According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home were 22.49% higher in 2020 versus 1999 (a $4.50 difference in value).
Between 1999 and 2020: Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home experienced an average inflation rate of 0.97% per year. In other words, distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home costing $20 in the year 1999 would cost $24.50 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.10% during this same period, inflation for distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home was lower.
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 | 191.428 |
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 | $24.50 | 0.89%* |