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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

According to a survey conducted monthly between April 2022, and March 2023, due to rising prices, some U.S. consumers have decided to reduce their grocery spending. On October 23, 41 percent of respondents said they had repeatedly held back from buying something at the grocery store, while 21 percent said they had not. On April 3, and May 1, of 2022, 30 percent stated reducing their grocery spending many times.

Graph and download economic data for Producer Price Index by Industry: Supermarkets and Other Grocery Stores: Supermarket and Other Grocery Store Services (PCU4451104451103) from Dec 1999 to Aug 2025 about groceries, services, PPI, industry, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

This statistic shows projections for milk prices in the United States from 2019 to 2028. In 2028, it is expected that the price for milk in the U.S. will be 19.89 U.S. dollars per cwt.

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.

Cost of food in India decreased 0.69 percent in August 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.

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Cost of food in Puerto Rico increased 2.80 percent in July of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - Puerto Rico Food Inflation - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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.

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Cost of food in Germany increased 3.20 percent in August of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Germany 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 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.

Cost of food in Ireland increased 5.10 percent in August of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Ireland 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 Georgia increased 10 percent in August of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Georgia Food Inflation - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.