Cost of food in the United Arab Emirates increased 1.02 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Food Inflation in the United Arab Emirates averaged 2.59 percent from 2009 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 9.06 percent in August of 2022 and a record low of -3.52 percent in April of 2021. source: Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre

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