According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 858.89% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $231,041,907.13 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 $26,900,000 in the year 1967 would cost $257,941,907.13 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 $26,900,000 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 | $26,900,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $27,875,923.48 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $29,265,875.11 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $30,856,926.12 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $31,809,190.85 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $33,122,251.54 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $37,522,779.24 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $42,686,301.67 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $46,288,346.53 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $47,719,700.97 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $50,564,665.79 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $55,503,430.08 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $61,447,691.29 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $66,705,848.72 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $71,893,029.90 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $74,820,800.35 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $76,488,742.30 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $79,363,280.56 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $81,214,577.84 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $83,864,357.96 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $87,277,132.81 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $90,879,177.66 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $96,030,870.71 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $101,561,103.78 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $105,180,892.70 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $106,635,905.89 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $108,865,743.18 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $111,397,229.55 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $114,466,952.51 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $118,187,291.12 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $121,286,587.51 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $123,865,391.38 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $126,532,915.57 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $129,454,771.33 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $133,459,014.95 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $135,913,610.38 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $138,817,722.08 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $143,502,154.79 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $146,991,820.58 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $150,440,083.55 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $156,318,987.47 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $164,719,795.95 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $167,813,887.42 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $169,147,767.81 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $175,208,252.64 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $179,670,943.71 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $182,205,209.98 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $186,420,962.84 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $189,770,154.79 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $190,422,485.71 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $192,102,138.74 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $194,800,419.31 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $198,388,623.79 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $205,010,235.05 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $212,844,534.74 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $233,224,774.41 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $246,426,120.93 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $251,940,266.05 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $257,941,907.13 | 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 |