Cost of food in Jamaica increased 10.70 percent in December of 2019 over the same month in the previous year. Jamaica Food Inflation - data, historical chart, and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2020 from its official source.
Food Inflation in Jamaica averaged 10.04 percent from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 35 percent in July of 2008 and a record low of 0.10 percent in November of 2016. This page provides - Jamaica Food Inflation- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
Food Inflation in Jamaica is expected to be 9.30 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Food Inflation in Jamaica to stand at 6.30 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Jamaica Food Inflation is projected to trend around 5.10 percent in 2021 and 4.80 percent in 2022, according to our econometric models.