According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 879.78% higher in 2026 versus 1967 (a $13,196,712,720,343,020 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 $1,500,000,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $14,696,712,720,343,020 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 $1,500,000,000,000,000 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 | $1,500,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $1,554,668,889,947,594.00 | 3.64% |
| 1969 | $1,631,848,499,285,373.75 | 4.96% |
| 1970 | $1,720,819,437,827,537.00 | 5.45% |
| 1971 | $1,773,701,762,744,163.75 | 3.07% |
| 1972 | $1,846,950,929,013,815.75 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $2,092,424,964,268,699.25 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $2,380,419,247,260,600.50 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $2,581,229,156,741,305.50 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $2,660,909,957,122,439.00 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $2,819,556,931,872,320.50 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $3,095,045,259,647,451.00 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $3,426,631,729,394,950.00 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $3,719,985,707,479,751.50 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $4,009,051,929,490,233.50 | 7.77% |
| 1982 | $4,172,343,973,320,629.00 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $4,265,245,354,930,919.50 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $4,425,678,894,711,766.50 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $4,528,942,353,501,667.00 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $4,676,512,625,059,552.00 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $4,866,960,457,360,648.00 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $5,067,770,366,841,353.00 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $5,355,050,023,820,867.00 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $5,663,411,148,165,793.00 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $5,865,292,996,665,078.00 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $5,946,403,049,070,986.00 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $6,070,747,975,226,298.00 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $6,211,886,612,672,701.00 | 2.32% |
| 1995 | $6,383,039,542,639,352.00 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $6,590,638,399,237,732.00 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $6,763,577,894,235,350.00 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $6,907,217,722,725,107.00 | 2.12% |
| 1999 | $7,055,859,933,301,572.00 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $7,218,794,664,125,773.00 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $7,442,115,292,996,666.00 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $7,578,966,174,368,748.00 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $7,741,186,279,180,562.00 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $8,002,382,086,707,956.00 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $8,196,760,362,077,179.00 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $8,388,994,759,409,242.00 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $8,716,990,233,444,497.00 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $9,185,456,169,604,574.00 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $9,357,995,474,035,254.00 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $9,432,377,322,534,540.00 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $9,770,334,683,182,468.00 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $10,019,192,472,606,002.00 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $10,160,513,339,685,564.00 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $10,395,600,285,850,404.00 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $10,582,367,794,187,708.00 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $10,618,742,258,218,198.00 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $10,712,408,289,661,744.00 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $10,862,876,369,699,856.00 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $11,062,968,080,038,112.00 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $11,432,215,340,638,398.00 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $11,869,087,660,790,854.00 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $13,005,575,273,939,974.00 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $13,741,736,541,210,100.00 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $14,049,229,394,949,976.00 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $14,443,449,261,553,118.00 | 2.81% |
| 2026 | $14,696,712,720,343,020.00 | 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 |