According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 858.89% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $300,612,146,822,779.19 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 $35,000,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $335,612,146,822,779.19 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 $35,000,000,000,000 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 | $35,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $36,269,788,918,205.81 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $38,078,276,165,347.41 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $40,148,416,886,543.53 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $41,387,423,043,095.87 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $43,095,866,314,863.67 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $48,821,459,982,409.84 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $55,539,797,713,280.56 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $60,226,473,175,021.98 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $62,088,830,255,057.16 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $65,790,457,343,887.41 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $72,216,358,839,050.13 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $79,950,527,704,485.50 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $86,791,996,481,970.09 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $93,541,116,974,494.28 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $97,350,483,729,111.69 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $99,520,668,425,681.59 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $103,260,773,966,578.70 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $105,669,525,065,963.06 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $109,117,194,371,152.14 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $113,557,607,739,665.77 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $118,244,283,201,407.20 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $124,947,229,551,451.16 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $132,142,700,087,950.72 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $136,852,462,620,932.28 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $138,745,602,462,620.94 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $141,646,877,748,460.84 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $144,940,633,245,382.59 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $148,934,696,569,920.88 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $153,775,285,839,929.59 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $157,807,827,616,534.72 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $161,163,148,636,763.38 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $164,633,905,013,192.63 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $168,435,576,077,396.63 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $173,645,558,487,247.13 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $176,839,270,008,795.06 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $180,617,854,001,759.00 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $186,712,840,809,146.81 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $191,253,298,153,034.25 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $195,739,885,664,028.16 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $203,389,017,150,395.75 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $214,319,437,115,215.47 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $218,345,206,684,256.81 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $220,080,738,786,279.59 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $227,966,127,968,337.72 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $233,772,603,342,128.41 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $237,069,975,813,544.41 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $242,555,156,112,576.97 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $246,912,840,809,146.88 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $247,761,598,504,837.28 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $249,947,020,668,425.59 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $253,457,794,635,004.41 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $258,126,462,181,178.47 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $266,741,941,512,752.88 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $276,935,268,249,780.09 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $303,452,308,707,124.00 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $320,628,781,882,145.94 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $327,803,320,140,721.13 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $335,612,146,822,779.19 | 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 |