According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 850.98% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $80,842,911,169.74 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 $9,500,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $90,342,911,169.74 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 $9,500,000,000 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 | $9,500,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $9,844,656,992.08 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $10,335,532,102.02 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $10,897,427,440.63 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $11,233,729,111.70 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $11,697,449,428.32 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $13,251,539,138.08 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $15,075,087,950.75 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $16,347,185,576.08 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $16,852,682,497.80 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $17,857,409,850.48 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $19,601,583,113.46 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $21,700,857,519.79 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $23,557,827,616.53 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $25,389,731,750.22 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $26,423,702,726.47 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $27,012,752,858.40 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $28,027,924,362.36 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $28,681,728,232.19 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $29,617,524,186.46 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $30,822,779,243.62 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $32,094,876,868.95 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $33,914,248,021.11 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $35,867,304,309.59 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $37,145,668,425.68 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $37,659,520,668.43 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $38,447,009,674.58 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $39,341,029,023.75 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $40,425,131,926.12 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $41,739,006,156.55 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $42,833,553,210.20 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $43,744,283,201.41 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $44,686,345,646.44 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $45,718,227,792.44 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $47,132,365,875.11 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $47,999,230,430.96 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $49,024,846,086.19 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $50,679,199,648.20 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $51,911,609,498.68 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $53,129,397,537.38 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $55,205,590,369.39 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $58,172,418,645.56 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $59,265,127,528.58 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $59,736,200,527.70 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $61,876,520,448.55 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $63,452,563,764.29 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $64,347,564,863.68 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $65,836,399,516.27 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $67,019,199,648.20 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $67,249,576,737.03 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $67,842,762,752.86 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $68,795,687,115.22 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $70,062,896,877.75 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $72,401,384,124.89 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $75,168,144,239.23 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $82,365,626,649.08 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $87,027,812,225.15 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $88,975,186,895.34 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $90,342,911,169.74 | 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 |