European Union Food Inflation
Year-on-year change in consumer prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages.
Food Inflation in the European Union increased to 2.80 percent in Dec 2025 from 2.70 percent in Nov 2025.
European Union Food Inflation — History
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European Union Food Inflation — analysis in simple words
Latest reading
Food Inflation in the European Union increased to 2.80 percent in Dec 2025 from 2.70 percent in Nov 2025.
Over the last three months it rose once and fell twice.
Recent trend
A year earlier (Dec 2024) it was 2.4%, so the latest figure is 0.4 percentage points higher.
Over the past five years the average was 6.4%, with a range from 0.1% to 19.2%. The latest value is below that five-year average.
Historical context
This data series starts in Dec 2000 and has 301 monthly observations. The latest reading is higher than 60% of all of them.
The highest value on record is 19.2% (Mar 2023) and the lowest is -1.2% (Jun 2014). The long-run average is 3.1%.
Statistics
- Latest
- 2.8%Dec 2025
- Previous
- 2.7%
- 5-year average
- 6.4%
- Long-run average
- 3.1%since Dec 2000
- All-time high
- 19.2%Mar 2023
- All-time low
- -1.2%Jun 2014
- Observations
- 301Monthly
Recent Data
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 2.8% | ▲ +0.1 pp |
| Nov 2025 | 2.7% | ▼ −0.3 pp |
| Oct 2025 | 3.0% | ▼ −0.5 pp |
| Sep 2025 | 3.5% | ▼ −0.4 pp |
| Aug 2025 | 3.9% | ■ 0.0 pp |
| Jul 2025 | 3.9% | ▲ +0.3 pp |
| Jun 2025 | 3.6% | ■ 0.0 pp |
| May 2025 | 3.6% | ▲ +0.3 pp |
| Apr 2025 | 3.3% | ■ 0.0 pp |
| Mar 2025 | 3.3% | ▲ +0.4 pp |
| Feb 2025 | 2.9% | ▲ +0.5 pp |
| Jan 2025 | 2.4% | ■ 0.0 pp |
| Dec 2024 | 2.4% | ▼ −0.1 pp |
| Nov 2024 | 2.5% | ▼ −0.1 pp |
| Oct 2024 | 2.6% | ▲ +0.4 pp |
| Sep 2024 | 2.2% | ▲ +0.2 pp |
| Aug 2024 | 2.0% | ▲ +0.4 pp |
| Jul 2024 | 1.6% | ▲ +0.1 pp |
| Jun 2024 | 1.5% | ▼ −0.1 pp |
| May 2024 | 1.6% | ▼ −0.3 pp |
| Apr 2024 | 1.9% | ▲ +0.4 pp |
| Mar 2024 | 1.5% | ▼ −1.5 pp |
| Feb 2024 | 3.0% | ▼ −2.1 pp |
| Jan 2024 | 5.1% | ▼ −0.8 pp |
| Dec 2023 | 5.9% | ▼ −0.9 pp |
| Nov 2023 | 6.8% | ▼ −0.8 pp |
| Oct 2023 | 7.6% | ▼ −1.8 pp |
| Sep 2023 | 9.4% | ▼ −1.3 pp |
| Aug 2023 | 10.7% | ▼ −1.8 pp |
| Jul 2023 | 12.5% |
Food Inflation — European Union 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 Dec 2000 to Dec 2025. Values are shown exactly as published by the source and may be revised later.
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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.