HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco was 1.5 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
1.5
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
29th
of 36 countries
All-time high
7.8
in 2008
All-time low
-2.5
in 2015
Years of data
23
1997–2019

HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco in United Kingdom, 1997–2019

-2.502.557.51997200820191997: 11998: 1.21999: 0.12000: -0.32001: 1.12002: 0.82003: 0.92004: 0.92005: 0.92006: 22007: 3.72008: 7.82009: 4.92010: 3.22011: 6.12012: 2.92013: 2.92014: 0.32015: -2.52016: -2.22017: 22018: 1.82019: 1.5

Source: European Central Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco in United Kingdom stood at 1.5.

That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and down 69.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco in United Kingdom peaked at 7.8 in 2008 and was at its lowest, -2.5, in 2015.

That places United Kingdom 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) in United Kingdom, 1997 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1997 1
1998 1.2 +20.0%
1999 0.1 -91.7%
2000 -0.3 -400.0%
2001 1.1 -466.7%
2002 0.8 -27.3%
2003 0.9 +12.5%
2004 0.9 +0.0%
2005 0.9 +0.0%
2006 2 +122.2%
2007 3.7 +85.0%
2008 7.8 +110.8%
2009 4.9 -37.2%
2010 3.2 -34.7%
2011 6.1 +90.6%
2012 2.9 -52.5%
2013 2.9 +0.0%
2014 0.3 -89.7%
2015 -2.5 -933.3%
2016 -2.2 -12.0%
2017 2 -190.9%
2018 1.8 -10.0%
2019 1.5 -16.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco in United Kingdom 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.

YearChange FromTo
2015 -933.3% 0.3 -2.5
2001 +466.7% -0.3 1.1
2000 -400.0% 0.1 -0.3

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7667 0.1 1.2 3
2000s 2.27 -0.3 7.8 10
2010s 1.6 -2.5 6.1 10

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 26 Italy 2.2 compare
  2. 26 Serbia 2.2 compare
  3. 28 Finland 2 compare
  4. 30 Portugal 1.4 compare
  5. 31 Luxembourg 1.1 compare
  6. 32 France 0.9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco in United Kingdom?
Hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco in United Kingdom was 1.5 in 2019, according to European Central Bank.
What is the highest hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 7.8 in 2008.
What is the lowest hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was -2.5 in 2015.
How does United Kingdom rank for hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco?
United Kingdom ranks 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Is hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United Kingdom 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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Indicator
HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat)
Source
European Central Bank
Licence
ECB Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
42 places, 1,084 data points, 1997–2025
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