According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages were 676.27% higher in 2021 versus 1967 (a $2,366.94 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 $350 in the year 1967 would cost $2,716.94 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 $350 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 | $350.00 | - |
| 1968 | $362.70 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $380.78 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $401.48 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $413.87 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $430.96 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $488.21 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $555.40 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $602.26 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $620.89 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $657.90 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $722.16 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $799.51 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $867.92 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $935.41 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $973.50 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $995.21 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $1,032.61 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $1,056.70 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $1,091.17 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $1,135.58 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $1,182.44 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $1,249.47 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $1,321.43 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $1,368.52 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $1,387.46 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $1,416.47 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $1,449.41 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $1,489.35 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $1,537.75 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $1,578.08 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $1,611.63 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $1,646.34 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $1,684.36 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $1,736.46 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $1,768.39 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $1,806.18 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $1,867.13 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $1,912.53 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $1,957.40 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $2,033.89 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $2,143.19 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $2,183.45 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $2,200.81 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $2,279.66 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $2,337.73 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $2,370.70 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $2,425.55 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $2,469.13 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $2,477.62 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $2,499.47 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $2,534.58 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $2,581.26 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $2,667.42 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $2,716.94 | 1.86%* |