Ireland Food price inflation: 0.3% (September 2026) – latest figures and trend
Are food prices still rising?
Yes. In September 2026, food prices in Ireland were 0.3% higher than a year earlier. That is a bigger rise than 0.1% in August 2026.
The latest food price inflation for Ireland is 0.3% (September 2026), according to Eurostat (European Commission). The table below lists every value we have collected, newest first.
Latest value0.3% Reference period: September 2026
Previous (August 2026): 0.1% · +0.2 percentage points
Eurostat (European Commission) · Sources · Last checked with the source
About this indicator
- Official series
- food price inflation (12-month change)
- Unit
- %
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Sources
- Source: Eurostat, accessed 2026-09 — license
- We record revisions when the source changes a value we already collected.
- We do not receive a provisional/final flag from the source, so recent values may still be revised.
| Period | Value | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 0.3% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2026-08 | 0.1% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2026-07 | 0.6% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2026-06 | 0.5% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2026-05 | 1.2% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2026-04 | 2.1% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2026-03 | 2.3% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2026-02 | 3.4% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2026-01 | 3.8% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2025-12 | 4.1% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2025-11 | 4.2% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2025-10 | 4.5% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2025-09 | 4.7% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
Questions people ask
What is the latest food price inflation in Ireland?
0.3% in September 2026, according to Eurostat (European Commission).
Is the food price inflation in Ireland rising or falling?
It rose by 0.2 percentage points from August 2026. A year earlier (September 2025) it was 4.7%.
How does Ireland compare with other countries on food price inflation?
In September 2026, it ranked 14th of 19 countries compared here, from highest to lowest: Australia 3.2%, Spain 2.9%, Japan 2.6%, Norway 2.4%, Canada 2.18%, U.S. 1.8%, Italy 1.8%, France 1.6%, UK 1.3%, Finland 1.1%, South Korea 0.99%, Germany 0.5%, Austria 0.4%, Ireland 0.3%, Belgium -0.6%, Switzerland -0.7%, Netherlands -1.7%, Denmark -2.2%, Sweden -5.9%.