According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 858.89% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $1,442,938,304,749.34 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 $168,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $1,610,938,304,749.34 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 $168,000,000,000 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 | $168,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $174,094,986,807.39 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $182,775,725,593.67 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $192,712,401,055.41 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $198,659,630,606.86 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $206,860,158,311.35 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $234,343,007,915.57 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $266,591,029,023.75 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $289,087,071,240.11 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $298,026,385,224.27 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $315,794,195,250.66 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $346,638,522,427.44 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $383,762,532,981.53 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $416,601,583,113.46 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $448,997,361,477.57 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $467,282,321,899.74 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $477,699,208,443.27 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $495,651,715,039.58 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $507,213,720,316.62 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $523,762,532,981.53 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $545,076,517,150.40 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $567,572,559,366.75 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $599,746,701,846.97 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $634,284,960,422.16 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $656,891,820,580.48 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $665,978,891,820.58 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $679,905,013,192.61 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $695,715,039,577.84 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $714,886,543,535.62 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $738,121,372,031.66 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $757,477,572,559.37 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $773,583,113,456.46 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $790,242,744,063.32 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $808,490,765,171.50 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $833,498,680,738.79 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $848,828,496,042.22 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $866,965,699,208.44 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $896,221,635,883.90 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $918,015,831,134.56 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $939,551,451,187.34 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $976,267,282,321.90 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $1,028,733,298,153.03 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $1,048,056,992,084.43 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $1,056,387,546,174.14 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $1,094,237,414,248.02 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $1,122,108,496,042.22 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $1,137,935,883,905.01 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $1,164,264,749,340.37 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $1,185,181,635,883.91 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $1,189,255,672,823.22 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $1,199,745,699,208.44 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $1,216,597,414,248.02 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $1,239,007,018,469.66 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $1,280,361,319,261.21 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $1,329,289,287,598.94 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $1,456,571,081,794.20 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $1,539,018,153,034.30 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $1,573,455,936,675.46 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $1,610,938,304,749.34 | 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 |