HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco in European Economic Area
European Economic Area: HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco was 2.6 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco in European Economic Area, 1997–2025
Source: European Central Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco in European Economic Area is 2.6, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 750.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco in European Economic Area peaked at 12.9 in 2023 and was at its lowest, -0.4, in 2015.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco in European Economic Area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.7 | — |
| 1998 | 1 | +42.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5 | -50.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6 | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 2.4 | +300.0% |
| 2002 | 2.1 | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 1.9 | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 1.2 | -36.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5 | -58.3% |
| 2006 | 1.6 | +220.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +87.5% |
| 2008 | 7.5 | +150.0% |
| 2009 | 1.3 | -82.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7 | -46.2% |
| 2011 | 3.9 | +457.1% |
| 2012 | 2.8 | -28.2% |
| 2013 | 1.7 | -39.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6 | -64.7% |
| 2015 | -0.4 | -166.7% |
| 2016 | -0.1 | -75.0% |
| 2017 | 1.6 | -1700.0% |
| 2018 | 1.7 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 1.9 | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 1.7 | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 1.4 | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 10.9 | +678.6% |
| 2023 | 12.9 | +18.3% |
| 2024 | 2.6 | -79.8% |
| 2025 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco in European Economic Area changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +1700.0% | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | +678.6% | 1.4 | 10.9 |
| 2011 | +457.1% | 0.7 | 3.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7333 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.21 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 | -0.4 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.35 | 1.4 | 12.9 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco in European Economic Area?
- Hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco in European Economic Area was 2.6 in 2025, according to European Central Bank.
- What is the highest hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco recorded in European Economic Area?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9 in 2023.
- What is the lowest hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco recorded in European Economic Area?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4 in 2015.
- How does European Economic Area rank for hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco?
- European Economic Area ranks 1st out of 6 groups with data for 2025.
- Is hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco rising or falling in European Economic Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 750.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Economic Area data come from?
- The figures come from European Central Bank, published as part of HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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