Food HICP (index) - European Union - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: HICP indices (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the European Union, the food HICP stood at 150.1 (index) in August 2026, compared to 150.4 in July. This marks a decrease of 0.2 percent.
Sample. There are 321 observations in the monthly time series displayed in the chart above. The time span covered by the series extends from December 1999 to August 2026.
History. Take a look at a few statistics we computed on the entire sample: the index reached its minimum of 65.0 in December 1999; it reached its maximum of 151.4 in April 2026; it averaged 99.1.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 150.58 |
| 2026-07-31 | 150.36 |
| 2026-08-31 | 150.14 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Food HICP (including alcohol and tobacco) |
| Country | European Union |
| 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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