According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 850.98% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $765,880,211.08 difference in value).
Between 1967 and 2025: Food and beverages experienced an average inflation rate of 3.96% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, food and beverages costing $90,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $855,880,211.08 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.96% 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 $90,000,000 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 | $90,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $93,265,171.50 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $97,915,567.28 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $103,238,786.28 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $106,424,802.11 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $110,817,941.95 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $125,540,897.10 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $142,816,622.69 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $154,868,073.88 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $159,656,992.08 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $169,175,461.74 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $185,699,208.44 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $205,587,071.24 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $223,179,419.53 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $240,534,300.79 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $250,329,815.30 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $255,910,290.24 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $265,527,704.49 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $271,721,635.88 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $280,587,071.24 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $292,005,277.04 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $304,056,728.23 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $321,292,875.99 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $339,795,514.51 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $351,906,332.45 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $356,774,406.33 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $364,234,828.50 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $372,704,485.49 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $382,974,934.04 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $395,422,163.59 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $405,791,556.73 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $414,419,525.07 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $423,344,327.18 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $433,120,052.77 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $446,517,150.40 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $454,729,551.45 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $464,445,910.29 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $480,118,733.51 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $491,794,195.25 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $503,331,134.56 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $523,000,329.82 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $551,107,124.01 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $561,459,102.90 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $565,921,899.74 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $586,198,614.78 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $601,129,551.45 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $609,608,509.23 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $623,713,258.58 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $634,918,733.51 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $637,101,253.30 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $642,720,910.29 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $651,748,614.78 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $663,753,759.89 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $685,907,849.60 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $712,119,261.21 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $780,305,936.68 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $824,474,010.55 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $842,922,823.22 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $855,880,211.08 | 1.54%* |
* 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 | 332.696 |