{"metric":"cpi_index_food","title":"Consumer Prices Index: food and non-alcoholic beverages (division 01)","topic":"economy","unit":"index","measure_type":"index","geography":"K02000001","comparison_method":"year_on_year","latest":{"period_start":"2026-07-01","period_end":"2026-07-31","period_label":"July 2026","value":144,"status":"final","vintage":"2026-08-18"},"comparison":{"period_label":"July 2025","value":142.2,"vintage":"2026-08-18"},"source":{"publisher":"ONS","publication":"Consumer price inflation time series (MM23)","landing_url":"https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/consumerpriceinflation/latest","sheet":"MM23","table":"D7BU","row":"CPI INDEX 01 : FOOD AND NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 2015=100","column":"2026 JUL","raw_value":"144.0","file_url":"https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/consumerpriceinflation/latest","file_sha256":"68aab2fc37eaf9df4c4cbd29ac28dd280a0fbdc10791981c5a08b3ecc4b0c713","release_date":"2026-08-18","release_label":"Consumer price inflation, UK: July 2026"},"definition":"The Consumer Prices Index for COICOP division 01, Food and non-alcoholic beverages, with 2015 set to 100. One of the twelve division indices that combine, with the ONS expenditure weights, into the all-items CPI.\n","does_not_measure":"The prices any one household pays: the index tracks a national basket for this division, and it is not published for regions or nations.\n","links":{"page":"/economy/cpi-index-food","series":"/api/metrics/cpi_index_food/series","vintages":"/api/metrics/cpi_index_food/vintages"}}