Food price index: December 2022

The food price index (FPI) measures the changes in prices that households pay for food.

Key facts

Monthly change

Food prices rose 1.1 percent in December 2022. After seasonal adjustment, they were up 1.1 percent.

In December 2022 compared with November 2022:

• fruit and vegetable prices rose 5.9 percent (up 3.6 percent after seasonal adjustment)
• meat, poultry, and fish prices fell 1.2 percent
• grocery food prices rose 1.2 percent (up 1.5 percent after seasonal adjustment)
• non-alcoholic beverage prices fell 1.7 percent
• restaurant meals and ready-to-eat food prices rose 0.6 percent.

Annual change

Food prices increased by 11.3 percent in the year ended December 2022.

In December 2022 compared with December 2021:

• fruit and vegetable prices increased by 23 percent
• meat, poultry, and fish prices increased by 11 percent
• grocery food prices increased by 11 percent
• non-alcoholic beverage prices increased by 7.3 percent
• restaurant meals and ready-to-eat food prices increased by 7.8 percent.

More data

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Subject category: Economic indicators
Group: Consumers price index – CPI

Definitions and metadata

Food price index – DataInfo+ gives general methodology used to produce the food price index, and related metadata.

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Next release

Food price index: January 2023 will be released on 14 February 2023.