According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 858.89% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $227,606,339,737.25 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 $26,500,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $254,106,339,737.25 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 $26,500,000,000 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 | $26,500,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $27,461,411,609.50 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $28,830,694,810.91 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $30,398,087,071.24 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $31,336,191,732.63 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $32,629,727,352.68 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $36,964,819,700.97 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $42,051,561,125.77 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $45,600,043,975.37 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $47,010,114,335.97 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $49,812,774,846.09 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $54,678,100,263.85 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $60,533,970,976.25 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $65,713,940,193.49 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $70,823,988,566.40 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $73,708,223,394.90 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $75,351,363,236.59 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $78,183,157,431.84 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $80,006,926,121.37 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $82,617,304,309.59 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $85,979,331,574.32 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $89,527,814,423.92 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $94,602,902,374.67 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $100,050,901,495.16 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $103,616,864,555.85 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $105,050,241,864.56 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $107,246,921,723.83 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $109,740,765,171.50 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $112,764,841,688.65 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $116,429,859,278.80 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $119,483,069,481.09 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $122,023,526,824.98 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $124,651,385,224.27 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $127,529,793,315.74 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $131,474,494,283.20 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $133,892,590,149.52 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $136,753,518,029.90 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $141,368,293,755.50 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $144,806,068,601.58 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $148,203,056,288.48 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $153,994,541,556.73 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $162,270,430,958.66 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $165,318,513,632.37 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $166,632,559,366.75 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $172,602,925,461.74 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $176,999,256,816.18 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $179,495,838,830.26 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $183,648,903,913.81 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $186,948,293,755.50 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $187,590,924,582.23 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $189,245,601,363.24 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $191,903,758,795.07 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $195,438,607,080.04 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $201,961,755,716.80 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $209,679,560,246.26 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $229,756,748,021.11 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $242,761,791,996.48 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $248,193,942,392.26 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $254,106,339,737.25 | 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 |