According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 858.89% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $2,147,229,620,162,708.50 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 $250,000,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $2,397,229,620,162,708.50 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 $250,000,000,000,000 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 | $250,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $259,069,920,844,327.13 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $271,987,686,895,338.59 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $286,774,406,332,453.81 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $295,624,450,307,827.56 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $307,827,616,534,740.56 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $348,724,714,160,070.31 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $396,712,840,809,146.81 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $430,189,094,107,299.94 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $443,491,644,678,979.75 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $469,931,838,170,624.50 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $515,831,134,564,643.69 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $571,075,197,889,182.00 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $619,942,832,014,072.13 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $668,150,835,532,102.00 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $695,360,598,065,083.50 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $710,861,917,326,297.25 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $737,576,956,904,133.50 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $754,782,321,899,736.13 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $779,408,531,222,515.25 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $811,125,769,569,041.13 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $844,602,022,867,194.25 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $892,480,211,081,793.88 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $943,876,429,199,648.00 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $977,517,590,149,516.13 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $991,040,017,590,149.50 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $1,011,763,412,489,006.13 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $1,035,290,237,467,018.38 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $1,063,819,261,213,720.13 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $1,098,394,898,856,640.00 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $1,127,198,768,689,533.75 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $1,151,165,347,405,452.75 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $1,175,956,464,379,947.25 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $1,203,111,257,695,690.25 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $1,240,325,417,766,051.00 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $1,263,137,642,919,964.75 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $1,290,127,528,583,992.75 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $1,333,663,148,636,763.25 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $1,366,094,986,807,387.50 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $1,398,142,040,457,344.00 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $1,452,778,693,931,398.00 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $1,530,853,122,251,539.00 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $1,559,608,619,173,262.75 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $1,572,005,277,044,854.50 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $1,628,329,485,488,126.50 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $1,669,804,309,586,631.00 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $1,693,356,970,096,745.50 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $1,732,536,829,375,549.50 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $1,763,663,148,636,763.25 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $1,769,725,703,605,980.50 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $1,785,335,861,917,326.00 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $1,810,412,818,821,459.75 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $1,843,760,444,151,275.00 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $1,905,299,582,233,949.00 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $1,978,109,058,927,001.00 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $2,167,516,490,765,171.75 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $2,290,205,584,872,471.00 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $2,341,452,286,719,437.00 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $2,397,229,620,162,708.50 | 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 |