Food HICP (index) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: HICP indices (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the Euro Area, the food HICP stood at 144.2 (index) in August 2026, as in July.
Sample. In the monthly time series displayed in the graph, there are 368 observations. The series covers the time range stretching from January 1996 to August 2026.
History. Take a look at some descriptive statistics computed on the full sample: the index hit a trough of 66.0 in January 1996; it reached its highest level of 145.0 in April 2026; it had a mean of 95.1.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 144.35 |
| 2026-07-31 | 144.2 |
| 2026-08-31 | 144.16 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Food HICP (including alcohol and tobacco) |
| Country | Euro Area |
| Economic concept | Prices |
| Data type | Price index |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | Index (2015 = 100) |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Index |
| 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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