According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 830.10% higher in 2024 versus 1967 (a $10,791,322,009.67 difference in value).
Between 1967 and 2024: Food and beverages experienced an average inflation rate of 3.99% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, food and beverages costing $1,300,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $12,091,322,009.67 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 4.00% 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 $1,300,000,000 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 | $1,300,000,000.00 | - |
1968 | $1,347,163,588.39 | 3.63% |
1969 | $1,414,335,971.86 | 4.99% |
1970 | $1,491,226,912.93 | 5.44% |
1971 | $1,537,247,141.60 | 3.09% |
1972 | $1,600,703,605.98 | 4.13% |
1973 | $1,813,368,513.63 | 13.29% |
1974 | $2,062,906,772.21 | 13.76% |
1975 | $2,236,983,289.36 | 8.44% |
1976 | $2,306,156,552.33 | 3.09% |
1977 | $2,443,645,558.49 | 5.96% |
1978 | $2,682,321,899.74 | 9.77% |
1979 | $2,969,591,029.02 | 10.71% |
1980 | $3,223,702,726.47 | 8.56% |
1981 | $3,474,384,344.77 | 7.78% |
1982 | $3,615,875,109.94 | 4.07% |
1983 | $3,696,481,970.10 | 2.23% |
1984 | $3,835,400,175.90 | 3.76% |
1985 | $3,924,868,073.88 | 2.33% |
1986 | $4,052,924,362.36 | 3.26% |
1987 | $4,217,854,001.76 | 4.07% |
1988 | $4,391,930,518.91 | 4.13% |
1989 | $4,640,897,097.63 | 5.67% |
1990 | $4,908,157,431.84 | 5.76% |
1991 | $5,083,091,468.78 | 3.56% |
1992 | $5,153,408,091.47 | 1.38% |
1993 | $5,261,169,744.94 | 2.09% |
1994 | $5,383,509,234.83 | 2.33% |
1995 | $5,531,860,158.31 | 2.76% |
1996 | $5,711,653,474.05 | 3.25% |
1997 | $5,861,433,597.19 | 2.62% |
1998 | $5,986,059,806.51 | 2.13% |
1999 | $6,114,973,614.78 | 2.15% |
2000 | $6,256,178,540.02 | 2.31% |
2001 | $6,449,692,172.38 | 3.09% |
2002 | $6,568,315,743.18 | 1.84% |
2003 | $6,708,663,148.64 | 2.14% |
2004 | $6,935,048,372.91 | 3.37% |
2005 | $7,103,693,931.40 | 2.43% |
2006 | $7,270,338,610.38 | 2.35% |
2007 | $7,554,449,208.44 | 3.91% |
2008 | $7,960,436,235.71 | 5.37% |
2009 | $8,109,964,819.70 | 1.88% |
2010 | $8,174,427,440.63 | 0.79% |
2011 | $8,467,313,324.54 | 3.58% |
2012 | $8,682,982,409.85 | 2.55% |
2013 | $8,805,456,244.50 | 1.41% |
2014 | $9,009,191,512.75 | 2.31% |
2015 | $9,171,048,372.91 | 1.80% |
2016 | $9,202,573,658.75 | 0.34% |
2017 | $9,283,746,481.97 | 0.88% |
2018 | $9,414,146,657.87 | 1.40% |
2019 | $9,587,554,309.59 | 1.84% |
2020 | $9,907,557,827.62 | 3.34% |
2021 | $10,286,167,106.42 | 3.82% |
2022 | $11,271,085,751.98 | 9.58% |
2023 | $11,909,069,041.34 | 5.66% |
2024 | $12,091,322,009.67 | 1.53%* |
* 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 |
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 | 325.392 |