Food and beverages priced at $6,500,000 in 2001 → $12,459,143.77 in 2025

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Prices for Food And Beverages, 2001-2025 ($6,500,000)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food and beverages are 91.68% higher in 2025 versus 2001 (a $5,959,143.77 difference in value).

Between 2001 and 2025: Food and beverages experienced an average inflation rate of 2.75% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, food and beverages costing $6,500,000 in the year 2001 would cost $12,459,143.77 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.47% during this same period, inflation for food and beverages was higher.

In the year 2001: Pricing changed by 3.09%, which is above the average yearly change for food and beverages during the 2001-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2001 (2.83%), inflation for food and beverages was higher.

Price Inflation for Food and beverages since 1967

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
197019751980198519901995200020052010201520202025051015
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1974 (13.76%), 1973 (13.29%), and 1979 (10.71%).
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Buying power of $6,500,000.00 since 2001

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Food and beverages, over time, for $6,500,000 beginning in 2001. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2001$6,500,000.003.09%
2002$6,619,548.841.84%
2003$6,760,990.962.14%
2004$6,989,142.003.37%
2005$7,159,103.002.43%
2006$7,327,047.512.35%
2007$7,613,374.183.91%
2008$8,022,527.925.37%
2009$8,173,222.831.88%
2010$8,238,188.260.79%
2011$8,533,358.673.58%
2012$8,750,709.982.55%
2013$8,874,139.121.41%
2014$9,079,463.532.31%
2015$9,242,582.881.80%
2016$9,274,354.060.34%
2017$9,356,160.030.88%
2018$9,487,577.341.40%
2019$9,662,337.571.84%
2020$9,984,837.133.34%
2021$10,366,399.573.82%
2022$11,359,000.629.58%
2023$12,001,960.205.66%
2024$12,270,521.632.24%
2025$12,459,143.771.54%*

* 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:

Year19671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI34.98536.25438.06240.13141.36943.07748.80055.51560.20062.06265.76272.18579.91586.75493.50097.30899.477103.215105.623109.069113.508118.192124.892132.085136.792138.685141.585144.877148.869153.708157.738161.092164.562168.362173.569176.762180.538186.631191.169195.654203.300214.225218.249219.984227.866233.670236.966242.449246.804247.653249.837253.346258.013266.625276.814303.319320.488327.659332.696

Adjust food and beverages prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2001 * 2001 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Food and beverages was 173.569 in the year 2001 and 332.696 in 2025:

332.696 / 173.569 * $6,500,000 = $12,459,143.77

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $6,500,000 in 2001 has the same "purchasing power" as $12,459,143.77 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Food and beverages).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Food and beverages in 1967. In addition to food and beverages, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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