Cost of food in Argentina increased 36 percent in February of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Food Inflation in Argentina averaged 78.48 percent from 2017 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 308.27 percent in March of 2024 and a record low of 17.73 percent in July of 2017. source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC)

Food Inflation in Argentina is expected to be 21.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Argentina Food Inflation is projected to trend around 10.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 10714.63 10413.03 points Feb 2026
Core Consumer Prices 10993.87 10665.85 points Feb 2026
Core Inflation Rate 33.60 33.40 percent Feb 2026
Core Inflation Rate MoM 3.10 2.60 percent Feb 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 11614.20 10879.72 points Feb 2026
CPI Transportation 11124.90 10909.23 points Feb 2026
Export Prices 178.90 179.50 points Dec 2025
Food Inflation 36.00 35.90 percent Feb 2026
GDP Deflator 128027.40 121073.80 points Dec 2025
Import Prices 127.10 130.00 points Dec 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 33.10 32.40 percent Feb 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 2.90 2.90 percent Feb 2026
Producer Prices 14078.20 13981.20 points Feb 2026
Producer Prices Change 26.00 27.70 percent Feb 2026


Argentina Food Inflation
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
36.00 35.90 308.27 17.73 2017 - 2026 percent Monthly
201612=100, NSA