Cost of food in the United States increased 2.90 percent in May 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 India increased 0.99 percent in May 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.

In May 2025, prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages were around 3.3 percent higher than in the same month last year. Compared to previous months earlier in the timeline, prices increased less.

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

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.

In April 2025, the inflation rate for food in Ireland was at 3.4 percent. In comparison to the same month of the previous year, the cost of food increased by 0.7 percent. Since 2021, Ireland has a positive inflation after having a negative inflation from January 2017 to mid 2021. Food Inflation is reported by the Central Statistics Office Ireland.

As of May 2025, food prices had increased by 4.5 percent in Hungary over the same month in the previous year. During the observed period, food inflation rates peaked in December 2022 at nearly 48 percent, while the lowest inflation rate for food products was recorded in July 2016 at negative 0.9 percent. Accelerating inflation rates Besides food prices increasing throughout 2023, the overall inflation also accelerated in the country. By 2023, inflation rates were over 17 percent, which was the highest annual figure documented in the past decade. In comparison, the lowest inflation rate was recorded in 2014 at negative 1.2 percent. Food inflation in CEE As soaring inflation rates became a common phenomenon over the past years, Hungary wasn’t the only Central and Eastern European country experiencing a dramatic food price increase in recent years. In Czechia, food inflation peaked in November 2022 at 26 percent, while it reached over 35 percent in Lithuania at the same time.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Other Food Away from Home in U.S. City Average (CUSR0000SEFV05) from Jan 1998 to May 2025 about urban, food, consumer, CPI, housing, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

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

Mexico's food inflation rate saw an increase of 4.86 percent in May 2025 compared to the same month the previous year. This uptick in food prices continues to impact Mexican households, with the food sector consistently ranking among the categories with the highest inflation rates in the country. The volatility in food prices highlights the ongoing challenges in maintaining stable costs for essential goods in Mexico's economy. Consumer price index trends The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for food in Mexico reached 159.12 in November 2024, up from 150.08 in the same month of the previous year. This increase aligns with the overall inflation trend, as the National Consumer Price Index stood at 136 index points in July 2024. Notably, the food, beverages, and tobacco category had the highest CPI, underscoring the significant impact of food prices on overall inflation. Cereal and cereal product trends Within the food category, different items experienced varying levels of inflation. In November 2024, cereals and cereal based products saw a three percent increase compared to the previous year, while rice prices grew by 8.33 percent. Interestingly, corn tortillas, a staple in Mexican cuisine, experienced a more modest inflation rate of one percent.

Abstract

Food price inflation is an important metric to inform economic policy but traditional sources of consumer prices are often produced with delay during crises and only at an aggregate level. This may poorly reflect the actual price trends in rural or poverty-stricken areas, where large populations reside in fragile situations. This data set includes food price estimates and is intended to help gain insight in price developments beyond what can be formally measured by traditional methods. The estimates are generated using a machine-learning approach that imputes ongoing subnational price surveys, often with accuracy similar to direct measurement of prices. The data set provides new opportunities to investigate local price dynamics in areas where populations are sensitive to localized price shocks and where traditional data are not available.

Geographic coverage notes

The data cover the following areas: Afghanistan, Armenia, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Gambia, The, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Indonesia, Iraq, Kenya, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Philippines, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen, Rep.

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.

In May 2025, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for food in Mexico reached 162.58. In the same month of the previous year, the value was of 155.04. The food inflation rate that month was of around four percent, and in July 2024, food was the category with the highest inflation rate in Mexico.

Cost of food in Indonesia increased 3.69 percent in January of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Indonesia Food Inflation - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Between December 2023 and April 2024, Zimbabwe was the country with the highest level of real food inflation worldwide. Compared to the previous year, food prices had increased by 46 percent in Zimbabwe. Argentina ranked in second place with 20 percent.

The inflation rate for food and non-alcoholic beverages in the Republic of Ireland in March 2025 was 3.3 percent, compared with 2.5 percent in the previous month.

In January 2025, the 12-month inflation rate for food items in the United States was at 2.5 percent. That month, egg prices increased by over 50 percent compared to January 2024. Inflation for sugar and sweets saw an increase at 4.3 percent.

In 2022, the annual average of food price inflation was highest in the ************************** region. Food price inflation reached an average of ** percent here. In comparison, inflation reached an average of *** percent in ************************* region, making it the least impacted region in 2022.

Cost of food in Iran increased 41.50 percent in May of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - Iran Food Inflation - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Slovakia Core and Net Inflation: MoM: Food Prices data was reported at -0.500 % in Nov 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of -0.300 % for Oct 2018. Slovakia Core and Net Inflation: MoM: Food Prices data is updated monthly, averaging 0.200 % from Jan 1997 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 263 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.800 % in Oct 2007 and a record low of -2.300 % in Jul 2002. Slovakia Core and Net Inflation: MoM: Food Prices data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Slovakia – Table SK.I009: Core and Net Inflation.