Beer inflation
Beer prices since 2000
Up 82%
An average of 2.32% a year, compared with 95% for all U.S. prices (overall CPI). $100 of 2000 beer costs $182.22 in August 2026.
Last 12 months (to August 2026)
2.4%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
1953
How much beer prices have risen
| Since | Beer | All U.S. prices | $100 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +481% | +763% | $580.73 |
| 1980 | +237% | +307% | $336.93 |
| 1990 | +131% | +156% | $231.16 |
| 2000 | +82% | +95% | $182.22 |
| 2010 | +42% | +54% | $142.15 |
| 2020 | +20% | +29% | $120.02 |
Calculate beer inflation
Inflation rate by year
Every year since 1953
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 278.5 | 1.1% | $1.03 |
| 2024 | 275.4 | 3.0% | $1.04 |
| 2023 | 267.4 | 5.1% | $1.07 |
| 2022 | 254.4 | 5.0% | $1.12 |
| 2021 | 242.3 | 1.8% | $1.18 |
| 2020 | 238.1 | 3.5% | $1.20 |
| 2019 | 230.1 | 1.8% | $1.24 |
| 2018 | 226.0 | 1.4% | $1.26 |
| 2017 | 222.9 | 1.8% | $1.28 |
| 2016 | 218.9 | 1.8% | $1.31 |
| 2015 | 215.0 | 0.6% | $1.33 |
| 2014 | 213.8 | 1.3% | $1.34 |
| 2013 | 211.1 | 1.7% | $1.35 |
| 2012 | 207.6 | 1.8% | $1.38 |
| 2011 | 203.9 | 1.4% | $1.40 |
| 2010 | 201.0 | 1.8% | $1.42 |
| 2009 | 197.4 | 3.7% | $1.45 |
| 2008 | 190.3 | 3.4% | $1.50 |
| 2007 | 184.1 | 3.4% | $1.55 |
| 2006 | 178.1 | 1.0% | $1.60 |
| 2005 | 176.4 | 1.0% | $1.62 |
| 2004 | 174.6 | 3.6% | $1.64 |
| 2003 | 168.5 | 2.3% | $1.70 |
| 2002 | 164.7 | 2.5% | $1.73 |
| 2001 | 160.7 | 2.5% | $1.78 |
| 2000 | 156.8 | 3.2% | $1.82 |
| 1999 | 151.9 | 2.3% | $1.88 |
| 1998 | 148.5 | 0.2% | $1.92 |
| 1997 | 148.2 | 0.5% | $1.93 |
| 1996 | 147.4 | 2.4% | $1.94 |
| 1995 | 143.9 | 0.3% | $1.99 |
| 1994 | 143.4 | 0.1% | $1.99 |
| 1993 | 143.2 | -0.2% | $2.00 |
| 1992 | 143.5 | 3.7% | $1.99 |
| 1991 | 138.4 | 12.0% | $2.06 |
| 1990 | 123.6 | 4.6% | $2.31 |
| 1989 | 118.2 | 3.3% | $2.42 |
| 1988 | 114.4 | 3.2% | $2.50 |
| 1987 | 110.9 | 2.0% | $2.58 |
| 1986 | 108.7 | 1.9% | $2.63 |
| 1985 | 106.7 | 2.4% | $2.68 |
| 1984 | 104.2 | 3.5% | $2.74 |
| 1983 | 100.7 | 5.8% | $2.84 |
| 1982 | 95.2 | 4.7% | $3.00 |
| 1981 | 90.9 | 7.2% | $3.14 |
| 1980 | 84.8 | 10.3% | $3.37 |
| 1979 | 76.9 | 10.5% | $3.72 |
| 1978 | 69.6 | 5.5% | $4.11 |
| 1977 | 66.0 | 1.5% | $4.33 |
| 1976 | 65.0 | 2.5% | $4.40 |
| 1975 | 63.4 | 10.6% | $4.51 |
| 1974 | 57.3 | 9.6% | $4.99 |
| 1973 | 52.3 | 1.6% | $5.46 |
| 1972 | 51.5 | 1.0% | $5.55 |
| 1971 | 51.0 | 3.7% | $5.60 |
| 1970 | 49.2 | 3.1% | $5.81 |
| 1969 | 47.7 | 2.6% | $5.99 |
| 1968 | 46.5 | 2.9% | $6.14 |
| 1967 | 45.2 | 1.8% | $6.32 |
| 1966 | 44.4 | 1.4% | $6.44 |
| 1965 | 43.8 | 0.9% | $6.52 |
| 1964 | 43.4 | 0.9% | $6.58 |
| 1963 | 43.0 | 0.9% | $6.64 |
| 1962 | 42.6 | 0.5% | $6.71 |
| 1961 | 42.4 | 0.2% | $6.74 |
| 1960 | 42.3 | 1.4% | $6.75 |
| 1959 | 41.7 | 0.7% | $6.85 |
| 1958 | 41.4 | -0.2% | $6.90 |
| 1957 | 41.5 | 2.0% | $6.88 |
| 1956 | 40.7 | 1.5% | $7.02 |
| 1955 | 40.1 | -0.7% | $7.13 |
| 1954 | 40.4 | 3.9% | $7.07 |
| 1953 | 38.9 | $7.34 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUUR0000SEFW01, not seasonally adjusted. Index values are relative (only the changes matter), so they can't be compared across categories.
Questions
- How much have beer prices gone up since 2000?
- Beer prices rose 82% from 2000 to August 2026, slower than overall prices (95%).
- What is the inflation rate for beer right now?
- Beer prices were 2.4% higher in August 2026 than a year earlier.
- What did $100 of beer in 2000 cost in August 2026?
- $182.22.
- Where does this data come from?
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics price index for beer (series CUUR0000SEFW01), 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.