According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, since late 2021, the alcoholic-beverage category of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has been tracking signficantly under the general index for all items and under the index for the food category. (The CPI uses an index number—normalized to 100 in the 1982–84 base period—to measure price changes over time.) Here, we’ve charted the price-index increases over the past decade.
Infographic: The Rising Price of Alcohol?
It seems like everything is getting more expensive these days, but what about the price of alcoholic beverages? Let’s take a closer look.
By Jamie Bogner
