According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 858.89% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $19,754,512,505,496.92 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 $2,300,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $22,054,512,505,496.92 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 $2,300,000,000,000 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 | $2,300,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $2,383,443,271,767.81 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $2,502,286,719,437.12 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $2,638,324,538,258.58 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $2,719,744,942,832.01 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $2,832,014,072,119.61 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $3,208,267,370,272.65 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $3,649,758,135,444.15 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $3,957,739,665,787.16 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $4,080,123,131,046.61 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $4,323,372,911,169.74 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $4,745,646,437,994.72 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $5,253,891,820,580.48 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $5,703,474,054,529.46 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $6,146,987,686,895.34 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $6,397,317,502,198.77 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $6,539,929,639,401.94 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $6,785,708,003,518.03 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $6,943,997,361,477.57 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $7,170,558,487,247.14 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $7,462,357,080,035.18 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $7,770,338,610,378.19 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $8,210,817,941,952.51 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $8,683,663,148,636.76 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $8,993,161,829,375.55 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $9,117,568,161,829.38 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $9,308,223,394,898.86 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $9,524,670,184,696.57 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $9,787,137,203,166.23 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $10,105,233,069,481.09 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $10,370,228,671,943.71 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $10,590,721,196,130.17 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $10,818,799,472,295.51 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $11,068,623,570,800.35 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $11,410,993,843,447.67 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $11,620,866,314,863.68 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $11,869,173,262,972.74 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $12,269,700,967,458.22 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $12,568,073,878,627.97 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $12,862,906,772,207.56 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $13,365,563,984,168.86 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $14,083,848,724,714.16 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $14,348,399,296,394.02 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $14,462,448,548,812.66 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $14,980,631,266,490.77 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $15,362,199,648,197.01 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $15,578,884,124,890.06 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $15,939,338,830,255.06 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $16,225,700,967,458.22 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $16,281,476,473,175.02 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $16,425,089,929,639.40 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $16,655,797,933,157.43 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $16,962,596,086,191.73 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $17,528,756,156,552.33 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $18,198,603,342,128.41 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $19,941,151,715,039.58 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $21,069,891,380,826.74 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $21,541,361,037,818.82 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $22,054,512,505,496.92 | 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 |