Food price inflation: U.S. compared with other countries

Food price inflation in 2026-09: U.S. 1.8%, UK 1.3%, Canada 2.18%, Australia 3.2%, Germany 0.5%, France 1.6%, Spain 2.9%, Italy 1.8%. Official figures for the U.S. compared with other countries, with the source for every value.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office for National Statistics (UK), Statistics Canada, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Eurostat (European Commission)

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Latest value for each country (reference periods can differ)

U.S.: 1.8% (2026-09)
UK: 1.3% (2026-09)
Canada: 2.18% (2026-09)
Australia: 3.2% (2026-09)
Germany: 0.5% (2026-09)
France: 1.6% (2026-09)
Spain: 2.9% (2026-09)
Italy: 1.8% (2026-09)

Periods where all selected countries have data

Period	U.S.	UK	Canada	Australia	Germany	France	Spain	Italy
2026-09	1.8%	1.3%	2.18%	3.2%	0.5%	1.6%	2.9%	1.8%
2026-08	2.2%	1.3%	2.85%	3%	0.3%	1.1%	2.5%	1.2%
2026-07	2.7%	1.3%	3.05%	3.2%	0.5%	1%	1.7%	1.3%
2026-06	2.7%	1.7%	3.48%	3.3%	0.6%	0.9%	2%	1.8%
2026-05	2.7%	2.2%	3.79%	3.3%	0.7%	1.1%	2.2%	2.5%
2026-04	2.9%	3%	3.5%	2.8%	1.4%	1.1%	2.7%	2.9%
2026-03	1.9%	3.7%	3.97%	3.1%	1.2%	1.4%	2.7%	2.6%
2026-02	2.4%	3.3%	5.41%	3.1%	1.4%	1.5%	3.2%	2.2%
2026-01	2.1%	3.6%	7.33%	3.1%	2.4%	1.3%	2.8%	2%
2025-12	2.4%	4.5%	6.22%	3.4%	1.1%	1.1%	2.7%	2%
2025-11	1.9%	4.2%	4.18%	3.3%	1.4%	0.7%	2.6%	1.4%

The United States is the reference; other countries are shown for comparison only. Values come from the same indicator and period.

Sources

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — license
Source: Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — license
Source: Statistics Canada. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada — license
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (CC BY 4.0) — license
Source: Eurostat, accessed 2026-09 — license