According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for whiskey at home were 79.79% higher in 2021 versus 1989 (a $15.96 difference in value).
Between 1989 and 2021: Whiskey at home experienced an average inflation rate of 1.85% per year. In other words, whiskey at home costing $20 in the year 1989 would cost $35.96 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.38% during this same period, inflation for whiskey at home was lower.
In the year 1989: Pricing changed by 3.10%, which is above the average yearly change for whiskey at home during the 1989-2021 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1989 (4.83%), inflation for whiskey at home was lower.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Whiskey 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 | 2021 |
CPI | 57.900 | 58.040 | 58.280 | 58.640 | 59.180 | 61.400 | 61.340 | 62.300 | 63.100 | 63.480 | 63.700 | 64.460 | 64.667 | 64.933 | 65.320 | 66.120 | 67.000 | 67.723 | 69.362 | 70.262 | 71.746 | 72.115 | 73.223 | 75.369 | 76.585 | 77.608 | 80.785 | 84.108 | 89.385 | 94.454 | 98.115 | 100.346 | 101.538 | 104.915 | 112.400 | 113.654 | 114.931 | 118.492 | 124.754 | 137.431 | 139.362 | 141.862 | 143.054 | 144.969 | 147.262 | 150.762 | 152.162 | 155.538 | 159.185 | 163.962 | 167.554 | 170.969 | 173.985 | 176.562 | 180.700 | 184.606 | 188.032 | 195.077 | 195.893 | 196.657 | 199.015 | 202.563 | 206.510 | 207.209 | 207.684 | 207.185 | 203.498 | 207.124 | 209.085 | 213.034 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Whiskey at home, over time, for $20 beginning in 1989. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
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1989 | $20.00 | 3.10% |
1990 | $21.06 | 5.28% |
1991 | $23.20 | 10.16% |
1992 | $23.52 | 1.40% |
1993 | $23.94 | 1.79% |
1994 | $24.15 | 0.84% |
1995 | $24.47 | 1.34% |
1996 | $24.86 | 1.58% |
1997 | $25.45 | 2.38% |
1998 | $25.68 | 0.93% |
1999 | $26.25 | 2.22% |
2000 | $26.87 | 2.34% |
2001 | $27.67 | 3.00% |
2002 | $28.28 | 2.19% |
2003 | $28.86 | 2.04% |
2004 | $29.37 | 1.76% |
2005 | $29.80 | 1.48% |
2006 | $30.50 | 2.34% |
2007 | $31.16 | 2.16% |
2008 | $31.74 | 1.86% |
2009 | $32.93 | 3.75% |
2010 | $33.06 | 0.42% |
2011 | $33.19 | 0.39% |
2012 | $33.59 | 1.20% |
2013 | $34.19 | 1.78% |
2014 | $34.86 | 1.95% |
2015 | $34.97 | 0.34% |
2016 | $35.05 | 0.23% |
2017 | $34.97 | -0.24% |
2018 | $34.35 | -1.78% |
2019 | $34.96 | 1.78% |
2020 | $35.29 | 0.95% |
2021 | $35.96 | 1.89%* |