According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 858.89% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $1,193,000.78 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 $138,900 in the year 1967 would cost $1,331,900.78 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 $138,900 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 | $138,900.00 | - |
| 1968 | $143,939.25 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $151,116.36 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $159,331.86 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $164,248.94 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $171,029.02 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $193,751.45 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $220,413.65 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $239,013.06 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $246,403.96 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $261,094.13 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $286,595.78 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $317,289.38 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $344,440.24 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $371,224.60 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $386,342.35 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $394,954.88 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $409,797.76 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $419,357.06 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $433,039.38 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $450,661.48 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $469,260.88 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $495,862.01 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $524,417.74 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $543,108.77 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $550,621.83 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $562,135.75 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $575,207.26 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $591,057.98 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $610,268.21 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $626,271.64 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $639,587.47 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $653,361.41 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $668,448.61 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $689,124.80 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $701,799.27 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $716,794.85 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $740,983.25 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $759,002.37 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $776,807.72 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $807,163.84 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $850,541.99 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $866,518.55 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $873,406.13 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $904,699.86 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $927,743.27 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $940,829.13 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $962,597.46 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $979,891.25 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $983,259.60 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $991,932.60 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $1,005,865.36 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $1,024,393.30 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $1,058,584.45 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $1,099,037.39 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $1,204,272.16 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $1,272,438.22 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $1,300,910.89 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $1,331,900.78 | 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 |