Food HICP inflation (per cent) - Hungary - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: HICP inflation (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Hungary, the food HICP inflation rate was -2.8 per cent in August 2026, compared to -2.6 in the previous month.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are 297 data points in total. The period covered by the series extends from December 2001 to August 2026.
History. Here are some simple statistics calculated on the full sample: the inflation rate averaged 6.3 per cent; it reached a trough of -2.8 in August 2026; it recorded its highest level of 37.7 in February 2023.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | -1.0 |
| 2026-07-31 | -2.6 |
| 2026-08-31 | -2.8 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Annual rate of change in the food HICP (including alcohol and tobacco) |
| Country | Hungary |
| 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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