According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 858.89% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $326,378,902,264.73 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 $38,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $364,378,902,264.73 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 $38,000,000,000 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 | $38,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $39,378,627,968.34 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $41,342,128,408.09 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $43,589,709,762.53 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $44,934,916,446.79 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $46,789,797,713.28 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $53,006,156,552.33 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $60,300,351,802.99 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $65,388,742,304.31 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $67,410,729,991.20 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $71,429,639,401.93 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $78,406,332,453.83 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $86,803,430,079.16 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $94,231,310,466.14 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $101,558,927,000.88 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $105,694,810,905.89 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $108,051,011,433.60 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $112,111,697,449.43 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $114,726,912,928.76 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $118,470,096,745.82 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $123,291,116,974.49 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $128,379,507,475.81 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $135,656,992,084.43 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $143,469,217,238.35 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $148,582,673,702.73 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $150,638,082,673.70 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $153,788,038,698.33 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $157,364,116,094.99 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $161,700,527,704.49 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $166,956,024,626.21 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $171,334,212,840.81 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $174,977,132,805.63 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $178,745,382,585.75 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $182,872,911,169.74 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $188,529,463,500.44 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $191,996,921,723.83 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $196,099,384,344.77 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $202,716,798,592.79 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $207,646,437,994.72 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $212,517,590,149.52 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $220,822,361,477.57 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $232,689,674,582.23 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $237,060,510,114.34 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $238,944,802,110.82 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $247,506,081,794.20 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $253,810,255,057.17 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $257,390,259,454.71 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $263,345,598,065.08 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $268,076,798,592.79 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $268,998,306,948.11 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $271,371,051,011.43 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $275,182,748,460.86 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $280,251,587,510.99 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $289,605,536,499.56 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $300,672,576,956.90 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $329,462,506,596.31 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $348,111,248,900.62 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $355,900,747,581.35 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $364,378,902,264.73 | 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 |