The inflation rate for food and non-alcoholic beverages in the European Union reached a peak of 17.9 percent in November 2022, after which it has fallen significantly to 2.3 percent in January 2025.
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Harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) inflation rate for food and non-alcoholic beverages in the European Union from January 1997 to January 2025
The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) gives comparable measures of inflation for the countries and country groups for which it is produced. It is an economic indicator that measures the change over time of the prices of consumer goods and services acquired by households. In other words, it is a set of consumer price indices (CPIs) calculated according to a harmonized approach and a set of definitions as laid down in Regulations and Recommendations.
The HICP comprises all products and services purchased in monetary transactions by households, both resident and non-resident (i.e 'domestic concept'), within the territory of a country. Some categories of ECOICOP are excluded either in principle or on practical grounds from the HICP coverage:
02.3 Narcotics
04.2 Imputed rentals for housing
09.4.3 Games of chance
12.2 Prostitution
12.5.1 Life insurance
12.6.1 Financial intermediation services indirectly measured (FISIM)
The main index reference period currently used is 2015. (2015=100)
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Eurostat. (February 24, 2025). Harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) inflation rate for food and non-alcoholic beverages in the European Union from January 1997 to January 2025 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286407/eu-food-inflation-rate/
Eurostat. "Harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) inflation rate for food and non-alcoholic beverages in the European Union from January 1997 to January 2025." Chart. February 24, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286407/eu-food-inflation-rate/
Eurostat. (2025). Harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) inflation rate for food and non-alcoholic beverages in the European Union from January 1997 to January 2025. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286407/eu-food-inflation-rate/
Eurostat. "Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (Hicp) Inflation Rate for Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages in The European Union from January 1997 to January 2025." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286407/eu-food-inflation-rate/
Eurostat, Harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) inflation rate for food and non-alcoholic beverages in the European Union from January 1997 to January 2025 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286407/eu-food-inflation-rate/ (last visited July 05, 2025)
Harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) inflation rate for food and non-alcoholic beverages in the European Union from January 1997 to January 2025 [Graph], Eurostat, February 24, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286407/eu-food-inflation-rate/
