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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 853.86% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $70,725,321.90 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 $8,283,000 in the year 1967 would cost $79,008,321.90 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 $8,283,000 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 | $8,283,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $8,583,504.62 | 3.63% |
| 1969 | $9,011,496.04 | 4.99% |
| 1970 | $9,501,409.63 | 5.44% |
| 1971 | $9,794,629.29 | 3.09% |
| 1972 | $10,198,944.59 | 4.13% |
| 1973 | $11,553,947.23 | 13.29% |
| 1974 | $13,143,889.84 | 13.76% |
| 1975 | $14,253,025.07 | 8.44% |
| 1976 | $14,693,765.17 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | $15,569,781.66 | 5.96% |
| 1978 | $17,090,517.15 | 9.77% |
| 1979 | $18,920,863.46 | 10.71% |
| 1980 | $20,539,945.91 | 8.56% |
| 1981 | $22,137,173.48 | 7.78% |
| 1982 | $23,038,687.34 | 4.07% |
| 1983 | $23,552,277.04 | 2.23% |
| 1984 | $24,437,399.74 | 3.76% |
| 1985 | $25,007,447.89 | 2.33% |
| 1986 | $25,823,363.46 | 3.26% |
| 1987 | $26,874,219.00 | 4.07% |
| 1988 | $27,983,354.22 | 4.13% |
| 1989 | $29,569,654.35 | 5.67% |
| 1990 | $31,272,513.85 | 5.76% |
| 1991 | $32,387,112.80 | 3.56% |
| 1992 | $32,835,137.86 | 1.38% |
| 1993 | $33,521,745.38 | 2.09% |
| 1994 | $34,301,236.15 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $35,246,459.76 | 2.76% |
| 1996 | $36,392,019.79 | 3.25% |
| 1997 | $37,346,349.60 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | $38,140,410.29 | 2.13% |
| 1999 | $38,961,789.58 | 2.15% |
| 2000 | $39,861,482.19 | 2.31% |
| 2001 | $41,094,461.74 | 3.09% |
| 2002 | $41,850,276.39 | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $42,744,505.28 | 2.14% |
| 2004 | $44,186,927.44 | 3.37% |
| 2005 | $45,261,459.10 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | $46,323,242.08 | 2.35% |
| 2007 | $48,133,463.69 | 3.91% |
| 2008 | $50,720,225.65 | 5.37% |
| 2009 | $51,672,952.77 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $52,083,678.84 | 0.79% |
| 2011 | $53,949,812.51 | 3.58% |
| 2012 | $55,323,956.39 | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $56,104,303.13 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | $57,402,410.23 | 2.31% |
| 2015 | $58,433,687.44 | 1.80% |
| 2016 | $58,634,552.01 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | $59,151,747.78 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | $59,982,597.51 | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $61,087,471.04 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $63,126,385.76 | 3.34% |
| 2021 | $65,538,709.34 | 3.82% |
| 2022 | $71,814,156.37 | 9.58% |
| 2023 | $75,879,091.44 | 5.66% |
| 2024 | $77,576,997.16 | 2.24% |
| 2025 | $79,008,321.90 | 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 |