Prices · Demo data
Food inflation
How fast food prices are rising compared with a year earlier.
Latest period: Sep 2026. Previous: 19.6 (Aug 2026). Change: ▼ 1.0 percentage points.
What is this?
Food inflation measures price changes for the food items in the consumer basket.
What is happening?
Across the 21 observations shown, the lowest value was 18.3 (Feb 2026) and the highest was 20.6 (Feb 2025).
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| Period | Value (% a year) | Change vs previous | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 18.6 | ▼ 1.0 percentage points | Demo |
| Aug 2026 | 19.6 | ▼ 0.6 percentage points | Demo |
| Jul 2026 | 20.2 | ▼ 0.2 percentage points | Demo |
| Jun 2026 | 20.4 | ● Unchanged | Demo |
| May 2026 | 20.4 | ▲ 0.8 percentage points | Demo |
| Apr 2026 | 19.6 | ▲ 0.9 percentage points | Demo |
| Mar 2026 | 18.7 | ▲ 0.4 percentage points | Demo |
| Feb 2026 | 18.3 | ▼ 0.4 percentage points | Demo |
| Jan 2026 | 18.7 | ▼ 0.2 percentage points | Demo |
| Dec 2025 | 18.9 | ▼ 0.8 percentage points | Demo |
| Nov 2025 | 19.7 | ▲ 0.1 percentage points | Demo |
| Oct 2025 | 19.6 | ▲ 0.1 percentage points | Demo |
| Sep 2025 | 19.5 | ▲ 0.1 percentage points | Demo |
| Aug 2025 | 19.4 | ▼ 0.5 percentage points | Demo |
| Jul 2025 | 19.9 | ▲ 0.3 percentage points | Demo |
| Jun 2025 | 19.6 | ▲ 0.3 percentage points | Demo |
| May 2025 | 19.3 | ▲ 0.6 percentage points | Demo |
| Apr 2025 | 18.7 | ▼ 0.9 percentage points | Demo |
| Mar 2025 | 19.6 | ▼ 1.0 percentage points | Demo |
| Feb 2025 | 20.6 | ▲ 0.8 percentage points | Demo |
| Jan 2025 | 19.8 | – | Demo |
Why does it matter?
Food is a large share of household spending, so changes here affect daily life more than many other prices.
How does it affect you?
When food prices rise quickly, households have less left for savings, school fees or transport.
How could it affect your business?
Cafés, restaurants and grocers should track ingredient costs closely and consider menu or pricing updates on a schedule.
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Sources and methodology
Source: Demonstration data (synthetic). Frequency: monthly. Synthetic values generated for testing the AQNI platform. They are not measurements of any real economy. Read our methodology.