According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home were 275.26% higher in 2020 versus 1975 (a $55.05 difference in value).
Between 1975 and 2020: Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home experienced an average inflation rate of 2.98% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home costing $20 in the year 1975 would cost $75.05 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.55% during this same period, inflation for beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home was lower.
In the year 1975: Pricing changed by 10.67%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home during the 1975-2020 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1975 (9.14%), inflation for beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home was higher.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home:
| Year | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 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 |
| CPI | 38.600 | 39.080 | 40.360 | 40.060 | 40.760 | 41.500 | 41.380 | 41.740 | 42.360 | 42.420 | 42.680 | 43.060 | 43.400 | 43.833 | 44.440 | 45.320 | 46.480 | 47.669 | 49.262 | 51.054 | 51.485 | 52.254 | 57.323 | 63.438 | 64.985 | 65.962 | 69.608 | 76.885 | 84.754 | 90.877 | 95.169 | 100.669 | 104.169 | 106.762 | 108.738 | 110.854 | 114.354 | 118.200 | 123.585 | 138.423 | 143.508 | 143.200 | 143.438 | 143.877 | 147.438 | 148.162 | 148.462 | 151.915 | 156.838 | 160.731 | 164.708 | 168.500 | 174.623 | 176.362 | 178.123 | 184.125 | 190.320 | 197.448 | 201.000 | 203.878 | 207.581 | 211.069 | 213.790 | 215.026 | 218.937 | 222.924 | 225.956 | 230.114 | 238.062 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home, over time, for $20 beginning in 1975. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | $20.00 | 10.67% |
| 1976 | $20.49 | 2.44% |
| 1977 | $20.80 | 1.50% |
| 1978 | $21.94 | 5.53% |
| 1979 | $24.24 | 10.45% |
| 1980 | $26.72 | 10.24% |
| 1981 | $28.65 | 7.22% |
| 1982 | $30.00 | 4.72% |
| 1983 | $31.74 | 5.78% |
| 1984 | $32.84 | 3.48% |
| 1985 | $33.66 | 2.49% |
| 1986 | $34.28 | 1.85% |
| 1987 | $34.95 | 1.95% |
| 1988 | $36.05 | 3.16% |
| 1989 | $37.26 | 3.36% |
| 1990 | $38.96 | 4.56% |
| 1991 | $43.64 | 12.01% |
| 1992 | $45.24 | 3.67% |
| 1993 | $45.15 | -0.21% |
| 1994 | $45.22 | 0.17% |
| 1995 | $45.36 | 0.31% |
| 1996 | $46.48 | 2.48% |
| 1997 | $46.71 | 0.49% |
| 1998 | $46.80 | 0.20% |
| 1999 | $47.89 | 2.33% |
| 2000 | $49.45 | 3.24% |
| 2001 | $50.67 | 2.48% |
| 2002 | $51.93 | 2.47% |
| 2003 | $53.12 | 2.30% |
| 2004 | $55.05 | 3.63% |
| 2005 | $55.60 | 1.00% |
| 2006 | $56.16 | 1.00% |
| 2007 | $58.05 | 3.37% |
| 2008 | $60.00 | 3.36% |
| 2009 | $62.25 | 3.75% |
| 2010 | $63.37 | 1.80% |
| 2011 | $64.28 | 1.43% |
| 2012 | $65.44 | 1.82% |
| 2013 | $66.54 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $67.40 | 1.29% |
| 2015 | $67.79 | 0.58% |
| 2016 | $69.02 | 1.82% |
| 2017 | $70.28 | 1.82% |
| 2018 | $71.24 | 1.36% |
| 2019 | $72.55 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $75.05 | 3.45%* |