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Food price index year-on-year growth rate (monthly)
Global: 2.5% in August 2026, +1.5 pp on July 2026.
- 2.5% Latest · Global · August 2026
- +1.5 pp vs July 2026
- Monthly Release cadence
- 7 Records · 1 region · 2026
Verified 26 Sep 2026 · 1 publisher · Next period September 2026
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Food price index year-on-year growth rate (monthly)
Global, February 2026 to August 2026
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| Period | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | Actual | -1% |
| March 2026 | Actual | 1% |
| April 2026 | Actual | 2% |
| May 2026 | Actual | 2.9% |
| June 2026 | Actual | 2.2% |
| July 2026 | Actual | 1% |
| August 2026 | Actual | 2.5% |
Every record
7 records · 1 region · 2026. Each period links to its record: the value, the quote it was read from, and the document.
| Period | Value | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global 7 records | |||
| August 2026 | 2.5% | FAO · 31 Aug 2026 | |
| July 2026 | 1% | FAO · 31 Jul 2026 | |
| June 2026 | 2.2% | FAO · 30 Jun 2026 | |
| May 2026 | 2.9% | FAO · 31 May 2026 | |
| April 2026 | 2% | FAO · 30 Apr 2026 | |
| March 2026 | 1% | FAO · 31 Mar 2026 | |
| February 2026 | -1% | FAO · 28 Feb 2026 | |
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- Definition
- Percentage change in the international food price index compared to the same month of the previous year.
- Measure
- One slice of Food price index ( counting rule: year on year, form: growth ) . A measure of the monthly change in international prices of a basket of food commodities. Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
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Sources · 7 documents
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What is the latest food price index year-on-year growth rate (monthly)?
Global: 2.5% in August 2026, +1.5 pp on July 2026.
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From 7 documents published by FAO. Every figure on this page links to its record, which quotes the sentence or table row the number was read from.
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Monthly. The newest published period is August 2026; the next release should cover September 2026. A new figure appears here once the publisher releases it and it passes verification.
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