Cost of food in Argentina increased 32.70 percent in March of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Food Inflation in Argentina averaged 78.05 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 34.00 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 29.00 percent in 2027 and 20.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 11077.06 10714.63 points Mar 2026
Core Consumer Prices 11344.46 10993.87 points Mar 2026
Core Inflation Rate 33.60 33.60 percent Mar 2026
Core Inflation Rate MoM 3.20 3.10 percent Mar 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 12045.23 11614.19 points Mar 2026
CPI Transportation 11583.96 11124.88 points Mar 2026
Export Prices 192.20 178.90 points Mar 2026
Food Inflation 32.70 36.00 percent Mar 2026
GDP Deflator 128027.40 121073.80 points Dec 2025
Import Prices 129.80 127.10 points Mar 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 32.60 33.20 percent Mar 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 3.40 2.90 percent Mar 2026
Producer Prices 14493.70 14078.20 points Mar 2026
Producer Prices Change 28.10 26.00 percent Mar 2026


Argentina Food Inflation
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
32.70 36.00 308.27 17.73 2017 - 2026 percent Monthly
201612=100, NSA