According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 858.89% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $85,889,184,806,508.34 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 $10,000,000,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $95,889,184,806,508.34 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 $10,000,000,000,000 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 | $10,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $10,362,796,833,773.09 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $10,879,507,475,813.54 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $11,470,976,253,298.15 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $11,824,978,012,313.11 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $12,313,104,661,389.62 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $13,948,988,566,402.81 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $15,868,513,632,365.88 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $17,207,563,764,292.00 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $17,739,665,787,159.19 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $18,797,273,526,824.98 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $20,633,245,382,585.75 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $22,843,007,915,567.28 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $24,797,713,280,562.89 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $26,726,033,421,284.08 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $27,814,423,922,603.34 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $28,434,476,693,051.89 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $29,503,078,276,165.35 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $30,191,292,875,989.44 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $31,176,341,248,900.62 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $32,445,030,782,761.65 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $33,784,080,914,687.78 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $35,699,208,443,271.76 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $37,755,057,167,985.92 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $39,100,703,605,980.65 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $39,641,600,703,605.99 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $40,470,536,499,560.24 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $41,411,609,498,680.74 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $42,552,770,448,548.82 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $43,935,795,954,265.60 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $45,087,950,747,581.34 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $46,046,613,896,218.11 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $47,038,258,575,197.89 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $48,124,450,307,827.61 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $49,613,016,710,642.04 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $50,525,505,716,798.59 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $51,605,101,143,359.72 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $53,346,525,945,470.52 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $54,643,799,472,295.50 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $55,925,681,618,293.75 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $58,111,147,757,255.93 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $61,234,124,890,061.56 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $62,384,344,766,930.52 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $62,880,211,081,794.18 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $65,133,179,419,525.06 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $66,792,172,383,465.25 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $67,734,278,803,869.82 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $69,301,473,175,021.99 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $70,546,525,945,470.53 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $70,789,028,144,239.22 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $71,413,434,476,693.05 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $72,416,512,752,858.41 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $73,750,417,766,051.00 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $76,211,983,289,357.97 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $79,124,362,357,080.03 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $86,700,659,630,606.86 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $91,608,223,394,898.84 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $93,658,091,468,777.48 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $95,889,184,806,508.34 | 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 |