Annual food inflation the United Kingdom rose to 4.9% in July 2025 from 4.5% in June, the highest since February 2024, mainly due to higher costs of coffee, fresh orange juice, and meat. Food Inflation in the United Kingdom averaged 2.97 percent from 1989 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 19.10 percent in March of 2023 and a record low of -3.30 percent in February of 2015. source: Office for National Statistics

Cost of food in the United Kingdom increased 4.90 percent in July of 2025 over the same month in the previous year.

Cost of food in the United Kingdom increased 4.90 percent in July of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Food Inflation in the United Kingdom is expected to be 3.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United Kingdom Food Inflation is projected to trend around 3.00 percent in 2026 and 2.10 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 139.00 138.90 points Jul 2025
Core Consumer Prices 135.80 135.60 points Jul 2025
Core Inflation Rate YoY 3.80 3.70 percent Jul 2025
Core Producer Prices 142.10 141.90 points Jun 2025
CPI Housing Utilities 146.50 148.00 points Jul 2025
CPI Transportation 141.10 138.00 points Jul 2025
Food Inflation 4.90 4.50 percent Jul 2025
GDP Deflator 114.60 114.10 points Jun 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 3.80 3.60 percent Jul 2025
Inflation Rate MoM 0.10 0.30 percent Jul 2025
Producer Prices 144.10 143.90 points Jun 2025
PPI Output YoY 1.90 1.30 percent Jun 2025
Retail Price Index YoY 4.80 4.40 percent Jul 2025



United Kingdom Food Inflation
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
4.90 4.50 19.10 -3.30 1989 - 2025 percent Monthly
2015=100, NSA