CPI annual rate: food and non-alcoholic beverages (August 2026, latest)

What it measures and how to read it: UK food price inflation

1.3%

Office for National Statistics, series D7G8 reports CPI annual rate: food and non-alcoholic beverages (August 2026, latest) of 1.3% for 2026 SEP.

Checked automatically against the source, last 29 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC · Source · Receipt · About Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Changes

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Where we use it

• Mel Stride on food price inflation, Budget debate 27 November 2025

  Mel Stride said: “Labour is the party that talks about resolving poverty; it is a disgrace that food inflation in the last set of figures went up way above the headline rate, from 4.5% to 4.9%.” This page repeats what Office for National Statistics reports.

  Mel Stride · week of 2026-10-23

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