Brazil Food Inflation
Year-on-year change in consumer prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages.
Food Inflation in Brazil increased to 4.12 percent in Jul 2019 from 3.98 percent in Jun 2019.
Brazil Food Inflation — History
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Brazil Food Inflation — analysis in simple words
Latest reading
Food Inflation in Brazil increased to 4.12 percent in Jul 2019 from 3.98 percent in Jun 2019.
Over the last three months it rose once and fell twice.
Recent trend
A year earlier (Jul 2018) it was 1.4%, so the latest figure is 2.7 percentage points higher.
Over the past five years the average was 6.1%, with a range from -2.3% to 13.9%. The latest value is below that five-year average.
Historical context
This data series starts in Oct 1981 and has 454 monthly observations. The latest reading is higher than 21% of all of them.
The highest value on record is 6,362.9% (Apr 1990) and the lowest is -2.3% (Nov 2017). The long-run average is 346.2%.
Statistics
- Latest
- 4.1%Jul 2019
- Previous
- 4.0%
- 5-year average
- 6.1%
- Long-run average
- 346.2%since Oct 1981
- All-time high
- 6,362.9%Apr 1990
- All-time low
- -2.3%Nov 2017
- Observations
- 454Monthly
Recent Data
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2019 | 4.1% | ▲ +0.1 pp |
| Jun 2019 | 4.0% | ▼ −2.4 pp |
| May 2019 | 6.4% | ▼ −0.9 pp |
| Apr 2019 | 7.3% | ▲ +0.6 pp |
| Mar 2019 | 6.7% | ▲ +1.4 pp |
| Feb 2019 | 5.4% | ▲ +1.2 pp |
| Jan 2019 | 4.2% | ▲ +0.2 pp |
| Dec 2018 | 4.0% | ▼ −0.1 pp |
| Nov 2018 | 4.1% | ▲ +0.8 pp |
| Oct 2018 | 3.3% | ▲ +0.7 pp |
| Sep 2018 | 2.7% | ▲ +0.5 pp |
| Aug 2018 | 2.2% | ▲ +0.7 pp |
| Jul 2018 | 1.4% | ▲ +0.4 pp |
| Jun 2018 | 1.1% | ▲ +2.5 pp |
| May 2018 | -1.5% | ▲ +0.7 pp |
| Apr 2018 | -2.1% | ▼ −0.5 pp |
| Mar 2018 | -1.6% | ▼ −0.3 pp |
| Feb 2018 | -1.4% | ▲ +0.1 pp |
| Jan 2018 | -1.5% | ▲ +0.4 pp |
| Dec 2017 | -1.9% | ▲ +0.4 pp |
| Nov 2017 | -2.3% | ▼ −0.2 pp |
| Oct 2017 | -2.1% | ▲ +0.0 pp |
| Sep 2017 | -2.1% | ▼ −0.1 pp |
| Aug 2017 | -2.0% | ▼ −1.4 pp |
| Jul 2017 | -0.7% | ▼ −1.8 pp |
| Jun 2017 | 1.1% | ▼ −1.2 pp |
| May 2017 | 2.4% | ▼ −1.2 pp |
| Apr 2017 | 3.5% | ▼ −0.5 pp |
| Mar 2017 | 4.0% | ▼ −0.9 pp |
| Feb 2017 | 5.0% |
Food Inflation — Brazil vs Peers
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Understanding Food Inflation — a simple guide
What it measures
The year-on-year change in the price of food and non-alcoholic beverages in the consumer price index.
How it is calculated
Year-on-year % change in the food and non-alcoholic beverages part of the CPI basket.
If vegetables, cereals and milk together cost 8% more than a year ago, food inflation is 8%.
High food inflation hurts household budgets and often lifts headline inflation.
Low or negative food inflation eases household costs but can mean lower farm incomes.
Why it matters for the economy and markets
Food is a large share of household spending, especially in emerging economies like India, so food prices strongly affect headline inflation and household budgets.
How to read it
Food inflation is volatile because of monsoon, harvests, supply problems and global commodity prices. Look at several months together rather than a single reading.
What to look at alongside it
Rainfall/monsoon, crop output, headline inflation and global food prices.
Key terms
- COICOP 01
- The international code for “food and non-alcoholic beverages” in CPI.
Data source
OECD — Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (series OECD CPI food), monthly data from Oct 1981 to Jul 2019. Values are shown exactly as published by the source and may be revised later.
How to use the chart
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Data are sourced from official international organisations (IMF, World Bank, BIS) and national authorities, and are shown for educational and informational purposes only. They are not investment advice and no recommendation is made. Figures may be revised by the source; IMF figures for the current and future years are projections. This page was last updated on Saturday, October 17, 2026.