According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 858.89% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $6,312,855,083.28 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 $735,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $7,047,855,083.28 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 $735,000,000 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 | $735,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $761,665,567.28 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $799,643,799.47 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $843,116,754.62 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $869,135,883.91 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $905,013,192.61 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $1,025,250,659.63 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $1,166,335,751.98 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $1,264,755,936.68 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $1,303,865,435.36 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $1,381,599,604.22 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $1,516,543,535.62 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $1,678,961,081.79 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $1,822,631,926.12 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $1,964,363,456.46 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $2,044,360,158.31 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $2,089,934,036.94 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $2,168,476,253.30 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $2,219,060,026.39 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $2,291,461,081.79 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $2,384,709,762.53 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $2,483,129,947.23 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $2,623,891,820.58 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $2,774,996,701.85 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $2,873,901,715.04 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $2,913,657,651.72 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $2,974,584,432.72 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $3,043,753,298.15 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $3,127,628,627.97 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $3,229,281,002.64 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $3,313,964,379.95 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $3,384,426,121.37 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $3,457,312,005.28 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $3,537,147,097.63 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $3,646,556,728.23 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $3,713,624,670.18 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $3,792,974,934.04 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $3,920,969,656.99 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $4,016,319,261.21 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $4,110,537,598.94 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $4,271,169,360.16 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $4,500,708,179.42 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $4,585,249,340.37 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $4,621,695,514.51 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $4,787,288,687.34 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $4,909,224,670.18 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $4,978,469,492.08 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $5,093,658,278.36 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $5,185,169,656.99 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $5,202,993,568.60 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $5,248,887,434.04 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $5,322,613,687.34 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $5,420,655,705.80 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $5,601,580,771.77 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $5,815,640,633.25 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $6,372,498,482.85 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $6,733,204,419.53 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $6,883,869,722.96 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $7,047,855,083.28 | 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 |