When surveyed in July 2025, some ** percent of respondents in the United Kingdom stated that they expected grocery prices to increase. This figure initially increased from the start of the survey period in September 2021 and peaked at ** percent in June and October 2022.

Food price increases hit the egg category the hardest between December 2021 and December 2024 in the United States. The price of eggs increased by **** percent in 2024.

When surveyed in March 2024, some 76 percent of respondents in the U.S. stated that they expected grocery prices to increase. This figure peaked at 80 percent in April 2024.

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When surveyed in July 2025, some 75 percent of respondents in Canada stated that they expected grocery prices to increase. This figure has increased since the start of the survey period in September 2021 and first peaked at 80 percent in May 2022.

When surveyed in July 2025, some 59 percent of respondents in Brazil stated that they expected grocery prices to increase. The month in which the largest number of consumers expected food prices to rise was April 2022, with 85 percent of respondents.

When surveyed in November 2022, some ** percent of respondents in Denmark stated that they expected grocery prices to increase. This figure has increased since the start of the survey period in September 2021 and peaked at ** percent in September 2022.

Cost of food in the United States increased 3.20 percent in August 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.

Cost of food in China decreased 4.40 percent in September of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - China Food Inflation - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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.

When surveyed in March 2025, some 69 percent of respondents in Italy stated that they expected grocery prices to increase. This figure has decreased from the peak of 85 percent in June 2022. The lowest figure was recorded in September 2021, when about half of the respondents expected an increase in food prices.

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Nigeria: Food price index, world average = 100: The latest value from 2021 is 101.71 index points, an increase from 84.436 index points in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 105.854 index points, based on data from 165 countries. Historically, the average for Nigeria from 2017 to 2021 is 93.073 index points. The minimum value, 84.436 index points, was reached in 2017 while the maximum of 101.71 index points was recorded in 2021.

In July 2025, the inflation rate for food prices in the United Kingdom was measured at 4.9 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, but is picking up again in 2025.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 behaviors 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.

Food prices increased at the fastest pace in more than two decades from July 2021 to July 2022. We show that this increase has not been driven by commodity prices but by an increase in consumer spending on food at home and increases in costs along the supply chain. Our results suggest that food inflation could ease if consumers shift more purchases back to food service establishments and if costs in food processing and marketing abate. Conversely, food inflation could remain high if broader measures of inflation persist.

Food Price Index in World decreased to 128.80 Index Points in September from 129.70 Index Points in August of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for World Food Price Index.

Cost of food in Canada increased 3.40 percent in August 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.

Laos: Food price index, world average = 100: The latest value from 2021 is 88.57 index points, an increase from 82.267 index points in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 105.854 index points, based on data from 165 countries. Historically, the average for Laos from 2017 to 2021 is 85.419 index points. The minimum value, 82.267 index points, was reached in 2017 while the maximum of 88.57 index points was recorded in 2021.

When surveyed in March 2023, some 77 percent of respondents in Belgium stated that they expected grocery prices to increase. This figure has increased since the start of the survey period in September 2021 and peaked in December 2022.

Romania: Food price index, world average = 100: The latest value from 2021 is 81.63 index points, an increase from 73.693 index points in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 105.854 index points, based on data from 165 countries. Historically, the average for Romania from 2017 to 2021 is 77.662 index points. The minimum value, 73.693 index points, was reached in 2017 while the maximum of 81.63 index points was recorded in 2021.