🇭🇺Hungary food inflation
Hungary's food inflation is -2.8% as of August 2026, from official Eurostat data. It fell from -2.6% the previous month. Over the period shown it has ranged from -2.8% to 37.7%. That is 3.9 percentage points below the euro-area average of 1.1% — the 29th of 30 European countries that report it.
Food inflation · Hungary
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Source: Eurostat (prc_hicp_minr) · data through August 2026 · released 2026-09-17 · modifications: none
Food inflation here is the HICP aggregate "food including alcohol and tobacco" — the component the ECB reports alongside energy, non-energy industrial goods and services. It covers more than the grocery basket.
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Hungary food inflation — frequently asked questions
- What is Hungary's food inflation?
- Hungary's food inflation is -2.8% as of August 2026, from official Eurostat data.
- How does Hungary's food inflation compare with the euro area?
- It is the 29th-highest of 30 European countries that report it, against a euro-area average of 1.1%.
- Is Hungary's food inflation rising or falling?
- It fell from -2.6% to -2.8% in the latest reading (August 2026).