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.

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.

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 July 2025, some ** 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 ** percent of respondents.

Cost of food in China decreased 2.90 percent in October 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.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food at Home in U.S. City Average (CUSR0000SAF11) from Jan 1952 to Sep 2025 about urban, food, consumer, CPI, housing, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

Cost of food in India decreased 5.02 percent in October 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.

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.

Cost of food in Lebanon increased 23.90 percent in September of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - Lebanon Food Inflation - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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.

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This dataset contains Countries, Commodities, and Markets data, sourced from the World Food Programme Price Database. The volume of data means that the actual Food Prices data is in country-level datasets. The World Food Programme Price Database covers foods such as maize, rice, beans, fish, and sugar for 98 countries and some 3000 markets. It is updated weekly but contains to a large extent monthly data. The data goes back as far as 1992 for a few countries, although many countries started reporting from 2003 or thereafter.

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This is a food price index for New Zealand measures the changes in prices that households pay for food.

Monthly change

Food prices rose 0.3 percent in August 2021. After seasonal adjustment, they were up 0.2 percent.

In August 2021 compared with July 2021:

• Fruit and vegetable prices rose 0.4 percent (down 0.2 percent after seasonal adjustment).
• Meat, poultry, and fish prices rose 1.3 percent.
• Grocery food prices fell 0.1 percent (up 0.2 percent after seasonal adjustment).
• Non-alcoholic beverage prices fell 0.5 percent.
• Restaurant meals and ready-to-eat food prices rose 0.4 percent.

Annual change

Food prices increased 2.4 percent in the year ended August 2021.

In August 2021 compared with August 2020: - Fruit and vegetable prices increased 2.1 percent. - Meat, poultry, and fish prices increased 2.2 percent. - Grocery food prices increased 1.9 percent. - Non-alcoholic beverage prices decreased 0.6 percent. - Restaurant meals and ready-to-eat food prices increased 4.6 percent.

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Subject category: Economic indicators Group: Consumers price index – CPI

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.

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

Series Name: Proportion of countries recording abnormally high or moderately high food prices according to the Indicator of Food Price Anomalies (percent)Series Code: AG_FPA_HMFPRelease Version: 2021.Q2.G.03 This dataset is part of the Global SDG Indicator Database compiled through the UN System in preparation for the Secretary-General's annual report on Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.Indicator 2.c.1: Indicator of food price anomaliesTarget 2.c: Adopt measures to ensure the proper functioning of food commodity markets and their derivatives and facilitate timely access to market information, including on food reserves, in order to help limit extreme food price volatilityGoal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agricultureFor more information on the compilation methodology of this dataset, see https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/

Cost of food in South Africa increased 3.90 percent in October of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - South Africa Food Inflation - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The average for 2021 based on 165 countries was 105.854 index points. The highest value was in South Korea: 208.84 index points and the lowest value was in India: 58.17 index points. The indicator is available from 2017 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Monthly indexes and percentage changes for selected sub-groups of the food component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), not seasonally adjusted, for Canada, provinces, Whitehorse and Yellowknife. Data are presented for the corresponding month of the previous year, the previous month and the current month. The base year for the index is 2002=100.