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.

Cost of food in the United States increased 3.10 percent in September 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.

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

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 Sep 2025 about urban, food, consumer, CPI, housing, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

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 ************** and first peaked at ** percent in ********.

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 128.8 points in September 2025. This represents an increase of 3.4 percent compared to the same month of the previous year. 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.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food in U.S. City Average (CPIUFDSL) from Jan 1947 to Sep 2025 about urban, food, consumer, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

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.

Since 2019, food prices have increased every year. In 2022 and 2023, prices went up drastically in many countries. In 2023, in the European Union, inflation reached almost 12.6 percent compared to the previous year. This figure decreased to 2.3 percent in 2024.

Cost of food in Canada increased 3.40 percent in October 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.

In the United States, online grocery prices hit a five-year peak in September 2022, when they registered a **** percent year-over-year increase. In the country, the prices of grocery products available online have increased continuously prior to 2024. However, the prices of grocery products have seen decreases since February 2025. In July 2025, the online grocery prices lowered by **** percent, marking an unprecedented period of inflation.

Cost of food in Russia increased 8.91 percent in October of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Russia Food Inflation - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Monthly average retail prices for selected food products, for Canada and provinces. Prices are presented for the current month and the previous four months. Prices are based on transaction data from Canadian retailers, and are presented in Canadian current dollars.

Cost of food in Japan increased 6.40 percent in October of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Japan 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 the United Kingdom increased 4.90 percent in October of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United Kingdom 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 Australia increased 3.20 percent in October 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.

Cost of food in Sweden increased 3.72 percent in October of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - Sweden Food Inflation - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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.

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