According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 850.98% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $1,378,584.38 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 $162,000 in the year 1967 would cost $1,540,584.38 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 $162,000 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 | $162,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $167,877.31 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $176,248.02 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $185,829.82 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $191,564.64 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $199,472.30 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $225,973.61 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $257,069.92 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $278,762.53 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $287,382.59 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $304,515.83 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $334,258.58 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $370,056.73 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $401,722.96 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $432,961.74 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $450,593.67 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $460,638.52 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $477,949.87 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $489,098.94 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $505,056.73 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $525,609.50 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $547,302.11 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $578,327.18 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $611,631.93 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $633,431.40 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $642,193.93 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $655,622.69 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $670,868.07 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $689,354.88 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $711,759.89 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $730,424.80 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $745,955.15 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $762,019.79 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $779,616.09 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $803,730.87 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $818,513.19 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $836,002.64 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $864,213.72 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $885,229.55 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $905,996.04 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $941,400.59 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $991,992.82 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $1,010,626.39 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $1,018,659.42 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $1,055,157.51 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $1,082,033.19 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $1,097,295.32 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $1,122,683.87 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $1,142,853.72 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $1,146,782.26 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $1,156,897.64 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $1,173,147.51 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $1,194,756.77 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $1,234,634.13 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $1,281,814.67 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $1,404,550.69 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $1,484,053.22 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $1,517,261.08 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $1,540,584.38 | 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 |