According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 879.78% higher in 2026 versus 1967 (a $364,229,271,081,467.38 difference in value).
Between 1967 and 2026:Food and beverages experienced an average inflation rate of 3.94% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, food and beverages costing $41,400,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $405,629,271,081,467.38 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.94% during this same period, inflation for food and beverages was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Food and beverages, over time, for $41,400,000,000,000 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 | $41,400,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $42,908,861,362,553.59 | 3.64% |
| 1969 | $45,039,018,580,276.31 | 4.96% |
| 1970 | $47,494,616,484,040.02 | 5.45% |
| 1971 | $48,954,168,651,738.92 | 3.07% |
| 1972 | $50,975,845,640,781.31 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $57,750,929,013,816.11 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $65,699,571,224,392.58 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $71,241,924,726,060.03 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $73,441,114,816,579.33 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $77,819,771,319,676.05 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $85,423,249,166,269.66 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $94,575,035,731,300.59 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $102,671,605,526,441.14 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $110,649,833,253,930.44 | 7.77% |
| 1982 | $115,156,693,663,649.36 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $117,720,771,796,093.41 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $122,148,737,494,044.77 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $124,998,808,956,646.02 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $129,071,748,451,643.64 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $134,328,108,623,153.88 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $139,870,462,124,821.34 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $147,799,380,657,455.94 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $156,310,147,689,375.88 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $161,882,086,707,956.16 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $164,120,724,154,359.22 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $167,552,644,116,245.81 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $171,448,070,509,766.56 | 2.32% |
| 1995 | $176,171,891,376,846.13 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $181,901,619,818,961.41 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $186,674,749,880,895.69 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $190,639,209,147,212.97 | 2.12% |
| 1999 | $194,741,734,159,123.38 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $199,238,732,729,871.38 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $205,402,382,086,707.97 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $209,179,466,412,577.41 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $213,656,741,305,383.53 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $220,865,745,593,139.59 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $226,230,585,993,330.16 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $231,536,255,359,695.13 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $240,588,930,443,068.09 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $253,518,590,281,086.25 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $258,280,675,083,373.03 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $260,333,614,101,953.28 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $269,661,237,255,836.09 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $276,529,712,243,925.69 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $280,430,168,175,321.56 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $286,918,567,889,471.19 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $292,073,351,119,580.75 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $293,077,286,326,822.31 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $295,662,468,794,664.06 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $299,815,387,803,716.06 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $305,337,919,009,051.94 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $315,529,143,401,619.81 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $327,586,819,437,827.56 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $358,953,877,560,743.19 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $379,271,928,537,398.75 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $387,758,731,300,619.25 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $398,639,199,618,866.06 | 2.81% |
| 2026 | $405,629,271,081,467.38 | 1.75%* |
* 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 | 2026 |
| CPI | 34.983 | 36.258 | 38.058 | 40.133 | 41.367 | 43.075 | 48.800 | 55.517 | 60.200 | 62.058 | 65.758 | 72.183 | 79.917 | 86.758 | 93.500 | 97.308 | 99.475 | 103.217 | 105.625 | 109.067 | 113.508 | 118.192 | 124.892 | 132.083 | 136.792 | 138.683 | 141.583 | 144.875 | 148.867 | 153.708 | 157.742 | 161.092 | 164.558 | 168.358 | 173.567 | 176.758 | 180.542 | 186.633 | 191.167 | 195.650 | 203.300 | 214.225 | 218.249 | 219.984 | 227.866 | 233.670 | 236.966 | 242.448 | 246.804 | 247.653 | 249.837 | 253.346 | 258.013 | 266.625 | 276.814 | 303.319 | 320.488 | 327.659 | 336.853 | 342.760 |