Food HICP inflation (per cent) - Belgium - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: HICP inflation (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Belgium, the food HICP inflation rate was 0.9 per cent in August 2026, the same value recorded in July 2026.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are a total of 356 observations. The series covers the time period extending from January 1997 to August 2026.
History. Here's a peek at a few statistics calculated on the whole sample: the inflation rate reached its maximum of 17.6 per cent in March 2023; it recorded a bottom of -0.9 in July 1999; it had a mean of 2.9.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 0.8 |
| 2026-07-31 | 0.9 |
| 2026-08-31 | 0.9 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Annual rate of change in the food HICP (including alcohol and tobacco) |
| Country | Belgium |
| Economic concept | Prices |
| Data type | Price index |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Growth rate |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Per cent |
| 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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