According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 858.89% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $429,445,924,032,541.75 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 $50,000,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $479,445,924,032,541.75 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 $50,000,000,000,000 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 | $50,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $51,813,984,168,865.43 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $54,397,537,379,067.71 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $57,354,881,266,490.76 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $59,124,890,061,565.52 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $61,565,523,306,948.11 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $69,744,942,832,014.06 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $79,342,568,161,829.38 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $86,037,818,821,459.97 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $88,698,328,935,795.94 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $93,986,367,634,124.88 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $103,166,226,912,928.77 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $114,215,039,577,836.41 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $123,988,566,402,814.41 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $133,630,167,106,420.41 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $139,072,119,613,016.69 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $142,172,383,465,259.44 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $147,515,391,380,826.69 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $150,956,464,379,947.22 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $155,881,706,244,503.06 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $162,225,153,913,808.25 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $168,920,404,573,438.88 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $178,496,042,216,358.81 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $188,775,285,839,929.59 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $195,503,518,029,903.25 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $198,208,003,518,029.91 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $202,352,682,497,801.19 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $207,058,047,493,403.69 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $212,763,852,242,744.09 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $219,678,979,771,328.03 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $225,439,753,737,906.75 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $230,233,069,481,090.56 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $235,191,292,875,989.44 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $240,622,251,539,138.09 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $248,065,083,553,210.19 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $252,627,528,583,992.97 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $258,025,505,716,798.59 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $266,732,629,727,352.63 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $273,218,997,361,477.53 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $279,628,408,091,468.75 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $290,555,738,786,279.63 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $306,170,624,450,307.81 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $311,921,723,834,652.56 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $314,401,055,408,970.94 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $325,665,897,097,625.25 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $333,960,861,917,326.25 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $338,671,394,019,349.06 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $346,507,365,875,109.94 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $352,732,629,727,352.75 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $353,945,140,721,196.06 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $357,067,172,383,465.19 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $362,082,563,764,292.00 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $368,752,088,830,254.94 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $381,059,916,446,789.75 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $395,621,811,785,400.19 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $433,503,298,153,034.31 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $458,041,116,974,494.25 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $468,290,457,343,887.38 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $479,445,924,032,541.75 | 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 |