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.

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 Jul 2025 about food, urban, consumer, CPI, 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.

France: Food price index, world average = 100: The latest value from 2021 is 132.06 index points, a decline from 132.25 index points in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 105.854 index points, based on data from 165 countries. Historically, the average for France from 2017 to 2021 is 132.155 index points. The minimum value, 132.06 index points, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 132.25 index points was recorded in 2017.

Food Price Index in World increased to 130.10 Index Points in July from 128 Index Points in June of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for World Food Price Index.

Germany: Food price index, world average = 100: The latest value from 2021 is 124.86 index points, an increase from 116.028 index points in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 105.854 index points, based on data from 165 countries. Historically, the average for Germany from 2017 to 2021 is 120.444 index points. The minimum value, 116.028 index points, was reached in 2017 while the maximum of 124.86 index points was recorded in 2021.

Spain: Food price index, world average = 100: The latest value from 2021 is 115.49 index points, an increase from 109.705 index points in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 105.854 index points, based on data from 165 countries. Historically, the average for Spain from 2017 to 2021 is 112.598 index points. The minimum value, 109.705 index points, was reached in 2017 while the maximum of 115.49 index points was recorded in 2021.

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Sweden: Food price index, world average = 100: The latest value from 2021 is 138.26 index points, a decline from 142.433 index points in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 105.854 index points, based on data from 165 countries. Historically, the average for Sweden from 2017 to 2021 is 140.347 index points. The minimum value, 138.26 index points, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 142.433 index points was recorded in 2017.

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).

Taiwan: Food price index, world average = 100: The latest value from 2021 is 141.97 index points, an increase from 124.157 index points in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 105.854 index points, based on data from 165 countries. Historically, the average for Taiwan from 2017 to 2021 is 133.064 index points. The minimum value, 124.157 index points, was reached in 2017 while the maximum of 141.97 index points was recorded in 2021.

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.

Cost of food in India decreased 1.76 percent in July 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.

Cost of food in Canada increased 3.30 percent in July 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.

Japan: Food price index, world average = 100: The latest value from 2021 is 199.51 index points, an increase from 188.076 index points in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 105.854 index points, based on data from 165 countries. Historically, the average for Japan from 2017 to 2021 is 193.793 index points. The minimum value, 188.076 index points, was reached in 2017 while the maximum of 199.51 index points was recorded in 2021.

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.

India: Food price index, world average = 100: The latest value from 2021 is 58.17 index points, a decline from 58.758 index points in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 105.854 index points, based on data from 165 countries. Historically, the average for India from 2017 to 2021 is 58.464 index points. The minimum value, 58.17 index points, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 58.758 index points was recorded in 2017.

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

Global Food Prices - Historical chart and current data through 2025.

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