According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home were 523.79% higher in 2021 versus 1952 (a $104.76 difference in value).
Between 1952 and 2021: Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home experienced an average inflation rate of 2.69% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home costing $20 in the year 1952 would cost $124.76 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.40% during this same period, inflation for beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home was lower.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Beer, ale, and other malt beverages 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 | 38.600 | 39.080 | 40.360 | 40.060 | 40.760 | 41.500 | 41.380 | 41.740 | 42.360 | 42.420 | 42.680 | 43.060 | 43.400 | 43.833 | 44.440 | 45.320 | 46.480 | 47.669 | 49.262 | 51.054 | 51.485 | 52.254 | 57.323 | 63.438 | 64.985 | 65.962 | 69.608 | 76.885 | 84.754 | 90.877 | 95.169 | 100.669 | 104.169 | 106.762 | 108.738 | 110.854 | 114.354 | 118.200 | 123.585 | 138.423 | 143.508 | 143.200 | 143.438 | 143.877 | 147.438 | 148.162 | 148.462 | 151.915 | 156.838 | 160.731 | 164.708 | 168.500 | 174.623 | 176.362 | 178.123 | 184.125 | 190.320 | 197.448 | 201.000 | 203.878 | 207.581 | 211.069 | 213.790 | 215.026 | 218.937 | 222.924 | 225.956 | 230.114 | 238.062 | 240.784 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home, over time, for $20 beginning in 1952. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | $20.00 | - |
| 1953 | $20.25 | 1.24% |
| 1954 | $20.91 | 3.28% |
| 1955 | $20.76 | -0.74% |
| 1956 | $21.12 | 1.75% |
| 1957 | $21.50 | 1.82% |
| 1958 | $21.44 | -0.29% |
| 1959 | $21.63 | 0.87% |
| 1960 | $21.95 | 1.49% |
| 1961 | $21.98 | 0.14% |
| 1962 | $22.11 | 0.61% |
| 1963 | $22.31 | 0.89% |
| 1964 | $22.49 | 0.79% |
| 1965 | $22.71 | 1.00% |
| 1966 | $23.03 | 1.38% |
| 1967 | $23.48 | 1.98% |
| 1968 | $24.08 | 2.56% |
| 1969 | $24.70 | 2.56% |
| 1970 | $25.52 | 3.34% |
| 1971 | $26.45 | 3.64% |
| 1972 | $26.68 | 0.84% |
| 1973 | $27.07 | 1.49% |
| 1974 | $29.70 | 9.70% |
| 1975 | $32.87 | 10.67% |
| 1976 | $33.67 | 2.44% |
| 1977 | $34.18 | 1.50% |
| 1978 | $36.07 | 5.53% |
| 1979 | $39.84 | 10.45% |
| 1980 | $43.91 | 10.24% |
| 1981 | $47.09 | 7.22% |
| 1982 | $49.31 | 4.72% |
| 1983 | $52.16 | 5.78% |
| 1984 | $53.97 | 3.48% |
| 1985 | $55.32 | 2.49% |
| 1986 | $56.34 | 1.85% |
| 1987 | $57.44 | 1.95% |
| 1988 | $59.25 | 3.16% |
| 1989 | $61.24 | 3.36% |
| 1990 | $64.03 | 4.56% |
| 1991 | $71.72 | 12.01% |
| 1992 | $74.36 | 3.67% |
| 1993 | $74.20 | -0.21% |
| 1994 | $74.32 | 0.17% |
| 1995 | $74.55 | 0.31% |
| 1996 | $76.39 | 2.48% |
| 1997 | $76.77 | 0.49% |
| 1998 | $76.92 | 0.20% |
| 1999 | $78.71 | 2.33% |
| 2000 | $81.26 | 3.24% |
| 2001 | $83.28 | 2.48% |
| 2002 | $85.34 | 2.47% |
| 2003 | $87.31 | 2.30% |
| 2004 | $90.48 | 3.63% |
| 2005 | $91.38 | 1.00% |
| 2006 | $92.29 | 1.00% |
| 2007 | $95.40 | 3.37% |
| 2008 | $98.61 | 3.36% |
| 2009 | $102.30 | 3.75% |
| 2010 | $104.14 | 1.80% |
| 2011 | $105.64 | 1.43% |
| 2012 | $107.56 | 1.82% |
| 2013 | $109.36 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $110.77 | 1.29% |
| 2015 | $111.41 | 0.58% |
| 2016 | $113.44 | 1.82% |
| 2017 | $115.50 | 1.82% |
| 2018 | $117.08 | 1.36% |
| 2019 | $119.23 | 1.84% |
| 2020 | $123.35 | 3.45% |
| 2021 | $124.76 | 1.14%* |