Wine price inflation, 1963→2025

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Prices for Wine, 1963-2025 ($50)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for wine at home are 337.57% higher in 2025 versus 1963 (a $168.78 difference in value).

The current national average price is $13.74 for "Wine, red and white table, all sizes, any origin, per 1 liter (33.8 oz)". This data is collected by a national survey and can vary from region to region.

Between 1963 and 2025: Wine experienced an average inflation rate of 2.41% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, wine costing $50 in the year 1963 would cost $218.78 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.86% during this same period, inflation for wine was lower.

Price Inflation for Wine at home since 1963

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1991 (13.52%), 1978 (9.70%), and 1979 (9.04%).

Price history

The average price for Wine is calculated from a weighted average of retailer data collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Inflation rate is also calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The table below shows average prices and their corresponding "real" prices adjusted for inflation rate. To understand how price levels differ from inflation rates, see this article published by the BLS.

Average prices for Wine, red and white table, all sizes, any origin, per 1 liter (33.8 oz):

Year	Average price (Wine)	Inflation adjusted price (2025 dollars)
2025	$13.74 (latest available value)	$13.74
2024	$13.73	$13.73
2023	$13.40	$13.48
2022	$13.48	$13.81
2021	$13.19	$13.83
2020	$12.42	$13.16
2019	$12.06	$12.81
2018	$12.46	$13.38
2017	$12.66	$13.75
2016	$12.33	$13.37
2015	$12.25	$13.27
2014	$11.70	$12.64
2013	$10.72	$11.56
2012	$10.28	$11.15
2011	$9.93	$10.75
2010	$9.65	$10.38
2009	$10.07	$10.68
2008	$9.45	$10.22
2007	$8.55	$9.58
2006	$7.90	$9.02
2005	$7.77	$9.07
2004	$6.92	$8.21
2003	$6.39	$7.61
2002	$6.23	$7.47
2001	$5.96	$7.18
2000	$5.41	$6.51
1999	$5.24	$6.40
1998	$5.07	$6.28
1997	$5.17	$6.48
1996	$4.93	$6.45
1995	$4.57	$6.24

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Buying power of $50.00 since 1963

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Wine, over time, for $50 beginning in 1963. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
1963	$50.00	-
1964	$49.88	-0.24%
1965	$50.20	0.64%
1966	$50.43	0.46%
1967	$51.10	1.33%
1968	$53.07	3.85%
1969	$55.23	4.07%
1970	$59.52	7.77%
1971	$62.36	4.77%
1972	$64.79	3.90%
1973	$68.99	6.48%
1974	$75.13	8.90%
1975	$78.55	4.54%
1976	$80.29	2.22%
1977	$82.60	2.87%
1978	$90.61	9.70%
1979	$98.80	9.04%
1980	$107.33	8.64%
1981	$115.37	7.48%
1982	$120.38	4.35%
1983	$120.44	0.05%
1984	$118.89	-1.29%
1985	$120.12	1.03%
1986	$122.81	2.24%
1987	$126.79	3.24%
1988	$129.21	1.91%
1989	$133.01	2.94%
1990	$137.15	3.11%
1991	$155.70	13.52%
1992	$159.02	2.13%
1993	$160.64	1.02%
1994	$159.88	-0.48%
1995	$160.19	0.20%
1996	$166.97	4.23%
1997	$174.51	4.51%
1998	$176.61	1.21%
1999	$179.13	1.43%
2000	$181.79	1.49%
2001	$181.65	-0.08%
2002	$182.63	0.54%
2003	$183.62	0.54%
2004	$184.43	0.44%
2005	$187.31	1.56%
2006	$191.55	2.27%
2007	$195.34	1.98%
2008	$202.31	3.57%
2009	$206.37	2.00%
2010	$203.52	-1.38%
2011	$201.99	-0.75%
2012	$201.69	-0.15%
2013	$202.91	0.61%
2014	$202.61	-0.15%
2015	$202.00	-0.30%
2016	$201.90	-0.05%
2017	$201.34	-0.28%
2018	$203.79	1.22%
2019	$205.97	1.07%
2020	$206.48	0.24%
2021	$208.67	1.06%
2022	$213.54	2.34%
2023	$217.48	1.84%
2024	$218.92	0.66%
2025	$218.78	-0.06%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Wine at home:

Year	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	2022	2023	2024	2025
CPI	41.700	41.600	41.867	42.060	42.620	44.260	46.062	49.638	52.008	54.038	57.538	62.662	65.508	66.962	68.885	75.569	82.400	89.515	96.215	100.400	100.446	99.154	100.177	102.423	105.746	107.762	110.931	114.385	129.854	132.623	133.977	133.338	133.600	139.254	145.538	147.292	149.392	151.615	151.492	152.315	153.138	153.815	156.215	159.754	162.914	168.729	172.112	169.734	168.456	168.208	169.229	168.974	168.472	168.386	167.915	169.959	171.782	172.203	174.030	178.095	181.375	182.575	182.467

Adjust wine prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 1963 * 1963 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Wine at home was 41.700 in the year 1963 and 182.467 in 2025:

182.467 / 41.700 * $50 = $218.78

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $50 in 1963 has the same "purchasing power" as $218.78 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Wine at home).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Wine at home in 1963. In addition to wine, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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