Food inflation
The change in food and non-alcoholic drink prices over the last 12 months. It often moves quite differently from the headline rate.
UK
Aug 2026
1.3%
| Period | Food inflation (%) |
|---|---|
| 1 Sept 2021 | 0.8% |
| 1 Oct 2021 | 1.2% |
| 1 Nov 2021 | 2.5% |
| 1 Dec 2021 | 4.2% |
| 1 Jan 2022 | 4.3% |
| 1 Feb 2022 | 5.1% |
| 1 Mar 2022 | 5.9% |
| 1 Apr 2022 | 6.7% |
| 1 May 2022 | 8.6% |
| 1 Jun 2022 | 9.8% |
| 1 Jul 2022 | 12.6% |
| 1 Aug 2022 | 13.1% |
| 1 Sept 2022 | 14.5% |
| 1 Oct 2022 | 16.2% |
| 1 Nov 2022 | 16.4% |
| 1 Dec 2022 | 16.8% |
| 1 Jan 2023 | 16.7% |
| 1 Feb 2023 | 18.0% |
| 1 Mar 2023 | 19.1% |
| 1 Apr 2023 | 19.0% |
| 1 May 2023 | 18.3% |
| 1 Jun 2023 | 17.3% |
| 1 Jul 2023 | 14.8% |
| 1 Aug 2023 | 13.6% |
| 1 Sept 2023 | 12.1% |
| 1 Oct 2023 | 10.1% |
| 1 Nov 2023 | 9.2% |
| 1 Dec 2023 | 8.0% |
| 1 Jan 2024 | 6.9% |
| 1 Feb 2024 | 5.0% |
| 1 Mar 2024 | 4.0% |
| 1 Apr 2024 | 2.9% |
| 1 May 2024 | 1.7% |
| 1 Jun 2024 | 1.5% |
| 1 Jul 2024 | 1.5% |
| 1 Aug 2024 | 1.3% |
| 1 Sept 2024 | 1.9% |
| 1 Oct 2024 | 1.9% |
| 1 Nov 2024 | 2.0% |
| 1 Dec 2024 | 2.0% |
| 1 Jan 2025 | 3.3% |
| 1 Feb 2025 | 3.3% |
| 1 Mar 2025 | 3.0% |
| 1 Apr 2025 | 3.4% |
| 1 May 2025 | 4.4% |
| 1 Jun 2025 | 4.5% |
| 1 Jul 2025 | 4.9% |
| 1 Aug 2025 | 5.1% |
| 1 Sept 2025 | 4.5% |
| 1 Oct 2025 | 4.9% |
| 1 Nov 2025 | 4.2% |
| 1 Dec 2025 | 4.5% |
| 1 Jan 2026 | 3.6% |
| 1 Feb 2026 | 3.3% |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 3.7% |
| 1 Apr 2026 | 3.0% |
| 1 May 2026 | 2.2% |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1.7% |
| 1 Jul 2026 | 1.3% |
| 1 Aug 2026 | 1.3% |
How this is measured
- Published by
- Office for National Statistics
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Series
- D7G8
- Covers
- UK
- Published
- Monthly
- History
- Jan 1989 to Aug 2026
- Last published
- 15 Sep 2026
- Next release
- 21 Oct 2026
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