According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 858.89% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $1,211,037,505,771.77 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 $141,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $1,352,037,505,771.77 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 $141,000,000,000 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 | $141,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $146,115,435,356.20 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $153,401,055,408.97 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $161,740,765,171.50 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $166,732,189,973.61 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $173,614,775,725.59 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $196,680,738,786.28 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $223,746,042,216.36 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $242,626,649,076.52 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $250,129,287,598.94 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $265,041,556,728.23 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $290,928,759,894.46 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $322,086,411,609.50 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $349,647,757,255.94 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $376,837,071,240.11 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $392,183,377,308.71 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $400,926,121,372.03 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $415,993,403,693.93 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $425,697,229,551.45 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $439,586,411,609.50 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $457,474,934,036.94 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $476,355,540,897.10 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $503,358,839,050.13 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $532,346,306,068.60 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $551,319,920,844.33 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $558,946,569,920.84 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $570,634,564,643.80 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $583,903,693,931.40 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $599,994,063,324.54 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $619,494,722,955.15 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $635,740,105,540.90 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $649,257,255,936.68 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $663,239,445,910.29 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $678,554,749,340.37 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $699,543,535,620.05 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $712,409,630,606.86 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $727,631,926,121.37 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $752,186,015,831.13 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $770,477,572,559.37 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $788,552,110,817.94 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $819,367,183,377.31 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $863,401,160,949.87 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $879,619,261,213.72 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $886,610,976,253.30 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $918,377,829,815.30 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $941,769,630,606.86 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $955,053,331,134.56 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $977,150,771,767.81 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $994,706,015,831.13 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $998,125,296,833.77 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $1,006,929,426,121.37 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $1,021,072,829,815.30 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $1,039,880,890,501.32 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $1,074,588,964,379.95 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $1,115,653,509,234.83 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $1,222,479,300,791.56 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $1,291,675,949,868.07 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $1,320,579,089,709.76 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $1,352,037,505,771.77 | 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 |