According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 879.78% higher in 2026 versus 1967 (a $4,786,007,813,244,402 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 $544,000,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $5,330,007,813,244,402 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 $544,000,000,000,000 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 | $544,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $563,826,584,087,660.75 | 3.64% |
| 1969 | $591,817,055,740,828.88 | 4.96% |
| 1970 | $624,083,849,452,120.00 | 5.45% |
| 1971 | $643,262,505,955,216.75 | 3.07% |
| 1972 | $669,827,536,922,343.88 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $758,852,787,041,448.38 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $863,298,713,673,177.88 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $936,125,774,178,180.00 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $965,023,344,449,737.88 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $1,022,559,313,959,028.13 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $1,122,469,747,498,809.00 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $1,242,725,107,193,902.00 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $1,349,114,816,579,323.25 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $1,453,949,499,761,791.25 | 7.77% |
| 1982 | $1,513,170,080,990,947.75 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $1,546,862,315,388,280.25 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $1,605,046,212,482,134.00 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $1,642,496,426,869,938.00 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $1,696,015,245,354,931.00 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $1,765,084,325,869,461.50 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $1,837,911,386,374,464.00 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $1,942,098,141,972,367.75 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $2,053,930,443,068,127.75 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $2,127,146,260,123,868.25 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $2,156,562,172,463,077.50 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $2,201,657,932,348,738.00 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $2,252,844,211,529,299.50 | 2.32% |
| 1995 | $2,314,915,674,130,538.50 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $2,390,204,859,456,884.50 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $2,452,924,249,642,687.00 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $2,505,017,627,441,639.00 | 2.12% |
| 1999 | $2,558,925,202,477,370.00 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $2,618,016,198,189,614.00 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $2,699,007,146,260,124.50 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $2,748,638,399,237,732.00 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $2,807,470,223,916,150.00 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $2,902,197,236,779,418.00 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $2,972,691,757,979,990.00 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $3,042,408,766,079,085.00 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $3,161,361,791,329,204.00 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $3,331,258,770,843,258.00 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $3,393,833,025,250,119.00 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $3,420,808,842,305,860.00 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $3,543,374,711,767,508.50 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $3,633,627,136,731,777.50 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $3,684,879,504,525,965.00 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $3,770,137,703,668,413.50 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $3,837,872,053,358,742.50 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $3,851,063,858,980,466.50 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $3,885,033,406,383,992.50 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $3,939,603,163,411,148.00 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $4,012,169,757,027,155.00 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $4,146,083,430,204,859.00 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $4,304,522,458,313,483.50 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $4,716,688,632,682,229.00 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $4,983,669,785,612,196.00 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $5,095,187,193,901,858.00 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $5,238,157,598,856,598.00 | 2.81% |
| 2026 | $5,330,007,813,244,402.00 | 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 |