According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 858.89% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $1,657,661,266,765.61 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 $193,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $1,850,661,266,765.61 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 $193,000,000,000 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 | $193,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $200,001,978,891.82 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $209,974,494,283.20 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $221,389,841,688.65 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $228,222,075,637.64 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $237,642,919,964.82 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $269,215,479,331.57 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $306,262,313,104.66 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $332,105,980,650.84 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $342,375,549,692.17 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $362,787,379,067.72 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $398,221,635,883.91 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $440,870,052,770.45 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $478,595,866,314.86 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $515,812,445,030.78 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $536,818,381,706.24 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $548,785,400,175.90 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $569,409,410,729.99 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $582,691,952,506.60 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $601,703,386,103.78 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $626,189,094,107.30 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $652,032,761,653.47 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $688,994,722,955.15 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $728,672,603,342.13 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $754,643,579,595.43 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $765,082,893,579.60 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $781,081,354,441.51 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $799,244,063,324.54 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $821,268,469,656.99 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $847,960,861,917.33 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $870,197,449,428.32 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $888,699,648,197.01 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $907,838,390,501.32 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $928,801,890,941.07 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $957,531,222,515.39 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $975,142,260,334.21 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $995,978,452,066.84 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $1,029,587,950,747.58 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $1,054,625,329,815.30 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $1,079,365,655,233.07 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $1,121,545,151,715.04 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $1,181,818,610,378.19 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $1,204,017,854,001.76 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $1,213,588,073,878.63 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $1,257,070,362,796.83 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $1,289,088,927,000.88 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $1,307,271,580,914.69 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $1,337,518,432,277.92 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $1,361,547,950,747.58 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $1,366,228,243,183.82 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $1,378,279,285,400.18 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $1,397,638,696,130.17 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $1,423,383,062,884.78 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $1,470,891,277,484.61 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $1,527,100,193,491.64 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $1,673,322,730,870.71 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $1,768,038,711,521.55 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $1,807,601,165,347.41 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $1,850,661,266,765.61 | 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 |