Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home price history from 1977 through 2020

Distilled Spirits, Excluding Whiskey, At Home Inflation Calculator

Prices for Distilled Spirits, Excluding Whiskey, At Home, 1977-2020 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home were 133.06% higher in 2020 versus 1977 (a $26.61 difference in value).

Between 1977 and 2020: Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home experienced an average inflation rate of 1.99% per year. In other words, distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home costing $20 in the year 1977 would cost $46.61 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.43% during this same period, inflation for distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home was lower.

Price Inflation for Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home since 1977

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1991 (11.36%), 1986 (8.58%), and 1981 (5.51%).

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home:

Year	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	82.500	84.215	86.892	90.623	95.615	98.392	100.331	101.262	105.831	114.915	115.754	117.631	121.562	126.915	141.338	143.854	144.715	145.069	145.485	147.069	150.592	152.631	156.269	163.323	170.408	173.038	173.608	175.677	176.800	177.954	178.321	181.922	184.875	184.690	185.130	184.765	186.103	185.571	186.170	186.806	186.690	187.567	189.738	192.273

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Buying power of $20 since 1977

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home, over time, for $20 beginning in 1977. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
1977	$20.00	-
1978	$20.42	2.08%
1979	$21.06	3.18%
1980	$21.97	4.29%
1981	$23.18	5.51%
1982	$23.85	2.90%
1983	$24.32	1.97%
1984	$24.55	0.93%
1985	$25.66	4.51%
1986	$27.86	8.58%
1987	$28.06	0.73%
1988	$28.52	1.62%
1989	$29.47	3.34%
1990	$30.77	4.40%
1991	$34.26	11.36%
1992	$34.87	1.78%
1993	$35.08	0.60%
1994	$35.17	0.24%
1995	$35.27	0.29%
1996	$35.65	1.09%
1997	$36.51	2.40%
1998	$37.00	1.35%
1999	$37.88	2.38%
2000	$39.59	4.51%
2001	$41.31	4.34%
2002	$41.95	1.54%
2003	$42.09	0.33%
2004	$42.59	1.19%
2005	$42.86	0.64%
2006	$43.14	0.65%
2007	$43.23	0.21%
2008	$44.10	2.02%
2009	$44.82	1.62%
2010	$44.77	-0.10%
2011	$44.88	0.24%
2012	$44.79	-0.20%
2013	$45.12	0.72%
2014	$44.99	-0.29%
2015	$45.13	0.32%
2016	$45.29	0.34%
2017	$45.26	-0.06%
2018	$45.47	0.47%
2019	$46.00	1.16%
2020	$46.61	1.34%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home, 1977-2020

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2020 / CPI in 1977 * 1977 USD value = 2020 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home was 82.500 in the year 1977 and 192.273 in 2020:

192.273 / 82.500 * $20 = $46.61

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1977 has the same "purchasing power" as $46.61 in 2020 (in the CPI category of Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home in 1977. In addition to distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.