Whiskey at home price history from 1994 through 2020

Whiskey At Home Inflation Calculator

Prices for Whiskey At Home, 1994-2020 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for whiskey at home were 45.70% higher in 2020 versus 1994 (a $9.14 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 $29.14 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.

Price Inflation for Whiskey at home since 1994

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2009 (3.75%), 2001 (3%), and 1997 (2.37%).

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	195.893	196.657	199.015	202.563	206.510	207.209	207.684	207.185	203.498	207.124	208.412

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Buying power of $20 since 1994

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	$29.14	0.62%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for whiskey at home, 1994-2020

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2020 / CPI in 1994 * 1994 USD value = 2020 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Whiskey at home was 143.042 in the year 1994 and 208.412 in 2020:

208.412 / 143.042 * $20 = $29.14

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1994 has the same "purchasing power" as $29.14 in 2020 (in the CPI category of Whiskey at home).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Whiskey at home in 1994. In addition to whiskey at home, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.