According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 858.89% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $858,891,848,065,083,506,688 difference in value).
Between 1967 and 2025: Food and beverages experienced an average inflation rate of 3.97% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, food and beverages costing $100,000,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $958,891,848,065,083,506,688 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.98% during this same period, inflation for food and beverages was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Food and beverages, over time, for $100,000,000,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1967. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | $100,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $103,627,968,337,730,863,104.00 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $108,795,074,758,135,447,552.00 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $114,709,762,532,981,522,432.00 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $118,249,780,123,131,019,264.00 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $123,131,046,613,896,216,576.00 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $139,489,885,664,028,131,328.00 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $158,685,136,323,658,743,808.00 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $172,075,637,642,919,936,000.00 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $177,396,657,871,591,866,368.00 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $187,972,735,268,249,763,840.00 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $206,332,453,825,857,519,616.00 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $228,430,079,155,672,842,240.00 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $247,977,132,805,628,788,736.00 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $267,260,334,212,840,783,872.00 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $278,144,239,226,033,405,952.00 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $284,344,766,930,518,900,736.00 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $295,030,782,761,653,370,880.00 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $301,912,928,759,894,441,984.00 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $311,763,412,489,006,088,192.00 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $324,450,307,827,616,514,048.00 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $337,840,809,146,877,739,008.00 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $356,992,084,432,717,611,008.00 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $377,550,571,679,859,212,288.00 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $391,007,036,059,806,400,512.00 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $396,416,007,036,059,779,072.00 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $404,705,364,995,602,448,384.00 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $414,116,094,986,807,345,152.00 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $425,527,704,485,488,230,400.00 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $439,357,959,542,655,942,656.00 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $450,879,507,475,813,498,880.00 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $460,466,138,962,181,095,424.00 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $470,382,585,751,978,901,504.00 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $481,244,503,078,276,038,656.00 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $496,130,167,106,420,408,320.00 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $505,255,057,167,985,868,800.00 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $516,051,011,433,597,173,760.00 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $533,465,259,454,705,238,016.00 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $546,437,994,722,955,034,624.00 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $559,256,816,182,937,518,080.00 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $581,111,477,572,559,241,216.00 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $612,341,248,900,615,634,944.00 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $623,843,447,669,305,114,624.00 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $628,802,110,817,941,716,992.00 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $651,331,794,195,250,544,640.00 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $667,921,723,834,652,557,312.00 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $677,342,788,038,698,205,184.00 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $693,014,731,750,219,841,536.00 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $705,465,259,454,705,303,552.00 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $707,890,281,442,392,276,992.00 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $714,134,344,766,930,419,712.00 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $724,165,127,528,584,052,736.00 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $737,504,177,660,509,945,856.00 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $762,119,832,893,579,722,752.00 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $791,243,623,570,800,377,856.00 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $867,006,596,306,068,570,112.00 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $916,082,233,948,988,506,112.00 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $936,580,914,687,774,818,304.00 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $958,891,848,065,083,506,688.00 | 2.38%* |
* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Food and beverages:
| Year | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| CPI | 34.985 | 36.254 | 38.062 | 40.131 | 41.369 | 43.077 | 48.800 | 55.515 | 60.200 | 62.062 | 65.762 | 72.185 | 79.915 | 86.754 | 93.500 | 97.308 | 99.477 | 103.215 | 105.623 | 109.069 | 113.508 | 118.192 | 124.892 | 132.085 | 136.792 | 138.685 | 141.585 | 144.877 | 148.869 | 153.708 | 157.738 | 161.092 | 164.562 | 168.362 | 173.569 | 176.762 | 180.538 | 186.631 | 191.169 | 195.654 | 203.300 | 214.225 | 218.249 | 219.984 | 227.866 | 233.670 | 236.966 | 242.449 | 246.804 | 247.653 | 249.837 | 253.346 | 258.013 | 266.625 | 276.814 | 303.319 | 320.488 | 327.659 | 335.465 |