According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 858.89% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $2,885,876,609,498.68 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 $336,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $3,221,876,609,498.68 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 $336,000,000,000 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 | $336,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $348,189,973,614.78 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $365,551,451,187.34 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $385,424,802,110.82 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $397,319,261,213.72 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $413,720,316,622.69 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $468,686,015,831.13 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $533,182,058,047.49 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $578,174,142,480.21 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $596,052,770,448.55 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $631,588,390,501.32 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $693,277,044,854.88 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $767,525,065,963.06 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $833,203,166,226.91 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $897,994,722,955.15 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $934,564,643,799.47 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $955,398,416,886.54 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $991,303,430,079.16 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $1,014,427,440,633.25 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $1,047,525,065,963.06 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $1,090,153,034,300.79 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $1,135,145,118,733.51 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $1,199,493,403,693.93 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $1,268,569,920,844.33 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $1,313,783,641,160.95 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $1,331,957,783,641.16 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $1,359,810,026,385.22 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $1,391,430,079,155.67 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $1,429,773,087,071.24 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $1,476,242,744,063.32 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $1,514,955,145,118.73 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $1,547,166,226,912.93 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $1,580,485,488,126.65 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $1,616,981,530,343.01 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $1,666,997,361,477.57 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $1,697,656,992,084.43 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $1,733,931,398,416.89 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $1,792,443,271,767.81 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $1,836,031,662,269.13 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $1,879,102,902,374.67 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $1,952,534,564,643.80 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $2,057,466,596,306.07 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $2,096,113,984,168.87 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $2,112,775,092,348.28 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $2,188,474,828,496.04 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $2,244,216,992,084.43 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $2,275,871,767,810.03 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $2,328,529,498,680.74 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $2,370,363,271,767.81 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $2,378,511,345,646.44 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $2,399,491,398,416.89 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $2,433,194,828,496.04 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $2,478,014,036,939.31 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $2,560,722,638,522.43 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $2,658,578,575,197.89 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $2,913,142,163,588.39 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $3,078,036,306,068.60 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $3,146,911,873,350.92 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $3,221,876,609,498.68 | 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 |