According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages were 660.45% higher in 2020 versus 1967 (a $204.74 difference in value).
Between 1967 and 2020: Food and beverages experienced an average inflation rate of 3.90% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, food and beverages costing $31 in the year 1967 would cost $235.74 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.94% 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 | 266.093 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Food and beverages, over time, for $31 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 | $31.00 | - |
| 1968 | $32.10 | 3.55% |
| 1969 | $33.71 | 5.01% |
| 1970 | $35.55 | 5.45% |
| 1971 | $36.66 | 3.12% |
| 1972 | $38.16 | 4.11% |
| 1973 | $43.23 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $49.18 | 13.75% |
| 1975 | $53.33 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $54.99 | 3.13% |
| 1977 | $58.26 | 5.95% |
| 1978 | $63.95 | 9.76% |
| 1979 | $70.81 | 10.74% |
| 1980 | $76.85 | 8.53% |
| 1981 | $82.85 | 7.80% |
| 1982 | $86.20 | 4.05% |
| 1983 | $88.13 | 2.24% |
| 1984 | $91.44 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $93.54 | 2.29% |
| 1986 | $96.62 | 3.29% |
| 1987 | $100.60 | 4.12% |
| 1988 | $104.70 | 4.08% |
| 1989 | $110.66 | 5.69% |
| 1990 | $117.01 | 5.74% |
| 1991 | $121.17 | 3.55% |
| 1992 | $122.86 | 1.40% |
| 1993 | $125.45 | 2.12% |
| 1994 | $128.33 | 2.30% |
| 1995 | $131.88 | 2.77% |
| 1996 | $136.14 | 3.23% |
| 1997 | $139.75 | 2.65% |
| 1998 | $142.72 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $145.78 | 2.14% |
| 2000 | $149.15 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $153.78 | 3.11% |
| 2002 | $156.59 | 1.82% |
| 2003 | $159.95 | 2.15% |
| 2004 | $165.35 | 3.38% |
| 2005 | $169.37 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $173.35 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $180.11 | 3.90% |
| 2008 | $189.79 | 5.38% |
| 2009 | $193.35 | 1.87% |
| 2010 | $194.89 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $201.87 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $207.00 | 2.54% |
| 2013 | $209.93 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $214.79 | 2.32% |
| 2015 | $218.65 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $219.40 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $221.34 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $224.45 | 1.41% |
| 2019 | $228.58 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $235.74 | 3.13%* |