According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for whiskey at home were 267.99% higher in 2021 versus 1952 (a $53.60 difference in value).
Between 1952 and 2021: Whiskey at home experienced an average inflation rate of 1.91% per year. In other words, whiskey at home costing $20 in the year 1952 would cost $73.60 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.37% 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 | 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 | 213.064 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Whiskey 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 | $20.05 | 0.24% |
| 1954 | $20.13 | 0.41% |
| 1955 | $20.26 | 0.62% |
| 1956 | $20.44 | 0.92% |
| 1957 | $21.21 | 3.75% |
| 1958 | $21.19 | -0.10% |
| 1959 | $21.52 | 1.57% |
| 1960 | $21.80 | 1.28% |
| 1961 | $21.93 | 0.60% |
| 1962 | $22.00 | 0.35% |
| 1963 | $22.27 | 1.19% |
| 1964 | $22.34 | 0.32% |
| 1965 | $22.43 | 0.41% |
| 1966 | $22.56 | 0.60% |
| 1967 | $22.84 | 1.22% |
| 1968 | $23.14 | 1.33% |
| 1969 | $23.39 | 1.08% |
| 1970 | $23.96 | 2.42% |
| 1971 | $24.27 | 1.30% |
| 1972 | $24.78 | 2.11% |
| 1973 | $24.91 | 0.51% |
| 1974 | $25.29 | 1.54% |
| 1975 | $26.03 | 2.93% |
| 1976 | $26.45 | 1.61% |
| 1977 | $26.81 | 1.34% |
| 1978 | $27.90 | 4.09% |
| 1979 | $29.05 | 4.11% |
| 1980 | $30.88 | 6.27% |
| 1981 | $32.63 | 5.67% |
| 1982 | $33.89 | 3.88% |
| 1983 | $34.66 | 2.27% |
| 1984 | $35.07 | 1.19% |
| 1985 | $36.24 | 3.33% |
| 1986 | $38.83 | 7.13% |
| 1987 | $39.26 | 1.12% |
| 1988 | $39.70 | 1.12% |
| 1989 | $40.93 | 3.10% |
| 1990 | $43.09 | 5.28% |
| 1991 | $47.47 | 10.16% |
| 1992 | $48.14 | 1.40% |
| 1993 | $49.00 | 1.79% |
| 1994 | $49.41 | 0.84% |
| 1995 | $50.08 | 1.34% |
| 1996 | $50.87 | 1.58% |
| 1997 | $52.08 | 2.38% |
| 1998 | $52.56 | 0.93% |
| 1999 | $53.73 | 2.22% |
| 2000 | $54.99 | 2.34% |
| 2001 | $56.64 | 3.00% |
| 2002 | $57.88 | 2.19% |
| 2003 | $59.06 | 2.04% |
| 2004 | $60.10 | 1.76% |
| 2005 | $60.99 | 1.48% |
| 2006 | $62.42 | 2.34% |
| 2007 | $63.77 | 2.16% |
| 2008 | $64.95 | 1.86% |
| 2009 | $67.38 | 3.75% |
| 2010 | $67.67 | 0.42% |
| 2011 | $67.93 | 0.39% |
| 2012 | $68.74 | 1.20% |
| 2013 | $69.97 | 1.78% |
| 2014 | $71.33 | 1.95% |
| 2015 | $71.57 | 0.34% |
| 2016 | $71.74 | 0.23% |
| 2017 | $71.57 | -0.24% |
| 2018 | $70.29 | -1.78% |
| 2019 | $71.55 | 1.78% |
| 2020 | $72.22 | 0.95% |
| 2021 | $73.60 | 1.90%* |