Canned fruits and vegetables priced at $20 in 2008 $31.25 in 2025

Canned Fruits And Vegetables Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Canned Fruits And Vegetables, 2008-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for canned fruits and vegetables are 56.24% higher in 2025 versus 2008 (a $11.25 difference in value).

Between 2008 and 2025: Canned fruits and vegetables experienced an average inflation rate of 2.66% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, canned fruits and vegetables costing $20 in the year 2008 would cost $31.25 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.34% during this same period, inflation for canned fruits and vegetables was higher.

In the year 2008: Pricing changed by 11.65%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for canned fruits and vegetables during the 2008-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2008 (3.84%), inflation for canned fruits and vegetables was much higher.

Price Inflation for Canned fruits and vegetables since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (13.86%), 2008 (11.65%), and 2009 (8.55%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2008

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Canned fruits and vegetables, over time, for $20 beginning in 2008. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2008$20.0011.65%
2009$21.718.55%
2010$21.42-1.35%
2011$21.932.37%
2012$22.623.18%
2013$22.921.30%
2014$23.151.02%
2015$23.230.33%
2016$23.12-0.45%
2017$22.58-2.34%
2018$22.660.34%
2019$23.373.14%
2020$24.062.97%
2021$24.943.66%
2022$28.4013.86%
2023$30.417.06%
2024$30.801.30%
2025$31.251.44%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.


Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Canned fruits and vegetables:

Year19971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI100.000102.500104.923105.423108.262112.185113.177113.892118.162121.785125.503140.125152.111150.053153.616158.503160.569162.201162.729162.001158.205158.747163.739168.595174.769198.996213.038215.809218.927

Adjust canned fruits and vegetables prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2008 * 2008 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Canned fruits and vegetables was 140.125 in the year 2008 and 218.927 in 2025:

218.927 / 140.125 * $20 = $31.25

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2008 has the same "purchasing power" as $31.25 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Canned fruits and vegetables).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Canned fruits and vegetables in 1997. In addition to canned fruits and vegetables, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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