According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 858.89% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $101,074,392,680.30 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 $11,768,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $112,842,392,680.30 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 $11,768,000,000 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 | $11,768,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $12,194,939,313.98 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $12,803,004,397.54 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $13,499,044,854.88 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $13,915,634,124.89 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $14,490,061,565.52 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $16,415,169,744.94 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $18,674,066,842.57 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $20,249,861,037.82 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $20,876,038,698.33 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $22,120,631,486.37 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $24,281,203,166.23 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $26,881,651,715.04 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $29,181,948,988.57 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $31,451,196,130.17 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $32,732,014,072.12 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $33,461,692,172.38 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $34,719,222,515.39 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $35,529,113,456.46 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $36,688,318,381.71 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $38,181,312,225.15 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $39,757,106,420.40 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $42,010,828,496.04 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $44,430,151,275.29 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $46,013,708,003.52 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $46,650,235,708.00 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $47,625,727,352.68 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $48,733,182,058.05 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $50,076,100,263.85 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $51,703,644,678.98 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $53,059,500,439.75 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $54,187,655,233.07 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $55,354,622,691.29 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $56,632,853,122.25 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $58,384,598,065.08 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $59,458,415,127.53 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $60,728,883,025.51 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $62,778,191,732.63 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $64,304,823,219.00 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $65,813,342,128.41 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $68,385,198,680.74 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $72,060,318,170.62 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $73,413,896,921.72 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $73,997,432,401.06 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $76,648,725,540.90 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $78,601,028,460.86 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $79,709,699,296.39 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $81,553,973,632.37 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $83,019,151,732.63 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $83,304,528,320.14 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $84,039,329,692.17 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $85,219,752,207.56 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $86,789,491,627.09 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $89,686,261,934.92 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $93,113,549,621.81 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $102,029,336,253.30 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $107,804,557,291.12 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $110,216,842,040.46 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $112,842,392,680.30 | 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 |