Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home price history from 1986 through 2021

Distilled Spirits, Excluding Whiskey, At Home Inflation Calculator

Prices for Distilled Spirits, Excluding Whiskey, At Home, 1986-2021 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home were 71.05% higher in 2021 versus 1986 (a $14.21 difference in value).

Between 1986 and 2021: Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home experienced an average inflation rate of 1.55% per year. In other words, distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home costing $20 in the year 1986 would cost $34.21 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.53% during this same period, inflation for distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home was lower.

In the year 1986: Pricing changed by 8.58%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home during the 1986-2021 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1986 (1.90%), inflation for distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home was much higher.

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	2021
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	196.567

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Buying power of $20 since 1986

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home, over time, for $20 beginning in 1986. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
1986	$20.00	8.58%
1987	$20.15	0.73%
1988	$20.47	1.62%
1989	$21.16	3.34%
1990	$22.09	4.40%
1991	$24.60	11.36%
1992	$25.04	1.78%
1993	$25.19	0.60%
1994	$25.25	0.24%
1995	$25.32	0.29%
1996	$25.60	1.09%
1997	$26.21	2.40%
1998	$26.56	1.35%
1999	$27.20	2.38%
2000	$28.42	4.51%
2001	$29.66	4.34%
2002	$30.12	1.54%
2003	$30.21	0.33%
2004	$30.58	1.19%
2005	$30.77	0.64%
2006	$30.97	0.65%
2007	$31.04	0.21%
2008	$31.66	2.02%
2009	$32.18	1.62%
2010	$32.14	-0.10%
2011	$32.22	0.24%
2012	$32.16	-0.20%
2013	$32.39	0.72%
2014	$32.30	-0.29%
2015	$32.40	0.32%
2016	$32.51	0.34%
2017	$32.49	-0.06%
2018	$32.64	0.47%
2019	$33.02	1.16%
2020	$33.46	1.34%
2021	$34.21	2.23%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home, 1986-2021

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2021 / CPI in 1986 * 1986 USD value = 2021 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home was 114.915 in the year 1986 and 196.567 in 2021:

196.567 / 114.915 * $20 = $34.21

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1986 has the same "purchasing power" as $34.21 in 2021 (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.