According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 853.86% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $2,778,139.83 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 $325,362 in the year 1967 would cost $3,103,501.83 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.97% 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 $325,362 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 | $325,362.00 | - |
1968 | $337,166.03 | 3.63% |
1969 | $353,977.83 | 4.99% |
1970 | $373,221.98 | 5.44% |
1971 | $384,739.85 | 3.09% |
1972 | $400,621.64 | 4.13% |
1973 | $453,847.08 | 13.29% |
1974 | $516,301.13 | 13.76% |
1975 | $559,868.74 | 8.44% |
1976 | $577,181.31 | 3.09% |
1977 | $611,591.85 | 5.96% |
1978 | $671,327.40 | 9.77% |
1979 | $743,224.67 | 10.71% |
1980 | $806,823.36 | 8.56% |
1981 | $869,563.57 | 7.78% |
1982 | $904,975.66 | 4.07% |
1983 | $925,149.82 | 2.23% |
1984 | $959,918.06 | 3.76% |
1985 | $982,309.94 | 2.33% |
1986 | $1,014,359.67 | 3.26% |
1987 | $1,055,638.01 | 4.07% |
1988 | $1,099,205.61 | 4.13% |
1989 | $1,161,516.59 | 5.67% |
1990 | $1,228,406.09 | 5.76% |
1991 | $1,272,188.31 | 3.56% |
1992 | $1,289,787.05 | 1.38% |
1993 | $1,316,757.47 | 2.09% |
1994 | $1,347,376.41 | 2.33% |
1995 | $1,384,505.45 | 2.76% |
1996 | $1,429,503.84 | 3.25% |
1997 | $1,466,990.58 | 2.62% |
1998 | $1,498,181.84 | 2.13% |
1999 | $1,530,446.19 | 2.15% |
2000 | $1,565,786.74 | 2.31% |
2001 | $1,614,219.03 | 3.09% |
2002 | $1,643,907.96 | 1.84% |
2003 | $1,679,033.89 | 2.14% |
2004 | $1,735,693.24 | 3.37% |
2005 | $1,777,901.59 | 2.43% |
2006 | $1,819,609.16 | 2.35% |
2007 | $1,890,715.93 | 3.91% |
2008 | $1,992,325.73 | 5.37% |
2009 | $2,029,749.52 | 1.88% |
2010 | $2,045,883.12 | 0.79% |
2011 | $2,119,186.15 | 3.58% |
2012 | $2,173,163.48 | 2.55% |
2013 | $2,203,816.04 | 1.41% |
2014 | $2,254,806.59 | 2.31% |
2015 | $2,295,315.88 | 1.80% |
2016 | $2,303,205.98 | 0.34% |
2017 | $2,323,521.79 | 0.88% |
2018 | $2,356,158.14 | 1.40% |
2019 | $2,399,558.34 | 1.84% |
2020 | $2,479,648.33 | 3.34% |
2021 | $2,574,406.08 | 3.82% |
2022 | $2,820,910.00 | 9.58% |
2023 | $2,980,583.48 | 5.66% |
2024 | $3,047,278.40 | 2.24% |
2025 | $3,103,501.83 | 1.85%* |
* 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 | 333.705 |