According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 858.89% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $60,122,429,364,555.84 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 $7,000,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $67,122,429,364,555.84 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 $7,000,000,000,000 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 | $7,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $7,253,957,783,641.16 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $7,615,655,233,069.48 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $8,029,683,377,308.71 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $8,277,484,608,619.17 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $8,619,173,262,972.74 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $9,764,291,996,481.97 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $11,107,959,542,656.11 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $12,045,294,635,004.40 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $12,417,766,051,011.44 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $13,158,091,468,777.49 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $14,443,271,767,810.03 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $15,990,105,540,897.10 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $17,358,399,296,394.02 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $18,708,223,394,898.86 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $19,470,096,745,822.34 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $19,904,133,685,136.33 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $20,652,154,793,315.74 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $21,133,905,013,192.61 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $21,823,438,874,230.43 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $22,711,521,547,933.15 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $23,648,856,640,281.44 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $24,989,445,910,290.23 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $26,428,540,017,590.15 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $27,370,492,524,186.46 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $27,749,120,492,524.19 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $28,329,375,549,692.17 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $28,988,126,649,076.51 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $29,786,939,313,984.17 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $30,755,057,167,985.93 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $31,561,565,523,306.95 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $32,232,629,727,352.68 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $32,926,781,002,638.52 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $33,687,115,215,479.33 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $34,729,111,697,449.43 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $35,367,854,001,759.02 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $36,123,570,800,351.80 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $37,342,568,161,829.37 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $38,250,659,630,606.85 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $39,147,977,132,805.63 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $40,677,803,430,079.16 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $42,863,887,423,043.09 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $43,669,041,336,851.35 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $44,016,147,757,255.92 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $45,593,225,593,667.54 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $46,754,520,668,425.67 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $47,413,995,162,708.88 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $48,511,031,222,515.39 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $49,382,568,161,829.38 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $49,552,319,700,967.45 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $49,989,404,133,685.12 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $50,691,558,927,000.88 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $51,625,292,436,235.70 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $53,348,388,302,550.57 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $55,387,053,649,956.02 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $60,690,461,741,424.80 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $64,125,756,376,429.19 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $65,560,664,028,144.23 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $67,122,429,364,555.84 | 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 |