingdom was measured at three percent. A period of continuous deflation between March 2015 and January 2017 preceded a return to a sustained rise in the cost of food from February 2017 onwards. While food prices were deflating between September 2020 and July 2021, they started increasing rapidly from August 2021 to March 2023. The inflation rate started to decline from April 2023. Inflation rate and consumer price indexInflation is commonly measured via the consumer price index, which illustrates changes to prices paid by consumers for a representative basket of goods and services. An annualized percentage change in the price index constitutes a measure of inflation. In order to maintain an inflation rate at a stable level, to enable the general public and businesses to plan their spending, the Government set a two percent inflation target for the Bank of England. The discounter boom The increase in food prices in the United Kingdom has shifted shopping behaviours amongst consumers. Value is now key and shoppers are changing their retailer loyalties. Aldi, the German discount supermarket retailer, overtook Morrisons as Great Britain's fourth largest supermarket in September of 2022. Aldi's market share reached double digits for the first time in April 2023. It is yet to be seen if Lidl, Aldi's discounter competitor, can also continue to rise up in the ranks and eventually take over Morrisons as the fifth leading food retailer.

Cost of food in India decreased 1.06 percent in June of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - India Food Inflation - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Food Price Index in World increased to 128 Index Points in June from 127.30 Index Points in May of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for World Food Price Index.

Cost of food in Australia increased 3.20 percent in March of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - Australia Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The USA: Food price index, world average = 100: The latest value from 2021 is 117.52 index points, a decline from 123.827 index points in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 105.854 index points, based on data from 165 countries. Historically, the average for the USA from 2017 to 2021 is 120.674 index points. The minimum value, 117.52 index points, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 123.827 index points was recorded in 2017.

The price per unit in the 'Baby Food' segment of the food market in the United States was forecast to continuously increase between 2025 and 2030 by in total *** U.S. dollars (+***** percent). After the ***** consecutive increasing year, the price per unit is estimated to reach ***** U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2030. Notably, the price per unit of the 'Baby Food' segment of the food market was continuously increasing over the past years.Find other key market indicators concerning the revenue and volume. The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

In the United States, year-on-year (YoY) inflation for online grocery products was approximately **** percent as of October 2022. From June 2021 to October 2022, monthly inflation in this category was the highest in August 2022, at roughly ** percent.

Inflationary market

Inflation has skyrocketed. In the United States, the inflation rate peaked at *** percent as of June 2022. The last time the U.S. saw such high values was in 1990, when the inflation rate stood at *** percent. But it's not all doom and gloom. According to a forecast, the global inflation rate will decrease to **** percent in 2023 and continue to decline.

Ever-rising prices

Consumers are changing their shopping habits in response to the bleakest inflationary market the industry has seen in decades. Rising grocery prices are the main issue affecting online shoppers worldwide. While grocery products are the latest items to be cut off by consumers in times of instability, rising prices will cause shoppers to purchase less and find cheaper alternatives for fashion items. Moreover, in February 2022, roughly ** percent of global buyers changed their purchase habits with alcoholic beverages, ** percent with packaged food, and ** percent with fresh food.

Cost of food in Nigeria increased 21.97 percent in June of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - Nigeria Food Inflation - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

U.S. consumers were asked how much money they spent on average on groceries per week. The findings present that U.S. households' weekly grocery expenditure amounted to about 165 U.S. dollars in 2024. Between 2019 and 2024, the average weekly expenditure grew exponentially, favored by the pandemic first and inflation after. Food affordability Since the pandemic, food affordability has been a challenge for consumers around the world, leading to changes around their food consumption. In the United States, meats, specialty foods and snacks are among the less purchased products, other changes include the purchase of generic products to save money on groceries. Generational differences Due to the rise of online grocery shopping, the difference in generational consumer behavior is significant. Millennials are most likely to shop online for their groceries, followed by Gen Z, while older generations prefer in-store shopping. When it comes to shopping frequency, those aged between 25 and 34 tended to shop more often compared to the youngest and oldest generations.

Cost of food in South Africa increased 4.80 percent in May of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - South Africa Food Inflation - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.