According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 879.78% higher in 2026 versus 1967 (a $10,557,370,176,274,416 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 $1,200,000,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $11,757,370,176,274,416 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 $1,200,000,000,000,000 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 | $1,200,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $1,243,735,111,958,075.25 | 3.64% |
| 1969 | $1,305,478,799,428,299.25 | 4.96% |
| 1970 | $1,376,655,550,262,029.50 | 5.45% |
| 1971 | $1,418,961,410,195,331.00 | 3.07% |
| 1972 | $1,477,560,743,211,052.50 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $1,673,939,971,414,959.75 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $1,904,335,397,808,480.75 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $2,064,983,325,393,044.25 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $2,128,727,965,697,951.25 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $2,255,645,545,497,856.00 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $2,476,036,207,717,961.00 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $2,741,305,383,515,960.00 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $2,975,988,565,983,801.50 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $3,207,241,543,592,186.00 | 7.77% |
| 1982 | $3,337,875,178,656,503.00 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $3,412,196,283,944,736.00 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $3,540,543,115,769,414.00 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $3,623,153,882,801,334.00 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $3,741,210,100,047,641.50 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $3,893,568,365,888,518.00 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $4,054,216,293,473,082.00 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $4,284,040,019,056,694.00 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $4,530,728,918,532,634.00 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $4,692,234,397,332,063.00 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $4,757,122,439,256,789.00 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $4,856,598,380,181,038.00 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $4,969,509,290,138,161.00 | 2.32% |
| 1995 | $5,106,431,634,111,482.00 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $5,272,510,719,390,186.00 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $5,410,862,315,388,280.00 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $5,525,774,178,180,086.00 | 2.12% |
| 1999 | $5,644,687,946,641,258.00 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $5,775,035,731,300,620.00 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $5,953,692,234,397,332.00 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $6,063,172,939,494,996.00 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $6,192,949,023,344,451.00 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $6,401,905,669,366,365.00 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $6,557,408,289,661,745.00 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $6,711,195,807,527,395.00 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $6,973,592,186,755,597.00 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $7,348,364,935,683,660.00 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $7,486,396,379,228,204.00 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $7,545,901,858,027,633.00 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $7,816,267,746,545,974.00 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $8,015,353,978,084,803.00 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $8,128,410,671,748,451.00 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $8,316,480,228,680,324.00 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $8,465,894,235,350,167.00 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $8,494,993,806,574,559.00 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $8,569,926,631,729,395.00 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $8,690,301,095,759,885.00 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $8,850,374,464,030,490.00 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $9,145,772,272,510,720.00 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $9,495,270,128,632,684.00 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $10,404,460,219,151,976.00 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $10,993,389,232,968,078.00 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $11,239,383,515,959,980.00 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $11,554,759,409,242,494.00 | 2.81% |
| 2026 | $11,757,370,176,274,416.00 | 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 |