According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 858.89% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $70,429,131,541.34 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 $8,200,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $78,629,131,541.34 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 $8,200,000,000 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 | $8,200,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $8,497,493,403.69 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $8,921,196,130.17 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $9,406,200,527.70 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $9,696,481,970.10 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $10,096,745,822.34 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $11,438,170,624.45 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $13,012,181,178.54 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $14,110,202,286.72 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $14,546,525,945.47 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $15,413,764,292.00 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $16,919,261,213.72 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $18,731,266,490.77 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $20,334,124,890.06 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $21,915,347,405.45 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $22,807,827,616.53 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $23,316,270,888.30 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $24,192,524,186.46 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $24,756,860,158.31 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $25,564,599,824.10 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $26,604,925,241.86 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $27,702,946,350.04 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $29,273,350,923.48 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $30,959,146,877.75 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $32,062,576,956.90 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $32,506,112,576.96 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $33,185,839,929.64 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $33,957,519,788.92 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $34,893,271,767.81 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $36,027,352,682.50 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $36,972,119,613.02 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $37,758,223,394.90 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $38,571,372,031.66 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $39,462,049,252.42 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $40,682,673,702.73 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $41,430,914,687.77 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $42,316,182,937.55 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $43,744,151,275.29 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $44,807,915,567.28 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $45,859,058,927.00 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $47,651,141,160.95 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $50,211,982,409.85 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $51,155,162,708.88 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $51,561,773,087.07 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $53,409,207,124.01 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $54,769,581,354.44 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $55,542,108,619.17 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $56,827,208,003.52 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $57,848,151,275.29 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $58,047,003,078.28 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $58,559,016,270.89 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $59,381,540,457.34 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $60,475,342,568.16 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $62,493,826,297.27 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $64,881,977,132.81 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $71,094,540,897.10 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $75,118,743,183.82 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $76,799,635,004.40 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $78,629,131,541.34 | 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 |