According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 710.24% higher in 2024 versus 1970 (a $3,728,744,153.73 difference in value).
Between 1970 and 2024: Food and beverages experienced an average inflation rate of 3.95% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, food and beverages costing $525,000,000 in the year 1970 would cost $4,253,744,153.73 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.92% during this same period, inflation for food and beverages was higher.
In the year 1970: Pricing changed by 5.44%, which is above the average yearly change for food and beverages during the 1970-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1970 (5.83%), inflation for food and beverages was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Food and beverages, over time, for $525,000,000 beginning in 1970. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1970 | $525,000,000.00 | 5.44% |
1971 | $541,201,840.14 | 3.09% |
1972 | $563,542,265.67 | 4.13% |
1973 | $638,412,880.97 | 13.29% |
1974 | $726,265,094.88 | 13.76% |
1975 | $787,550,316.27 | 8.44% |
1976 | $811,903,392.75 | 3.09% |
1977 | $860,307,648.07 | 5.96% |
1978 | $944,335,825.19 | 9.77% |
1979 | $1,045,471,535.37 | 10.71% |
1980 | $1,134,933,870.04 | 8.56% |
1981 | $1,223,188,614.15 | 7.78% |
1982 | $1,273,001,725.13 | 4.07% |
1983 | $1,301,380,103.51 | 2.23% |
1984 | $1,350,287,521.56 | 3.76% |
1985 | $1,381,785,508.91 | 2.33% |
1986 | $1,426,868,890.17 | 3.26% |
1987 | $1,484,933,870.04 | 4.07% |
1988 | $1,546,219,091.43 | 4.13% |
1989 | $1,633,870,040.25 | 5.67% |
1990 | $1,727,961,472.11 | 5.76% |
1991 | $1,789,548,591.14 | 3.56% |
1992 | $1,814,304,197.81 | 1.38% |
1993 | $1,852,242,668.20 | 2.09% |
1994 | $1,895,313,398.50 | 2.33% |
1995 | $1,947,541,690.63 | 2.76% |
1996 | $2,010,839,562.97 | 3.25% |
1997 | $2,063,571,017.83 | 2.62% |
1998 | $2,107,446,808.51 | 2.13% |
1999 | $2,152,832,087.41 | 2.15% |
2000 | $2,202,544,565.84 | 2.31% |
2001 | $2,270,672,800.46 | 3.09% |
2002 | $2,312,435,307.65 | 1.84% |
2003 | $2,361,845,888.44 | 2.14% |
2004 | $2,441,546,866.01 | 3.37% |
2005 | $2,500,920,069.01 | 2.43% |
2006 | $2,559,588,844.16 | 2.35% |
2007 | $2,659,612,564.69 | 3.91% |
2008 | $2,802,543,990.80 | 5.37% |
2009 | $2,855,186,889.02 | 1.88% |
2010 | $2,877,881,541.12 | 0.79% |
2011 | $2,980,994,680.85 | 3.58% |
2012 | $3,056,922,944.22 | 2.55% |
2013 | $3,100,040,971.82 | 1.41% |
2014 | $3,171,767,826.34 | 2.31% |
2015 | $3,228,751,006.33 | 1.80% |
2016 | $3,239,849,769.98 | 0.34% |
2017 | $3,268,427,400.81 | 0.88% |
2018 | $3,314,335,968.95 | 1.40% |
2019 | $3,375,385,710.18 | 1.84% |
2020 | $3,488,045,859.69 | 3.34% |
2021 | $3,621,338,700.40 | 3.82% |
2022 | $3,968,088,269.12 | 9.58% |
2023 | $4,192,696,089.71 | 5.66% |
2024 | $4,253,744,153.73 | 1.46%* |
* 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 |
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 | 325.154 |