According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 858.89% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $15,324,606,020.73 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 $1,784,230,000 in the year 1967 would cost $17,108,836,020.73 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 $1,784,230,000 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 | $1,784,230,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $1,848,961,299.47 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $1,941,154,362.36 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $2,046,685,996.04 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $2,109,848,051.89 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $2,196,941,073.00 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $2,488,820,386.98 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $2,831,307,807.83 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $3,070,225,149.52 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $3,165,164,388.74 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $3,353,865,934.48 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $3,681,445,540.90 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $4,075,718,001.32 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $4,424,482,396.66 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $4,768,539,061.13 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $4,962,732,959.54 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $5,073,364,635.00 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $5,264,027,735.27 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $5,386,821,048.81 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $5,562,576,334.65 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $5,788,939,727.35 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $6,027,857,069.04 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $6,369,559,868.07 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $6,736,370,565.08 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $6,976,464,839.49 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $7,072,973,322.34 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $7,220,874,533.86 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $7,388,783,601.58 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $7,592,392,961.74 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $7,839,156,521.55 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $8,044,727,436.24 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $8,215,774,991.20 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $8,392,707,209.76 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $8,586,508,797.27 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $8,852,103,280.56 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $9,014,912,306.51 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $9,207,536,961.30 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $9,518,247,198.77 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $9,749,710,633.25 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $9,978,427,891.38 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $10,368,365,316.29 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $10,925,576,265.26 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $11,130,801,946.35 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $11,219,275,901.85 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $11,621,257,271.57 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $11,917,259,773.18 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $12,085,353,227.02 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $12,364,976,748.31 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $12,587,122,798.77 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $12,630,390,768.58 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $12,741,799,219.64 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $12,920,771,454.90 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $13,158,770,789.07 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $13,597,970,694.44 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $14,117,606,104.84 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $15,469,391,793.27 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $16,345,014,042.79 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $16,710,757,654.13 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $17,108,836,020.73 | 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 |