Cost of food in the United Kingdom increased 3.6% year-on-year in January 2026, the least since April 2025, compared to 4.5% in the previous month. Food Inflation in the United Kingdom averaged 2.99 percent from 1989 until 2026, 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 3.60 percent in January of 2026 over the same month in the previous year.

Cost of food in the United Kingdom increased 3.60 percent in January of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Food Inflation in the United Kingdom is expected to be 4.30 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 1.90 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 139.50 140.10 points Jan 2026
Core Consumer Prices 135.90 136.70 points Jan 2026
Core Inflation Rate YoY 3.10 3.20 percent Jan 2026
Core Producer Prices 142.60 142.30 points Jan 2026
CPI Clothing and Footwear 117.90 122.00 points Jan 2026
CPI Education 152.70 152.70 points Jan 2026
CPI Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages 143.90 144.10 points Jan 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 149.10 148.40 points Jan 2026
CPI Recreation and Culture 135.10 134.80 points Jan 2026
CPI Hotels, Cafes and Restaurants 150.60 151.70 points Jan 2026
CPI Transportation 136.70 139.20 points Jan 2026
Food Inflation 3.60 4.50 percent Jan 2026
GDP Deflator 108.90 108.30 points Dec 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 3.00 3.40 percent Jan 2026
Inflation Rate MoM -0.50 0.40 percent Jan 2026
Producer Prices 144.40 144.30 points Jan 2026
PPI Output YoY 2.50 3.10 percent Jan 2026
Retail Price Index YoY 3.80 4.20 percent Jan 2026


United Kingdom Food Inflation
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.60 4.50 19.10 -3.30 1989 - 2026 percent Monthly
2015=100, NSA