According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 877.88% higher in 2026 versus 1967 (a $58,818,147,689,375.89 difference in value).
Between 1967 and 2026:Food and beverages experienced an average inflation rate of 3.94% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, food and beverages costing $6,700,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $65,518,147,689,375.89 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.94% during this same period, inflation for food and beverages was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Food and beverages, over time, for $6,700,000,000,000 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 | $6,700,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $6,944,187,708,432.59 | 3.64% |
| 1969 | $7,288,923,296,808.00 | 4.96% |
| 1970 | $7,686,326,822,296.33 | 5.45% |
| 1971 | $7,922,534,540,257.27 | 3.07% |
| 1972 | $8,249,714,149,595.05 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $9,346,164,840,400.19 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $10,632,539,304,430.68 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $11,529,490,233,444.50 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $11,885,397,808,480.23 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $12,594,020,962,363.03 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $13,824,535,493,091.95 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $15,305,621,724,630.78 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $16,615,936,160,076.23 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $17,907,098,618,389.71 | 7.77% |
| 1982 | $18,636,469,747,498.81 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $19,051,429,252,024.77 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $19,768,032,396,379.23 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $20,229,275,845,640.78 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $20,888,423,058,599.33 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $21,739,090,042,877.56 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $22,636,040,971,891.38 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $23,919,223,439,733.21 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $25,296,569,795,140.55 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $26,198,308,718,437.35 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $26,560,600,285,850.41 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $27,116,007,622,677.47 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $27,746,426,869,938.07 | 2.32% |
| 1995 | $28,510,909,957,122.44 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $29,438,184,849,928.54 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $30,210,647,927,584.57 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $30,852,239,161,505.48 | 2.12% |
| 1999 | $31,516,174,368,747.03 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $32,243,949,499,761.79 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $33,241,448,308,718.44 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $33,852,715,578,847.07 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $34,577,298,713,673.17 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $35,743,973,320,628.87 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $36,612,196,283,944.73 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $37,470,843,258,694.62 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $38,935,889,709,385.42 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $41,028,370,890,900.43 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $41,799,046,450,690.81 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $42,131,285,373,987.61 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $43,640,828,251,548.36 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $44,752,393,044,306.81 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $45,383,626,250,595.52 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $46,433,681,276,798.48 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $47,267,909,480,705.10 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $47,430,382,086,707.95 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $47,848,757,027,155.79 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $48,520,847,784,659.36 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $49,414,590,757,503.56 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $51,063,895,188,184.84 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $53,015,258,218,199.15 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $58,091,569,556,931.88 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $61,379,756,550,738.44 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $62,753,224,630,776.56 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $64,514,073,368,270.59 | 2.81% |
| 2026 | $65,518,147,689,375.89 | 1.56%* |
* 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 | 2026 |
| CPI | 34.983 | 36.258 | 38.058 | 40.133 | 41.367 | 43.075 | 48.800 | 55.517 | 60.200 | 62.058 | 65.758 | 72.183 | 79.917 | 86.758 | 93.500 | 97.308 | 99.475 | 103.217 | 105.625 | 109.067 | 113.508 | 118.192 | 124.892 | 132.083 | 136.792 | 138.683 | 141.583 | 144.875 | 148.867 | 153.708 | 157.742 | 161.092 | 164.558 | 168.358 | 173.567 | 176.758 | 180.542 | 186.633 | 191.167 | 195.650 | 203.300 | 214.225 | 218.249 | 219.984 | 227.866 | 233.670 | 236.966 | 242.448 | 246.804 | 247.653 | 249.837 | 253.346 | 258.013 | 266.625 | 276.814 | 303.319 | 320.488 | 327.659 | 336.853 | 342.096 |