Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home price history from 1999 through 2020

Distilled Spirits, Excluding Whiskey, At Home Inflation Calculator

Prices for Distilled Spirits, Excluding Whiskey, At Home, 1999-2020 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home were 22.78% higher in 2020 versus 1999 (a $4.56 difference in value).

Between 1999 and 2020: Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home experienced an average inflation rate of 0.98% per year. In other words, distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home costing $20 in the year 1999 would cost $24.56 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.11% during this same period, inflation for distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home was lower.

Price Inflation for Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home since 1999

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2000 (4.51%), 2001 (4.34%), and 2008 (2.02%).

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

Year	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
CPI	156.275	163.317	170.400	173.042	173.617	175.675	176.800	177.950	178.321	181.922	184.875	184.681	185.135	184.776	186.102	185.571	186.169	186.806	186.690	187.567	189.738	191.874

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Buying power of $20 since 1999

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home, over time, for $20 beginning in 1999. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
1999	$20.00	-
2000	$20.90	4.51%
2001	$21.81	4.34%
2002	$22.15	1.55%
2003	$22.22	0.33%
2004	$22.48	1.19%
2005	$22.63	0.64%
2006	$22.77	0.65%
2007	$22.82	0.21%
2008	$23.28	2.02%
2009	$23.66	1.62%
2010	$23.64	-0.10%
2011	$23.69	0.25%
2012	$23.65	-0.19%
2013	$23.82	0.72%
2014	$23.75	-0.29%
2015	$23.83	0.32%
2016	$23.91	0.34%
2017	$23.89	-0.06%
2018	$24.00	0.47%
2019	$24.28	1.16%
2020	$24.56	1.13%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home, 1999-2020

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2020 / CPI in 1999 * 1999 USD value = 2020 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home was 156.275 in the year 1999 and 191.874 in 2020:

191.874 / 156.275 * $20 = $24.56

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1999 has the same "purchasing power" as $24.56 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 1999. 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.