Food prices rise faster than average inflation with the start of the pandemic

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Percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the same period of the previous year

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The COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic on March 11 (in light blue shading). It was previously declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on January 30 (in lighter blue shading). COVID-19 cases were calculated per 10'000 or 100'000 population and top-coded for illustration purposes and are not meant for cross-regional comparisons.
Source: ILO estimates based on ILOSTAT database for CPI and Our World In Data for COVID-19 cases and population Get the data