Wine inflation
Wine prices since 2000
Up 18%
An average of 0.65% a year, compared with 95% for all U.S. prices (overall CPI). $100 of 2000 wine costs $118.33 in August 2026.
Last 12 months (to August 2026)
-1.1%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
1964
How much wine prices have risen
| Since | Wine | All U.S. prices | $100 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +261% | +763% | $360.94 |
| 1980 | +100% | +307% | $200.43 |
| 1990 | +57% | +156% | $156.81 |
| 2000 | +18% | +95% | $118.33 |
| 2010 | +6% | +54% | $105.69 |
| 2020 | +4% | +29% | $104.17 |
Calculate wine inflation
Inflation rate by year
Every year since 1964
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 181.8 | -0.4% | $0.99 |
| 2024 | 182.6 | 0.7% | $0.98 |
| 2023 | 181.4 | 1.8% | $0.99 |
| 2022 | 178.1 | 2.3% | $1.01 |
| 2021 | 174.0 | 1.1% | $1.03 |
| 2020 | 172.2 | 0.2% | $1.04 |
| 2019 | 171.8 | 1.1% | $1.04 |
| 2018 | 170.0 | 1.2% | $1.06 |
| 2017 | 167.9 | -0.3% | $1.07 |
| 2016 | 168.4 | -0.1% | $1.07 |
| 2015 | 168.5 | -0.3% | $1.06 |
| 2014 | 169.0 | -0.2% | $1.06 |
| 2013 | 169.2 | 0.6% | $1.06 |
| 2012 | 168.2 | -0.1% | $1.07 |
| 2011 | 168.5 | -0.8% | $1.06 |
| 2010 | 169.7 | -1.4% | $1.06 |
| 2009 | 172.1 | 2.0% | $1.04 |
| 2008 | 168.7 | 3.6% | $1.06 |
| 2007 | 162.9 | 1.9% | $1.10 |
| 2006 | 159.8 | 2.3% | $1.12 |
| 2005 | 156.2 | 1.6% | $1.15 |
| 2004 | 153.8 | 0.5% | $1.17 |
| 2003 | 153.1 | 0.5% | $1.17 |
| 2002 | 152.3 | 0.5% | $1.18 |
| 2001 | 151.5 | -0.1% | $1.18 |
| 2000 | 151.6 | 1.5% | $1.18 |
| 1999 | 149.4 | 1.4% | $1.20 |
| 1998 | 147.3 | 1.2% | $1.22 |
| 1997 | 145.5 | 4.5% | $1.23 |
| 1996 | 139.3 | 4.3% | $1.29 |
| 1995 | 133.6 | 0.2% | $1.34 |
| 1994 | 133.3 | -0.5% | $1.35 |
| 1993 | 134.0 | 1.1% | $1.34 |
| 1992 | 132.6 | 2.1% | $1.35 |
| 1991 | 129.9 | 13.5% | $1.38 |
| 1990 | 114.4 | 3.2% | $1.57 |
| 1989 | 110.9 | 2.9% | $1.62 |
| 1988 | 107.8 | 2.0% | $1.66 |
| 1987 | 105.7 | 3.2% | $1.70 |
| 1986 | 102.4 | 2.2% | $1.75 |
| 1985 | 100.2 | 1.1% | $1.79 |
| 1984 | 99.1 | -1.4% | $1.81 |
| 1983 | 100.5 | 0.1% | $1.78 |
| 1982 | 100.4 | 4.4% | $1.79 |
| 1981 | 96.2 | 7.5% | $1.86 |
| 1980 | 89.5 | 8.6% | $2.00 |
| 1979 | 82.4 | 9.0% | $2.18 |
| 1978 | 75.6 | 9.7% | $2.37 |
| 1977 | 68.9 | 2.8% | $2.60 |
| 1976 | 67.0 | 2.3% | $2.68 |
| 1975 | 65.5 | 4.5% | $2.74 |
| 1974 | 62.7 | 9.0% | $2.86 |
| 1973 | 57.5 | 6.5% | $3.12 |
| 1972 | 54.0 | 3.8% | $3.32 |
| 1971 | 52.0 | 4.6% | $3.45 |
| 1970 | 49.7 | 8.0% | $3.61 |
| 1969 | 46.0 | 4.1% | $3.90 |
| 1968 | 44.2 | 3.8% | $4.06 |
| 1967 | 42.6 | 1.4% | $4.21 |
| 1966 | 42.0 | 0.5% | $4.27 |
| 1965 | 41.8 | 0.5% | $4.29 |
| 1964 | 41.6 | $4.31 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUUR0000SEFW03, not seasonally adjusted. Index values are relative (only the changes matter), so they can't be compared across categories.
Questions
- How much have wine prices gone up since 2000?
- Wine prices rose 18% from 2000 to August 2026, slower than overall prices (95%).
- What is the inflation rate for wine right now?
- Wine prices were 1.1% lower in August 2026 than a year earlier.
- What did $100 of wine in 2000 cost in August 2026?
- $118.33.
- Where does this data come from?
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics price index for wine (series CUUR0000SEFW03), 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.