Fresh fruits and vegetables priced at $20 in 2009 → $25.45 in 2025

Fresh Fruits And Vegetables Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Fresh Fruits And Vegetables, 2009-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for fresh fruits and vegetables are 27.23% higher in 2025 versus 2009 (a $5.45 difference in value).

Between 2009 and 2025: Fresh fruits and vegetables experienced an average inflation rate of 1.52% per year. In other words, fresh fruits and vegetables costing $20 in the year 2009 would cost $25.45 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.51% during this same period, inflation for fresh fruits and vegetables was lower.

In the year 2009: Pricing changed by -4.76%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for fresh fruits and vegetables during the 2009-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2009 (-0.36%), inflation for fresh fruits and vegetables was much lower.

Price Inflation for Fresh fruits and vegetables since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1943 (34.11%), 1942 (27.46%), and 1973 (17.84%).
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Buying power of $20.00 since 2009

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Fresh fruits and vegetables, over time, for $20 beginning in 2009. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2009$20.00-4.76%
2010$20.140.70%
2011$21.044.47%
2012$20.62-2.01%
2013$21.293.26%
2014$21.701.93%
2015$21.60-0.45%
2016$21.861.19%
2017$21.900.20%
2018$22.141.08%
2019$22.361.00%
2020$22.540.79%
2021$23.293.34%
2022$25.037.49%
2023$25.220.76%
2024$25.400.69%
2025$25.450.19%*

* 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:

Year1935193619371938193919401941194219431944194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI9.56210.28510.5008.9389.2239.43110.08512.85417.23817.16918.21518.47719.51520.56221.19219.97721.63825.17723.70823.26923.71525.08525.27727.07725.80827.40026.96227.66929.33831.05431.70832.27732.36235.42335.96937.63839.17741.44648.83852.64653.78555.12362.60870.73176.08581.79291.60096.69296.385106.923109.723113.038126.777136.100147.692160.977174.100171.023178.577186.715205.985211.815215.438231.238237.192238.800247.900258.377265.262274.662285.285300.423312.105328.297312.654314.830328.888322.283332.785339.202337.668341.699342.371346.073349.534352.302364.085391.342394.300397.040397.804

Adjust fresh fruits and vegetables prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2009 * 2009 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Fresh fruits and vegetables was 312.654 in the year 2009 and 397.804 in 2025:

397.804 / 312.654 * $20 = $25.45

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2009 has the same "purchasing power" as $25.45 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Fresh fruits and vegetables).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Fresh fruits and vegetables in 1935. In addition to fresh 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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