According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages were 676.27% higher in 2021 versus 1967 (a $5,815,920.18 difference in value).
Between 1967 and 2021: Food and beverages experienced an average inflation rate of 3.87% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, food and beverages costing $860,000 in the year 1967 would cost $6,675,920.18 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.91% 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 | 2021 |
| 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 | 271.575 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Food and beverages, over time, for $860000 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 | $860,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $891,200.53 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $935,637.64 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $986,503.96 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $1,016,948.11 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $1,058,927.00 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $1,199,613.02 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $1,364,692.17 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $1,479,850.48 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $1,525,611.26 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $1,616,565.52 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $1,774,459.10 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $1,964,498.68 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $2,132,603.34 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $2,298,438.87 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $2,392,040.46 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $2,445,365.00 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $2,537,264.73 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $2,596,451.19 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $2,681,165.35 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $2,790,272.65 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $2,905,430.96 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $3,070,131.93 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $3,246,934.92 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $3,362,660.51 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $3,409,177.66 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $3,480,466.14 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $3,561,398.42 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $3,659,538.26 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $3,778,478.45 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $3,877,563.76 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $3,960,008.80 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $4,045,290.24 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $4,138,702.73 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $4,266,719.44 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $4,345,193.49 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $4,438,038.70 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $4,587,801.23 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $4,699,366.75 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $4,809,608.62 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $4,997,558.71 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $5,266,134.74 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $5,365,053.65 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $5,407,698.15 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $5,601,453.43 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $5,744,126.82 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $5,825,147.98 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $5,959,926.69 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $6,067,001.23 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $6,087,856.42 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $6,141,555.36 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $6,227,820.10 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $6,342,535.93 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $6,554,230.56 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $6,675,920.18 | 1.86%* |