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CPI for Beer at Home and Away Outpaces Total Alcohol

CPI for Beer at Home and Away Outpaces Total Alcohol

After one month on par with the increase in overall inflation, the consumer price index (CPI) for beer at home rose faster than inflation for all items year-over-year (YoY) in November 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

CPI for Beer At Home Increases +4% in July, Outpaces Overall Inflation

CPI for Beer At Home Increases +4% in July, Outpaces Overall Inflation

The consumer price index (CPI) for beer both at home and away in July continued to outpace overall inflation and the CPI for the rest of the beverage-alcohol industry, according to the most recent report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

CPI: Beer Inflation Has ‘Reemerged’ This Fall

CPI: Beer Inflation Has ‘Reemerged’ This Fall

After a seven-month slowdown, beer inflation “has reemerged in the past three months,” Brewers Association (BA) chief economist Bart Watson wrote on Twitter/X, following the release of the October Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).