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Food is a weekly cost for every household, so people feel this rate quickly.

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CPI: food

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CPI: food-505101520CPI: food1.31989200120142026

Source: ONS · As of 6 November 2026

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DateCPI: food (%)
Jan 19894.3
Feb 19894
Mar 19894.2
Apr 19894.9
May 19895.3
Jun 19895.4
Jul 19895.7
Aug 19895.7
Sep 19896.1
Oct 19897.1
Nov 19897.3
Dec 19897.5
Jan 19908
Feb 19908.7
Mar 19908.7
Apr 19908.4
May 19909.1
Jun 19908.6
Jul 19908.1
Aug 19908.8
Sep 19908.3
Oct 19907.2
Nov 19906.8
Dec 19906.6
Jan 19915.9
Feb 19916.2
Mar 19915.7
Apr 19916
May 19914.6
Jun 19915.6
Jul 19915.5
Aug 19915.4
Sep 19914.3
Oct 19914.3
Nov 19914.6
Dec 19914.2
Jan 19924.5
Feb 19923.8
Mar 19924.1
Apr 19922.4
May 19923
Jun 19921.7
Jul 19921.6
Aug 19920.9
Sep 19921.3
Oct 19921.5
Nov 19920.4
Dec 19920.9
Jan 19930.3
Feb 19930.8
Mar 19931.4
Apr 19931.3
May 19932.1
Jun 19931.9
Jul 19933.2
Aug 19932.9
Sep 19932.9
Oct 19931.7
Nov 19931.2
Dec 19930.6
Jan 19940.8
Feb 19940.3
Mar 19940.1
Apr 19940.9
May 19940.6
Jun 19941.1
Jul 19940.6
Aug 19940.9
Sep 19940.3
Oct 19940.9
Nov 19942
Dec 19942.5
Jan 19953.1
Feb 19953
Mar 19953.1
Apr 19952.7
May 19953.6
Jun 19953.1
Jul 19952.9
Aug 19954.4
Sep 19955.7
Oct 19954.5
Nov 19954.3
Dec 19954.4
Jan 19964
Feb 19964.5
Mar 19964.6
Apr 19964.6
May 19963.7
Jun 19964.1
Jul 19963.5
Aug 19963
Sep 19961.6
Oct 19962
Nov 19961.4
Dec 19960.7
Jan 19970.8
Feb 1997-0.4
Mar 1997-1.8
Apr 1997-1.5
May 1997-1.5
Jun 1997-0.4
Jul 19970.4
Aug 1997-0.6
Sep 19970.3
Oct 19971.2
Nov 19971.2
Dec 19971.1
Jan 19980.3
Feb 19980.4
Mar 19980.8
Apr 19980.8
May 19981.6
Jun 19980.2
Jul 19980.5
Aug 19981.4
Sep 19981.1
Oct 19981.2
Nov 19981.5
Dec 19982.3
Jan 19992.7
Feb 19992.8
Mar 19992.4
Apr 19991.6
May 19990.7
Jun 19990.5
Jul 1999-0.2
Aug 1999-1.6
Sep 1999-1.3
Oct 1999-1.6
Nov 1999-1
Dec 1999-1.6
Jan 2000-2
Feb 2000-2.2
Mar 2000-2.3
Apr 2000-2.1
May 2000-1.7
Jun 2000-0.8
Jul 20000.9
Aug 20000.3
Sep 20000.8
Oct 20001
Nov 20001.1
Dec 20001.2
Jan 20011.5
Feb 20011.7
Mar 20013.8
Apr 20014.4
May 20016.2
Jun 20016.5
Jul 20013.5
Aug 20014.1
Sep 20013.6
Oct 20013.8
Nov 20013
Dec 20013.4
Jan 20024
Feb 20023.8
Mar 20022.7
Apr 20022.2
May 2002-0.9
Jun 2002-2.2
Jul 2002-0.2
Aug 2002-0.1
Sep 20020.2
Oct 20020.2
Nov 20020.4
Dec 2002-0.3
Jan 2003-1.1
Feb 2003-0.5
Mar 2003-0.3
Apr 20030.3
May 20031.2
Jun 20031.4
Jul 20031.5
Aug 20031.6
Sep 20032.2
Oct 20032.2
Nov 20032.6
Dec 20032.9
Jan 20042.6
Feb 20042.2
Mar 20041.9
Apr 20041.3
May 20041
Jun 20040.8
Jul 20040.1
Aug 2004-0.2
Sep 2004-0.7
Oct 2004-0.6
Nov 2004-0.5
Dec 2004-0.1
Jan 20050.4
Feb 20050.8
Mar 20051.7
Apr 20051
May 20051.4
Jun 20052.2
Jul 20051.7
Aug 20052.2
Sep 20052
Oct 20051.5
Nov 20051.7
Dec 20051.7
Jan 20061.2
Feb 20061.1
Mar 2006-0.4
Apr 20060.3
May 20061.1
Jun 20061.8
Jul 20063.2
Aug 20063.4
Sep 20064
Oct 20064.7
Nov 20065
Dec 20064.6
Jan 20073.9
Feb 20074.4
Mar 20075.6
Apr 20076
May 20075
Jun 20074.8
Jul 20072.8
Aug 20073
Sep 20073.7
Oct 20074.7
Nov 20074.8
Dec 20075.4
Jan 20086.1
Feb 20085.6
Mar 20085.5
Apr 20086.6
May 20087.8
Jun 20089.5
Jul 200812.3
Aug 200813
Sep 200811.3
Oct 200810.1
Nov 200810.6
Dec 200810.4
Jan 200910.2
Feb 200911.5
Mar 200910.5
Apr 20098.6
May 20097.8
Jun 20095.4
Jul 20094.1
Aug 20092.2
Sep 20091.6
Oct 20092.2
Nov 20091.3
Dec 20091.6
Jan 20101.9
Feb 20101.3
Mar 20102.1
Apr 20102.9
May 20101.8
Jun 20101.9
Jul 20103.4
Aug 20104.1
Sep 20105.1
Oct 20104.5
Nov 20105.5
Dec 20106.1
Jan 20116.3
Feb 20116.2
Mar 20114.5
Apr 20114.4
May 20115.8
Jun 20116.9
Jul 20116.2
Aug 20116.2
Sep 20116.4
Oct 20115
Nov 20114
Dec 20113.8
Jan 20123.5
Feb 20123.7
Mar 20124.6
Apr 20124.3
May 20123.3
Jun 20122.3
Jul 20122.1
Aug 20122.2
Sep 20122
Oct 20123.4
Nov 20123.9
Dec 20123.8
Jan 20134.2
Feb 20133.7
Mar 20133.7
Apr 20134.6
May 20134.3
Jun 20133.8
Jul 20133.9
Aug 20134.1
Sep 20134.3
Oct 20133.9
Nov 20132.8
Dec 20131.9
Jan 20142
Feb 20141.8
Mar 20141.7
Apr 20140.5
May 2014-0.6
Jun 20140
Jul 2014-0.4
Aug 2014-1.1
Sep 2014-1.4
Oct 2014-1.4
Nov 2014-1.7
Dec 2014-1.7
Jan 2015-2.5
Feb 2015-3.3
Mar 2015-3
Apr 2015-2.8
May 2015-1.8
Jun 2015-2.2
Jul 2015-2.7
Aug 2015-2.4
Sep 2015-2.3
Oct 2015-2.7
Nov 2015-2.4
Dec 2015-2.9
Jan 2016-2.6
Feb 2016-2.3
Mar 2016-2.7
Apr 2016-2.5
May 2016-2.8
Jun 2016-2.9
Jul 2016-2.6
Aug 2016-2.2
Sep 2016-2.3
Oct 2016-2.4
Nov 2016-2
Dec 2016-1.1
Jan 2017-0.5
Feb 20170.2
Mar 20171.2
Apr 20171.5
May 20172.1
Jun 20172.3
Jul 20172.6
Aug 20172.1
Sep 20173
Oct 20174
Nov 20174.1
Dec 20173.9
Jan 20183.7
Feb 20183
Mar 20183
Apr 20182.7
May 20182.3
Jun 20182
Jul 20182.3
Aug 20182.5
Sep 20181.5
Oct 20180.9
Nov 20180.5
Dec 20180.7
Jan 20190.9
Feb 20191.1
Mar 20190.8
Apr 20190.7
May 20191
Jun 20191.6
Jul 20191.4
Aug 20191.8
Sep 20191.8
Oct 20191.3
Nov 20192.1
Dec 20191.7
Jan 20201.4
Feb 20201.2
Mar 20201.3
Apr 20201.3
May 20201.8
Jun 20201.1
Jul 20200.8
Aug 20200.4
Sep 2020-0.1
Oct 20200.6
Nov 2020-0.6
Dec 2020-1.4
Jan 2021-0.7
Feb 2021-0.6
Mar 2021-1.4
Apr 2021-0.4
May 2021-1.3
Jun 2021-0.6
Jul 2021-0.6
Aug 20210.3
Sep 20210.8
Oct 20211.2
Nov 20212.5
Dec 20214.2
Jan 20224.3
Feb 20225.1
Mar 20225.9
Apr 20226.7
May 20228.6
Jun 20229.8
Jul 202212.6
Aug 202213.1
Sep 202214.5
Oct 202216.2
Nov 202216.4
Dec 202216.8
Jan 202316.7
Feb 202318
Mar 202319.1
Apr 202319
May 202318.3
Jun 202317.3
Jul 202314.8
Aug 202313.6
Sep 202312.1
Oct 202310.1
Nov 20239.2
Dec 20238
Jan 20246.9
Feb 20245
Mar 20244
Apr 20242.9
May 20241.7
Jun 20241.5
Jul 20241.5
Aug 20241.3
Sep 20241.9
Oct 20241.9
Nov 20242
Dec 20242
Jan 20253.3
Feb 20253.3
Mar 20253
Apr 20253.4
May 20254.4
Jun 20254.5
Jul 20254.9
Aug 20255.1
Sep 20254.5
Oct 20254.9
Nov 20254.2
Dec 20254.5
Jan 20263.6
Feb 20263.3
Mar 20263.7
Apr 20263
May 20262.2
Jun 20261.7
Jul 20261.3
Aug 20261.3
Sep 20261.3

Recent observations

Date%
September 20261.3
August 20261.3
July 20261.3
June 20261.7
May 20262.2
April 20263
March 20263.7
February 20263.3
January 20263.6
December 20254.5
November 20254.2
October 20254.9
September 20254.5
August 20255.1
July 20254.9
June 20254.5
May 20254.4
April 20253.4
March 20253
February 20253.3
January 20253.3
December 20242
November 20242
October 20241.9

Source: ONS · Attribution and methods