According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 457.25% higher in 2025 versus 1975 (a $45,725,020,764,119,597,056 difference in value).
Between 1975 and 2025: Food and beverages experienced an average inflation rate of 3.50% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, food and beverages costing $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1975 would cost $55,725,020,764,119,605,248 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.64% during this same period, inflation for food and beverages was lower.
In the year 1975: Pricing changed by 8.44%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for food and beverages during the 1975-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1975 (9.14%), inflation for food and beverages was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Food and beverages, over time, for $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1975. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | $10,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $10,309,225,658,062,866,432.00 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $10,923,843,598,262,202,368.00 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $11,990,799,897,776,640,000.00 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $13,274,980,833,120,370,688.00 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $14,410,937,899,309,991,936.00 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $15,531,561,461,794,021,376.00 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $16,164,068,489,649,885,184.00 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $16,524,405,826,731,411,456.00 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $17,145,412,726,808,076,288.00 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $17,545,361,615,129,057,280.00 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $18,117,812,420,138,002,432.00 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $18,855,098,389,982,109,696.00 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $19,633,273,703,041,142,784.00 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $20,746,230,513,672,372,224.00 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $21,940,966,010,733,449,216.00 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $22,722,974,699,718,885,376.00 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $23,037,311,525,683,617,792.00 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $23,519,039,100,434,452,480.00 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $24,065,934,065,934,065,664.00 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $24,729,108,101,201,121,280.00 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $25,532,839,253,769,486,336.00 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $26,202,402,248,913,879,040.00 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $26,759,519,550,217,224,192.00 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $27,335,803,731,152,568,320.00 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $27,967,032,967,032,963,072.00 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $28,832,098,134,423,715,840.00 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $29,362,381,804,242,268,160.00 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $29,989,777,664,196,272,128.00 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $31,001,788,908,765,646,848.00 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $31,755,686,174,290,817,024.00 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $32,500,638,895,987,732,480.00 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $33,770,700,230,002,552,832.00 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $35,585,586,506,516,738,048.00 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $36,254,025,044,722,716,672.00 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $36,542,192,691,029,893,120.00 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $37,851,482,238,691,540,992.00 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $38,815,589,062,100,688,896.00 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $39,363,084,589,828,767,744.00 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $40,273,843,598,262,198,272.00 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $40,997,393,304,370,053,120.00 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $41,138,320,981,344,239,616.00 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $41,501,188,346,537,172,992.00 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $42,084,117,045,744,959,488.00 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $42,859,302,325,581,389,824.00 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $44,289,815,997,955,530,752.00 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $45,982,315,359,059,542,016.00 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $50,385,203,168,924,106,752.00 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $53,237,183,746,486,075,392.00 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $54,428,443,649,373,863,936.00 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $55,725,020,764,119,605,248.00 | 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 |