According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 858.89% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $16,967,794,959.86 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 $1,975,545,000 in the year 1967 would cost $18,943,339,959.86 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 $1,975,545,000 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 | $1,975,545,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $2,047,217,147.10 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $2,149,295,659.63 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $2,266,142,978.23 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $2,336,077,618.73 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $2,432,509,234.83 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $2,755,685,461.74 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $3,134,896,276.39 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $3,399,431,655.67 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $3,504,550,804.75 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $3,713,485,972.96 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $4,076,190,474.93 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $4,512,739,007.26 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $4,898,899,848.28 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $5,279,848,169.53 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $5,494,864,610.82 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $5,617,358,825.86 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $5,828,465,877.31 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $5,964,425,768.47 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $6,159,026,507.26 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $6,409,661,833.77 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $6,674,197,213.06 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $7,052,539,274.41 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $7,458,681,441.29 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $7,724,519,950.53 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $7,831,376,606.20 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $7,995,136,602.90 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $8,181,049,808.71 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $8,406,491,289.58 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $8,679,714,201.85 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $8,907,327,565.96 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $9,096,715,784.96 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $9,292,619,653.69 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $9,507,201,718.34 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $9,801,274,709.76 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $9,981,541,019.13 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $10,194,819,953.83 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $10,538,846,259.89 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $10,795,128,482.85 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $11,048,370,069.26 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $11,480,118,739.61 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $12,097,076,925.59 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $12,324,308,038.26 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $12,422,268,660.16 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $12,867,352,693.63 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $13,195,094,219.13 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $13,381,211,581.96 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $13,690,817,882.35 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $13,936,783,659.89 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $13,984,691,060.52 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $14,108,045,341.33 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $14,306,207,968.63 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $14,569,726,906.56 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $15,056,020,252.74 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $15,631,373,843.27 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $17,128,105,462.99 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $18,097,616,768.67 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $18,502,577,431.07 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $18,943,339,959.86 | 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 |