Food HICP inflation (per cent) - European Union - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: HICP inflation (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the European Union, the food HICP inflation rate stood at 1.0 per cent in August 2026, compared to 1.2 in July 2026.
Sample. In the monthly series presented in the chart, there are a total of 309 observations. The time period covered by the series stretches from December 2000 to August 2026.
History. Here are a few summary statistics computed on the full sample: the inflation rate was equal on average to 3.3 per cent; it reached its lowest level of -0.2 in June 2014; it attained a maximum of 16.9 in March 2023.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 1.60000 |
| 2026-07-31 | 1.20000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 1.00000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Annual rate of change in the food HICP (including alcohol and tobacco) |
| Country | European Union |
| Economic concept | Prices |
| Data type | Price index |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Growth rate |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Per cent |
| 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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