According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for fresh fruits and vegetables are 2,976.51% higher in 2024 versus 1942 (a $595.30 difference in value).
Between 1942 and 2024: Fresh fruits and vegetables experienced an average inflation rate of 4.27% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, fresh fruits and vegetables costing $20 in the year 1942 would cost $615.30 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.67% during this same period, inflation for fresh fruits and vegetables was higher.
In the year 1942: Pricing changed by 27.46%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for fresh fruits and vegetables during the 1942-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1942 (10.92%), inflation for fresh fruits and vegetables was much higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Fresh fruits and vegetables, over time, for $20 beginning in 1942. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1942 | $20.00 | 27.46% |
1943 | $26.82 | 34.11% |
1944 | $26.71 | -0.40% |
1945 | $28.34 | 6.09% |
1946 | $28.75 | 1.44% |
1947 | $30.37 | 5.62% |
1948 | $31.99 | 5.36% |
1949 | $32.97 | 3.07% |
1950 | $31.08 | -5.74% |
1951 | $33.67 | 8.32% |
1952 | $39.17 | 16.35% |
1953 | $36.89 | -5.84% |
1954 | $36.21 | -1.85% |
1955 | $36.90 | 1.92% |
1956 | $39.03 | 5.77% |
1957 | $39.33 | 0.77% |
1958 | $42.13 | 7.12% |
1959 | $40.16 | -4.69% |
1960 | $42.63 | 6.17% |
1961 | $41.95 | -1.60% |
1962 | $43.05 | 2.62% |
1963 | $45.65 | 6.03% |
1964 | $48.32 | 5.85% |
1965 | $49.34 | 2.11% |
1966 | $50.22 | 1.80% |
1967 | $50.35 | 0.26% |
1968 | $55.12 | 9.46% |
1969 | $55.97 | 1.54% |
1970 | $58.56 | 4.64% |
1971 | $60.96 | 4.09% |
1972 | $64.49 | 5.79% |
1973 | $75.99 | 17.84% |
1974 | $81.92 | 7.80% |
1975 | $83.69 | 2.16% |
1976 | $85.77 | 2.49% |
1977 | $97.41 | 13.58% |
1978 | $110.05 | 12.97% |
1979 | $118.38 | 7.57% |
1980 | $127.27 | 7.50% |
1981 | $142.53 | 11.99% |
1982 | $150.45 | 5.56% |
1983 | $149.97 | -0.32% |
1984 | $166.37 | 10.93% |
1985 | $170.72 | 2.62% |
1986 | $175.88 | 3.02% |
1987 | $197.26 | 12.15% |
1988 | $211.77 | 7.35% |
1989 | $229.80 | 8.52% |
1990 | $250.47 | 8.99% |
1991 | $270.89 | 8.15% |
1992 | $266.10 | -1.77% |
1993 | $277.86 | 4.42% |
1994 | $290.52 | 4.56% |
1995 | $320.50 | 10.32% |
1996 | $329.58 | 2.83% |
1997 | $335.21 | 1.71% |
1998 | $359.80 | 7.33% |
1999 | $369.06 | 2.57% |
2000 | $371.56 | 0.68% |
2001 | $385.72 | 3.81% |
2002 | $402.02 | 4.23% |
2003 | $412.73 | 2.66% |
2004 | $427.36 | 3.54% |
2005 | $443.89 | 3.87% |
2006 | $467.44 | 5.31% |
2007 | $485.62 | 3.89% |
2008 | $510.82 | 5.19% |
2009 | $486.48 | -4.76% |
2010 | $489.86 | 0.70% |
2011 | $511.73 | 4.47% |
2012 | $501.46 | -2.01% |
2013 | $517.80 | 3.26% |
2014 | $527.78 | 1.93% |
2015 | $525.40 | -0.45% |
2016 | $531.67 | 1.19% |
2017 | $532.71 | 0.20% |
2018 | $538.47 | 1.08% |
2019 | $543.86 | 1.00% |
2020 | $548.17 | 0.79% |
2021 | $566.50 | 3.34% |
2022 | $608.91 | 7.49% |
2023 | $613.51 | 0.76% |
2024 | $615.30 | 0.29%* |
* 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 Fresh fruits and vegetables:
Year | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
CPI | 9.562 | 10.285 | 10.500 | 8.938 | 9.223 | 9.431 | 10.085 | 12.854 | 17.238 | 17.169 | 18.215 | 18.477 | 19.515 | 20.562 | 21.192 | 19.977 | 21.638 | 25.177 | 23.708 | 23.269 | 23.715 | 25.085 | 25.277 | 27.077 | 25.808 | 27.400 | 26.962 | 27.669 | 29.338 | 31.054 | 31.708 | 32.277 | 32.362 | 35.423 | 35.969 | 37.638 | 39.177 | 41.446 | 48.838 | 52.646 | 53.785 | 55.123 | 62.608 | 70.731 | 76.085 | 81.792 | 91.600 | 96.692 | 96.385 | 106.923 | 109.723 | 113.038 | 126.777 | 136.100 | 147.692 | 160.977 | 174.100 | 171.023 | 178.577 | 186.715 | 205.985 | 211.815 | 215.438 | 231.238 | 237.192 | 238.800 | 247.900 | 258.377 | 265.262 | 274.662 | 285.285 | 300.423 | 312.105 | 328.297 | 312.654 | 314.830 | 328.888 | 322.283 | 332.785 | 339.202 | 337.668 | 341.699 | 342.371 | 346.073 | 349.534 | 352.302 | 364.085 | 391.342 | 394.300 | 395.449 |