According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages were 655.78% higher in 2020 versus 1967 (a $15,738.64 difference in value).
Between 1967 and 2020: Food and beverages experienced an average inflation rate of 3.89% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, food and beverages costing $2,400 in the year 1967 would cost $18,138.64 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.93% during this same period, inflation for food and beverages was lower.
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 |
| CPI | 34.992 | 36.233 | 38.050 | 40.125 | 41.375 | 43.075 | 48.800 | 55.508 | 60.192 | 62.075 | 65.767 | 72.183 | 79.933 | 86.750 | 93.517 | 97.300 | 99.475 | 103.217 | 105.583 | 109.058 | 113.550 | 118.183 | 124.908 | 132.075 | 136.767 | 138.675 | 141.608 | 144.858 | 148.867 | 153.675 | 157.742 | 161.100 | 164.550 | 168.350 | 173.583 | 176.750 | 180.542 | 186.642 | 191.183 | 195.667 | 203.303 | 214.232 | 218.249 | 219.982 | 227.866 | 233.657 | 236.958 | 242.444 | 246.804 | 247.651 | 249.842 | 253.352 | 258.017 | 264.459 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Food and beverages, over time, for $2400 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 | $2,400.00 | - |
| 1968 | $2,485.16 | 3.55% |
| 1969 | $2,609.76 | 5.01% |
| 1970 | $2,752.08 | 5.45% |
| 1971 | $2,837.82 | 3.12% |
| 1972 | $2,954.42 | 4.11% |
| 1973 | $3,347.08 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $3,807.19 | 13.75% |
| 1975 | $4,128.41 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $4,257.59 | 3.13% |
| 1977 | $4,510.79 | 5.95% |
| 1978 | $4,950.89 | 9.76% |
| 1979 | $5,482.45 | 10.74% |
| 1980 | $5,949.99 | 8.53% |
| 1981 | $6,414.10 | 7.80% |
| 1982 | $6,673.59 | 4.05% |
| 1983 | $6,822.77 | 2.24% |
| 1984 | $7,079.40 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $7,241.72 | 2.29% |
| 1986 | $7,480.07 | 3.29% |
| 1987 | $7,788.14 | 4.12% |
| 1988 | $8,105.93 | 4.08% |
| 1989 | $8,567.18 | 5.69% |
| 1990 | $9,058.73 | 5.74% |
| 1991 | $9,380.52 | 3.55% |
| 1992 | $9,511.41 | 1.40% |
| 1993 | $9,712.60 | 2.12% |
| 1994 | $9,935.51 | 2.30% |
| 1995 | $10,210.43 | 2.77% |
| 1996 | $10,540.22 | 3.23% |
| 1997 | $10,819.15 | 2.65% |
| 1998 | $11,049.49 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $11,286.12 | 2.14% |
| 2000 | $11,546.75 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $11,905.69 | 3.11% |
| 2002 | $12,122.89 | 1.82% |
| 2003 | $12,382.95 | 2.15% |
| 2004 | $12,801.33 | 3.38% |
| 2005 | $13,112.84 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $13,420.34 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $13,944.13 | 3.90% |
| 2008 | $14,693.69 | 5.38% |
| 2009 | $14,969.19 | 1.87% |
| 2010 | $15,088.08 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $15,628.80 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $16,026.00 | 2.54% |
| 2013 | $16,252.39 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $16,628.72 | 2.32% |
| 2015 | $16,927.76 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $16,985.82 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $17,136.10 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $17,376.88 | 1.41% |
| 2019 | $17,696.79 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $18,138.64 | 2.50%* |