According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 879.78% higher in 2026 versus 1967 (a $879,780,848,022,867,935,232 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 $100,000,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $979,780,848,022,868,066,304 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 $100,000,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $100,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $103,644,592,663,172,939,776.00 | 3.64% |
| 1969 | $108,789,899,952,358,244,352.00 | 4.96% |
| 1970 | $114,721,295,855,169,126,400.00 | 5.45% |
| 1971 | $118,246,784,182,944,251,904.00 | 3.07% |
| 1972 | $123,130,061,934,254,391,296.00 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $139,494,997,617,913,282,560.00 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $158,694,616,484,040,048,640.00 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $172,081,943,782,753,697,792.00 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $177,393,997,141,495,971,840.00 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $187,970,462,124,821,381,120.00 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $206,336,350,643,163,430,912.00 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $228,442,115,292,996,698,112.00 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $247,999,047,165,316,792,320.00 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $267,270,128,632,682,250,240.00 | 7.77% |
| 1982 | $278,156,264,888,041,930,752.00 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $284,349,690,328,727,977,984.00 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $295,045,259,647,451,168,768.00 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $301,929,490,233,444,532,224.00 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $311,767,508,337,303,420,928.00 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $324,464,030,490,709,852,160.00 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $337,851,357,789,423,534,080.00 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $357,003,334,921,391,177,728.00 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $377,560,743,211,052,892,160.00 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $391,019,533,111,005,216,768.00 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $396,426,869,938,065,833,984.00 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $404,716,531,681,753,300,992.00 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $414,125,774,178,180,071,424.00 | 2.32% |
| 1995 | $425,535,969,509,290,147,840.00 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $439,375,893,282,515,451,904.00 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $450,905,192,949,023,440,896.00 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $460,481,181,515,007,131,648.00 | 2.12% |
| 1999 | $470,390,662,220,104,859,648.00 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $481,252,977,608,384,905,216.00 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $496,141,019,533,111,066,624.00 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $505,264,411,624,583,200,768.00 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $516,079,085,278,704,107,520.00 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $533,492,139,113,863,708,672.00 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $546,450,690,805,145,337,856.00 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $559,266,317,293,949,353,984.00 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $581,132,682,229,633,056,768.00 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $612,363,744,640,304,807,936.00 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $623,866,364,935,683,702,784.00 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $628,825,154,835,636,027,392.00 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $651,355,645,545,497,886,720.00 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $667,946,164,840,400,158,720.00 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $677,367,555,979,037,507,584.00 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $693,040,019,056,693,608,448.00 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $705,491,186,279,180,533,760.00 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $707,916,150,547,879,821,312.00 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $714,160,552,644,116,217,856.00 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $724,191,757,979,990,491,136.00 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $737,531,205,335,874,142,208.00 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $762,147,689,375,893,422,080.00 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $791,272,510,719,390,253,056.00 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $867,038,351,595,998,019,584.00 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $916,115,769,414,006,603,776.00 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $936,615,292,996,665,081,856.00 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $962,896,617,436,874,539,008.00 | 2.81% |
| 2026 | $979,780,848,022,868,066,304.00 | 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 |