Below you will find example sentences with "food inflation". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Food Inflation in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: inflation
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 11
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 24.7 words

Words in this phrase

food inflation

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • food can mean: Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life. Common word
  • inflation can mean: An act, instance of, or state of expansion or increase in size, especially by injection of a gas or liquid. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 9 start, 6 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

the non food inflation rate was 2× also while food inflation inched up 1× and non food inflation dropped to 1× concerns over food inflation and public 1× due to food inflation 1× fall in food inflation core inflation 1× few years food inflation has reached 1× food inflation accounts for 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the year on 2× alongside the steep 1× also while food 1× although overall inflation 1× consumer expert martyn 1× executive direction michael 1×

Common sentence endings:

1 81 percent 2× 1 per cent 1× a pressing issue 1× against the dollar 1× behind it now 1× continued to rise 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

non 7× year 6× percent 6× rate 5× increased 4× per 4× cent 4× core 3× prices 3× high 3× slightly 3× fuel 3×

Related phrases

food trucks food waste food bank food delivery core inflation food truck food safety food vendors food items food security

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around inflation:

core inflation 19× headline inflation 13× inflation target 13× price inflation 12×

Just before it in the phrase index:

food delivery food choices food bank food assistance fondly remembered fond memories

Just after it in the phrase index:

food items food menu food prices food processing food production food safety

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

food trucks food waste food bank food delivery food truck food safety

Same ending:

core inflation headline inflation price inflation

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "food inflation" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 24.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as the non food inflation rate was, also while food inflation inched up, non, year and percent stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with food trucks, food waste, food bank, core inflation, headline inflation and inflation target, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with food inflation

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Food inflation accounts for some 57 percent of the total inflation this March. (13 words)

Inflation, especially food inflation, was predicated on the performance of the naira against the dollar. (15 words)

In August, inflation increased slightly to 11.2 percent, on account of increasing food inflation. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Rising food inflation, especially in the prices of onion, has already elevated the CPI inflation rate to a 6-year high but the food prices are not the only reason behind it now. (33 words)

The prior report was characterised by a pullback from the October peak of 11.1% to 10.7% amid a decline in motor fuel and tobacco inflation, whilst food inflation continued to rise. (33 words)

Headline inflation and core inflation increased in January 2019 mainly due to the increase in non-food inflation driven by higher expenditure on certain items such as house rentals and education. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

Headline inflation and core inflation increased in January 2019 mainly due to the increase in non-food inflation driven by higher expenditure on certain items such as house rentals and education.

Food inflation has averaged 7.4 per cent in the first 11 months of this year, whereas non-food inflation was only 4.1 per cent.

Food inflation reduced to negative 14.5 per cent and non-food inflation dropped to negative 4.2 per cent, reflecting weak demand.

Rising food inflation, especially in the prices of onion, has already elevated the CPI inflation rate to a 6-year high but the food prices are not the only reason behind it now.

Also, while food inflation inched up slightly, core inflation (excluding food and fuel) continued to move lower.

The year on year food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation for March, prone to transitory shocks, stood at 4,54 percent whilst the non-food inflation rate was 1,81 percent.

The year-on-year food and non alcoholic beverages inflation prone to transitory shocks stood at 4.54 percent while the non-food inflation rate was 1.81 percent.

Alongside the steep fall in food inflation, core inflation, which has tended to be more sticky in nature, has also declined.

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Although overall inflation fell slightly to 27.4% in August, food inflation remains elevated at 38.5%.

The prior report was characterised by a pullback from the October peak of 11.1% to 10.7% amid a decline in motor fuel and tobacco inflation, whilst food inflation continued to rise.

Consumer expert Martyn James said: 'For the last few years, food inflation has reached extraordinary levels significantly over the already worrying hikes in the normal inflation rate.

Food inflation accounts for some 57 percent of the total inflation this March.

Inflation, especially food inflation, was predicated on the performance of the naira against the dollar.

In August, inflation increased slightly to 11.2 percent, on account of increasing food inflation.

Executive direction Michael Kincade via email, but now the organization is feeling the pinch as food banks across the province and country see increased usage due to food inflation.

However, food inflation is scary, dreadful, and dangerous, it reduces the nutritional and vitamins of the poor, denying them the necessary health benefits that are gotten through food consumption.

Supply chain issues and high commodity costs have generally increased concerns over food inflation, and public opposition could rise to crops being used for fuel rather than food.

The report noted that food inflation dynamics are more "mysterious" because ideally, one would think that rural areas growing the food should suffer less than the urban pockets.

With much of the nation’s food supply reliant on imports, the high food inflation rate of 43.5% remains a pressing issue.

Last month, onion prices - an important food in Indian households - soared tenfold, contributing to a surge in food inflation that has picked up steadily since March.

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