According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 858.89% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $46,869,728,148.91 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 $5,457,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $52,326,728,148.91 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 $5,457,000,000 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 | $5,457,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $5,654,978,232.19 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $5,936,947,229.55 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $6,259,711,741.42 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $6,452,890,501.32 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $6,719,261,213.72 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $7,611,963,060.69 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $8,659,447,889.18 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $9,390,167,546.17 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $9,680,535,620.05 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $10,257,672,163.59 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $11,259,562,005.28 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $12,465,429,419.53 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $13,532,112,137.20 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $14,584,396,437.99 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $15,178,331,134.56 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $15,516,693,931.40 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $16,099,829,815.30 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $16,475,388,522.43 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $17,012,929,419.53 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $17,705,253,298.15 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $18,435,972,955.15 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $19,481,058,047.49 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $20,602,934,696.57 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $21,337,253,957.78 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $21,632,421,503.96 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $22,084,771,767.81 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $22,598,315,303.43 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $23,221,046,833.77 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $23,975,763,852.24 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $24,604,494,722.96 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $25,127,637,203.17 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $25,668,777,704.49 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $26,261,512,532.98 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $27,073,823,219.00 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $27,571,768,469.66 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $28,160,903,693.93 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $29,111,199,208.44 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $29,819,121,372.03 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $30,518,644,459.10 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $31,711,253,331.13 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $33,415,461,952.51 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $34,043,136,939.31 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $34,313,731,187.34 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $35,543,176,009.23 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $36,448,488,469.66 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $36,962,595,943.27 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $37,817,813,911.61 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $38,497,239,208.44 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $38,629,572,658.31 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $38,970,311,193.93 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $39,517,691,009.23 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $40,245,602,974.93 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $41,588,879,281.00 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $43,178,164,538.26 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $47,312,549,960.42 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $49,990,607,506.60 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $51,109,220,514.51 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $52,326,728,148.91 | 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 |