Food HICP (index) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: HICP indices (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the Euro Area, the food HICP stood at 144.2 (index) in August 2026, the same as in July 2026.
Sample. There are 368 records overall in the monthly series presented in the chart above. The time range covered by the series is from January 1996 to August 2026.
History. Take a look at a few descriptive statistics we computed on the entire sample: the index recorded its maximum of 145.0 in April 2026; it reached a minimum of 66.0 in January 1996; it averaged 95.1.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 144.350 |
| 2026-07-31 | 144.200 |
| 2026-08-31 | 144.160 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Food HICP (including alcohol and tobacco) |
| Country | Euro Area |
| Economic concept | Prices |
| Data type | Price index |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | Index (2015 = 100) |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Index |
| Source | Eurostat |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Free reuse with attribution |
| Other information | Eurostat HICP first-release figures (ECOICOP 2018) |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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