According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 858.89% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $5,291,657,789.93 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 $616,102,924 in the year 1967 would cost $5,907,760,713.93 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 $616,102,924 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 | $616,102,924.00 | - |
| 1968 | $638,454,943.01 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $670,289,636.75 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $706,730,201.08 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $728,540,352.96 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $758,613,978.54 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $859,401,264.26 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $977,663,764.84 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $1,060,163,035.01 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $1,092,945,996.23 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $1,158,105,518.31 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $1,271,220,281.18 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $1,407,364,396.97 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $1,527,794,366.07 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $1,646,598,733.78 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $1,713,654,790.81 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $1,751,856,423.30 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $1,817,693,279.29 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $1,860,094,382.02 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $1,920,783,500.31 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $1,998,947,833.45 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $2,081,447,103.62 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $2,199,438,670.64 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $2,326,100,111.70 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $2,409,005,782.21 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $2,442,330,610.55 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $2,493,401,587.32 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $2,551,381,369.97 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $2,621,688,629.77 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $2,706,897,235.57 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $2,777,881,829.28 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $2,836,945,346.18 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $2,898,040,864.80 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $2,964,961,455.05 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $3,056,672,466.39 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $3,112,891,180.87 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $3,179,405,370.77 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $3,286,695,062.02 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $3,366,620,463.34 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $3,445,597,597.17 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $3,580,244,805.02 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $3,772,652,339.33 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $3,843,517,722.27 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $3,874,068,190.92 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $4,012,874,228.98 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $4,115,085,270.58 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $4,173,128,722.61 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $4,269,684,026.06 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $4,346,392,091.30 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $4,361,332,722.68 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $4,399,802,579.40 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $4,461,602,525.29 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $4,543,784,803.19 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $4,695,442,574.84 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $4,874,875,100.78 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $5,341,652,991.11 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $5,644,009,429.60 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $5,770,302,401.02 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $5,907,760,713.93 | 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 |