According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for whiskey at home were 45.83% higher in 2020 versus 1994 (a $9.17 difference in value).
Between 1994 and 2020: Whiskey at home experienced an average inflation rate of 1.46% per year. In other words, whiskey at home costing $20 in the year 1994 would cost $29.17 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.16% during this same period, inflation for whiskey at home was lower.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Whiskey at home:
| Year | 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 |
| CPI | 143.042 | 144.933 | 147.267 | 150.758 | 152.175 | 155.542 | 159.183 | 163.958 | 167.550 | 170.967 | 173.983 | 176.558 | 180.692 | 184.593 | 188.022 | 195.069 | 195.892 | 196.657 | 199.015 | 202.563 | 206.510 | 207.209 | 207.684 | 207.185 | 203.498 | 207.124 | 208.600 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Whiskey at home, over time, for $20 beginning in 1994. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | $20.00 | - |
| 1995 | $20.26 | 1.32% |
| 1996 | $20.59 | 1.61% |
| 1997 | $21.08 | 2.37% |
| 1998 | $21.28 | 0.94% |
| 1999 | $21.75 | 2.21% |
| 2000 | $22.26 | 2.34% |
| 2001 | $22.92 | 3.00% |
| 2002 | $23.43 | 2.19% |
| 2003 | $23.90 | 2.04% |
| 2004 | $24.33 | 1.76% |
| 2005 | $24.69 | 1.48% |
| 2006 | $25.26 | 2.34% |
| 2007 | $25.81 | 2.16% |
| 2008 | $26.29 | 1.86% |
| 2009 | $27.27 | 3.75% |
| 2010 | $27.39 | 0.42% |
| 2011 | $27.50 | 0.39% |
| 2012 | $27.83 | 1.20% |
| 2013 | $28.32 | 1.78% |
| 2014 | $28.87 | 1.95% |
| 2015 | $28.97 | 0.34% |
| 2016 | $29.04 | 0.23% |
| 2017 | $28.97 | -0.24% |
| 2018 | $28.45 | -1.78% |
| 2019 | $28.96 | 1.78% |
| 2020 | $29.17 | 0.71%* |