According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 855.69% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $23,959,266.31 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 $2,800,000 in the year 1967 would cost $26,759,266.31 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.97% 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 $2,800,000 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 | $2,800,000.00 | - |
1968 | $2,901,583.11 | 3.63% |
1969 | $3,046,262.09 | 4.99% |
1970 | $3,211,873.35 | 5.44% |
1971 | $3,310,993.84 | 3.09% |
1972 | $3,447,669.31 | 4.13% |
1973 | $3,905,716.80 | 13.29% |
1974 | $4,443,183.82 | 13.76% |
1975 | $4,818,117.85 | 8.44% |
1976 | $4,967,106.42 | 3.09% |
1977 | $5,263,236.59 | 5.96% |
1978 | $5,777,308.71 | 9.77% |
1979 | $6,396,042.22 | 10.71% |
1980 | $6,943,359.72 | 8.56% |
1981 | $7,483,289.36 | 7.78% |
1982 | $7,788,038.70 | 4.07% |
1983 | $7,961,653.47 | 2.23% |
1984 | $8,260,861.92 | 3.76% |
1985 | $8,453,562.01 | 2.33% |
1986 | $8,729,375.55 | 3.26% |
1987 | $9,084,608.62 | 4.07% |
1988 | $9,459,542.66 | 4.13% |
1989 | $9,995,778.36 | 5.67% |
1990 | $10,571,416.01 | 5.76% |
1991 | $10,948,197.01 | 3.56% |
1992 | $11,099,648.20 | 1.38% |
1993 | $11,331,750.22 | 2.09% |
1994 | $11,595,250.66 | 2.33% |
1995 | $11,914,775.73 | 2.76% |
1996 | $12,302,022.87 | 3.25% |
1997 | $12,624,626.21 | 2.62% |
1998 | $12,893,051.89 | 2.13% |
1999 | $13,170,712.40 | 2.15% |
2000 | $13,474,846.09 | 2.31% |
2001 | $13,891,644.68 | 3.09% |
2002 | $14,147,141.60 | 1.84% |
2003 | $14,449,428.32 | 2.14% |
2004 | $14,937,027.26 | 3.37% |
2005 | $15,300,263.85 | 2.43% |
2006 | $15,659,190.85 | 2.35% |
2007 | $16,271,121.37 | 3.91% |
2008 | $17,145,554.97 | 5.37% |
2009 | $17,467,616.53 | 1.88% |
2010 | $17,606,459.10 | 0.79% |
2011 | $18,237,290.24 | 3.58% |
2012 | $18,701,808.27 | 2.55% |
2013 | $18,965,598.07 | 1.41% |
2014 | $19,404,412.49 | 2.31% |
2015 | $19,753,027.26 | 1.80% |
2016 | $19,820,927.88 | 0.34% |
2017 | $19,995,761.65 | 0.88% |
2018 | $20,276,623.57 | 1.40% |
2019 | $20,650,116.97 | 1.84% |
2020 | $21,339,355.32 | 3.34% |
2021 | $22,154,821.46 | 3.82% |
2022 | $24,276,184.70 | 9.58% |
2023 | $25,650,302.55 | 5.66% |
2024 | $26,224,265.61 | 2.24% |
2025 | $26,759,266.31 | 2.04%* |
* 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 | 334.344 |