{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"me-hicp-food-prices","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/me-hicp-food-prices","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/me-hicp-food-prices/","title":"Montenegro HICP — Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (2025)","description":"Montenegro's HICP — Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages: 157.4 Index (annual average) in 2025, +3.8% YoY. Eurostat (PRC_HICP_AIND), 2015–2025.","domain":"prices","category":"Prices & Inflation","keywords":["Prices & Inflation","Eurostat","Montenegro","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Montenegro","temporal_coverage":"2015/2025","unit":"Index (annual average)","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Montenegro HICP — Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/PRC_HICP_AIND/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2015–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"11"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Montenegro"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Montenegro (2025)","value":"157.4","unit":"Index (annual average)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+3.8% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+3.8%","unit":"Index (annual average)"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"11","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Montenegro HICP — Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages"}],"observation_count":11,"observations":[{"period":"2015","value":100},{"period":"2016","value":99.01},{"period":"2017","value":100.89},{"period":"2018","value":101.65},{"period":"2019","value":105.33},{"period":"2020","value":106.84},{"period":"2021","value":110.54},{"period":"2022","value":134.88},{"period":"2023","value":149.9},{"period":"2024","value":151.64},{"period":"2025","value":157.36}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"Index (annual average)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"157.4","yoyChange":"+3.8%"},{"year":"2024","value":"151.6","yoyChange":"+1.2%"},{"year":"2023","value":"149.9","yoyChange":"+11.1%"},{"year":"2022","value":"134.9","yoyChange":"+22.0%"},{"year":"2021","value":"110.5","yoyChange":"+3.5%"},{"year":"2020","value":"106.8","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2019","value":"105.3","yoyChange":"+3.6%"},{"year":"2018","value":"101.7","yoyChange":"+0.8%"},{"year":"2017","value":"100.9","yoyChange":"+1.9%"},{"year":"2016","value":"99.0","yoyChange":"-1.0%"},{"year":"2015","value":"100.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the HICP for food and non-alcoholic beverages in Montenegro from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2015–2025 (11 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 157.4 Index (annual average) in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 99 in 2016. The latest reading of 157.4 in 2025 represents a change of +5.8."}]}