According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 879.78% higher in 2026 versus 1967 (a $83,390,027,679,847.55 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 $9,478,500,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $92,868,527,679,847.56 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 $9,478,500,000,000 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 | $9,478,500,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $9,823,952,715,578.85 | 3.64% |
| 1969 | $10,311,650,666,984.28 | 4.96% |
| 1970 | $10,873,858,027,632.21 | 5.45% |
| 1971 | $11,208,021,438,780.37 | 3.07% |
| 1972 | $11,670,882,920,438.30 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $13,222,033,349,213.91 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $15,041,869,223,439.74 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $16,310,787,041,448.31 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $16,814,290,019,056.69 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $17,816,780,252,501.20 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $19,557,590,995,712.24 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $21,652,885,898,046.69 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $23,506,589,685,564.55 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $25,333,199,142,448.79 | 7.77% |
| 1982 | $26,365,041,567,413.06 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $26,952,085,397,808.49 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $27,965,864,935,683.66 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $28,618,386,731,777.04 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $29,550,883,277,751.31 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $30,754,323,130,061.93 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $32,023,240,948,070.51 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $33,838,561,100,524.06 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $35,787,095,045,259.65 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $37,062,786,445,926.63 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $37,575,320,867,079.56 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $38,361,056,455,454.98 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $39,252,911,505,478.80 | 2.32% |
| 1995 | $40,334,426,869,938.06 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $41,646,244,044,783.23 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $42,739,048,713,673.18 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $43,646,708,789,899.95 | 2.12% |
| 1999 | $44,585,978,918,532.63 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $45,615,563,482,610.76 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $47,026,726,536,445.93 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $47,891,487,255,836.11 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $48,916,556,098,141.97 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $50,567,052,405,907.57 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $51,795,328,727,965.70 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $53,010,057,884,707.00 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $55,082,661,285,135.77 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $58,042,897,535,731.30 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $59,133,173,400,428.77 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $59,603,192,301,095.76 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $61,738,744,863,030.02 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $63,311,277,234,397.33 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $64,204,283,793,473.07 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $65,689,798,206,288.71 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $66,869,982,091,472.12 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $67,099,832,329,680.80 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $67,691,707,982,372.56 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $68,642,515,780,133.40 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $69,906,895,297,760.84 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $72,240,168,737,494.05 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $75,000,764,928,537.41 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $82,182,230,156,026.67 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $86,834,033,203,906.61 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $88,777,080,546,688.89 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $91,268,155,883,754.16 | 2.81% |
| 2026 | $92,868,527,679,847.56 | 1.75%* |
* 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 | 342.760 |