According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for wine at home were 311.66% higher in 2020 versus 1963 (a $155.83 difference in value).
Between 1963 and 2020: Wine experienced an average inflation rate of 2.51% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, wine costing $50 in the year 1963 would cost $205.83 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.81% during this same period, inflation for wine was lower.
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 |
| 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 | 171.662 |
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 | $205.83 | -0.07%* |