Alcoholic beverages inflation
Alcoholic beverages prices since 2000
Up 73%
An average of 2.11% a year, compared with 95% for all U.S. prices (overall CPI). $100 of 2000 alcoholic beverages costs $172.71 in August 2026.
Last 12 months (to August 2026)
1.6%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
1953
How much alcoholic beverages prices have risen
| Since | Alcoholic beverages | All U.S. prices | $100 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +479% | +763% | $579.12 |
| 1980 | +249% | +307% | $349.22 |
| 1990 | +133% | +156% | $233.35 |
| 2000 | +73% | +95% | $172.71 |
| 2010 | +35% | +54% | $135.13 |
| 2020 | +17% | +29% | $117.29 |
Calculate alcoholic beverages inflation
Inflation rate by year
Every year since 1953
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 295.6 | 1.7% | $1.02 |
| 2024 | 290.8 | 1.9% | $1.04 |
| 2023 | 285.4 | 4.2% | $1.06 |
| 2022 | 274.0 | 4.2% | $1.10 |
| 2021 | 262.8 | 2.2% | $1.15 |
| 2020 | 257.2 | 1.9% | $1.17 |
| 2019 | 252.5 | 1.4% | $1.19 |
| 2018 | 249.1 | 1.5% | $1.21 |
| 2017 | 245.4 | 1.2% | $1.23 |
| 2016 | 242.5 | 1.3% | $1.24 |
| 2015 | 239.5 | 0.9% | $1.26 |
| 2014 | 237.3 | 1.1% | $1.27 |
| 2013 | 234.6 | 1.7% | $1.29 |
| 2012 | 230.8 | 1.8% | $1.31 |
| 2011 | 226.7 | 1.5% | $1.33 |
| 2010 | 223.3 | 1.2% | $1.35 |
| 2009 | 220.8 | 2.9% | $1.37 |
| 2008 | 214.5 | 3.6% | $1.41 |
| 2007 | 207.0 | 3.2% | $1.46 |
| 2006 | 200.7 | 2.5% | $1.50 |
| 2005 | 195.9 | 2.0% | $1.54 |
| 2004 | 192.1 | 2.6% | $1.57 |
| 2003 | 187.2 | 2.0% | $1.61 |
| 2002 | 183.6 | 2.4% | $1.64 |
| 2001 | 179.3 | 2.6% | $1.68 |
| 2000 | 174.7 | 2.9% | $1.73 |
| 1999 | 169.7 | 2.4% | $1.78 |
| 1998 | 165.7 | 1.8% | $1.82 |
| 1997 | 162.8 | 2.7% | $1.85 |
| 1996 | 158.5 | 3.0% | $1.90 |
| 1995 | 153.9 | 1.6% | $1.96 |
| 1994 | 151.5 | 1.3% | $1.99 |
| 1993 | 149.6 | 1.6% | $2.02 |
| 1992 | 147.3 | 3.2% | $2.05 |
| 1991 | 142.8 | 10.4% | $2.11 |
| 1990 | 129.3 | 4.7% | $2.33 |
| 1989 | 123.5 | 4.1% | $2.44 |
| 1988 | 118.6 | 3.9% | $2.54 |
| 1987 | 114.1 | 2.7% | $2.64 |
| 1986 | 111.1 | 4.4% | $2.72 |
| 1985 | 106.4 | 3.3% | $2.84 |
| 1984 | 103.0 | 2.6% | $2.93 |
| 1983 | 100.4 | 3.8% | $3.01 |
| 1982 | 96.7 | 4.5% | $3.12 |
| 1981 | 92.5 | 7.1% | $3.26 |
| 1980 | 86.4 | 8.1% | $3.49 |
| 1979 | 79.9 | 7.8% | $3.78 |
| 1978 | 74.1 | 5.9% | $4.07 |
| 1977 | 70.0 | 2.8% | $4.31 |
| 1976 | 68.1 | 3.3% | $4.43 |
| 1975 | 65.9 | 7.9% | $4.58 |
| 1974 | 61.1 | 7.6% | $4.94 |
| 1973 | 56.8 | 2.5% | $5.31 |
| 1972 | 55.4 | 2.2% | $5.45 |
| 1971 | 54.2 | 4.0% | $5.57 |
| 1970 | 52.1 | 4.8% | $5.79 |
| 1969 | 49.7 | 3.5% | $6.07 |
| 1968 | 48.0 | 3.4% | $6.29 |
| 1967 | 46.4 | 2.2% | $6.50 |
| 1966 | 45.4 | 1.8% | $6.65 |
| 1965 | 44.6 | 0.9% | $6.77 |
| 1964 | 44.2 | 0.9% | $6.83 |
| 1963 | 43.8 | 0.9% | $6.89 |
| 1962 | 43.4 | 0.2% | $6.95 |
| 1961 | 43.3 | 0.5% | $6.97 |
| 1960 | 43.1 | 1.7% | $7.00 |
| 1959 | 42.4 | 1.0% | $7.12 |
| 1958 | 42.0 | -0.2% | $7.18 |
| 1957 | 42.1 | 2.7% | $7.17 |
| 1956 | 41.0 | 1.2% | $7.36 |
| 1955 | 40.5 | -0.2% | $7.45 |
| 1954 | 40.6 | 2.5% | $7.43 |
| 1953 | 39.6 | $7.62 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUUR0000SAF116, not seasonally adjusted. Index values are relative (only the changes matter), so they can't be compared across categories.
Questions
- How much have alcoholic beverages prices gone up since 2000?
- Alcoholic beverages prices rose 73% from 2000 to August 2026, slower than overall prices (95%).
- What is the inflation rate for alcoholic beverages right now?
- Alcoholic beverages prices were 1.6% higher in August 2026 than a year earlier.
- What did $100 of alcoholic beverages in 2000 cost in August 2026?
- $172.71.
- Where does this data come from?
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics price index for alcoholic beverages (series CUUR0000SAF116), part of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. It tracks price changes for the same kind of item over time, not average prices.