According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 858.89% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $8,588,918,480,650.83 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 $1,000,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $9,588,918,480,650.83 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 $1,000,000,000,000 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 | $1,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $1,036,279,683,377.31 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $1,087,950,747,581.35 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $1,147,097,625,329.82 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $1,182,497,801,231.31 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $1,231,310,466,138.96 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $1,394,898,856,640.28 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $1,586,851,363,236.59 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $1,720,756,376,429.20 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $1,773,966,578,715.92 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $1,879,727,352,682.50 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $2,063,324,538,258.58 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $2,284,300,791,556.73 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $2,479,771,328,056.29 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $2,672,603,342,128.41 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $2,781,442,392,260.33 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $2,843,447,669,305.19 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $2,950,307,827,616.53 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $3,019,129,287,598.94 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $3,117,634,124,890.06 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $3,244,503,078,276.16 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $3,378,408,091,468.78 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $3,569,920,844,327.18 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $3,775,505,716,798.59 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $3,910,070,360,598.07 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $3,964,160,070,360.60 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $4,047,053,649,956.02 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $4,141,160,949,868.07 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $4,255,277,044,854.88 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $4,393,579,595,426.56 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $4,508,795,074,758.14 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $4,604,661,389,621.81 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $4,703,825,857,519.79 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $4,812,445,030,782.76 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $4,961,301,671,064.20 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $5,052,550,571,679.86 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $5,160,510,114,335.97 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $5,334,652,594,547.05 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $5,464,379,947,229.55 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $5,592,568,161,829.38 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $5,811,114,775,725.59 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $6,123,412,489,006.16 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $6,238,434,476,693.05 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $6,288,021,108,179.42 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $6,513,317,941,952.51 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $6,679,217,238,346.53 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $6,773,427,880,386.98 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $6,930,147,317,502.20 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $7,054,652,594,547.05 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $7,078,902,814,423.92 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $7,141,343,447,669.30 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $7,241,651,275,285.84 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $7,375,041,776,605.10 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $7,621,198,328,935.80 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $7,912,436,235,708.00 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $8,670,065,963,060.69 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $9,160,822,339,489.89 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $9,365,809,146,877.75 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $9,588,918,480,650.83 | 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 |