Fresh fruits and vegetables price inflation, 2025→2026

Fresh Fruits And Vegetables Inflation Calculator

Prices for Fresh Fruits And Vegetables, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for fresh fruits and vegetables are 0.99% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.20 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Fresh fruits and vegetables experienced an average inflation rate of 0.99% per year. In other words, fresh fruits and vegetables costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $20.20 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for fresh fruits and vegetables was higher.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 0.23%, which is below the average yearly change for fresh fruits and vegetables during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for fresh fruits and vegetables was 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 (27.44%), and 1973 (17.83%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Fresh fruits and vegetables, over time, for $20 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2025	$20.00	0.23%
2026	$20.20	0.99%*

* 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	2025	2026
CPI	9.558	10.283	10.500	8.942	9.225	9.433	10.083	12.850	17.233	17.167	18.217	18.475	19.517	20.558	21.192	19.983	21.633	25.175	23.708	23.275	23.717	25.083	25.275	27.075	25.808	27.400	26.958	27.667	29.342	31.050	31.708	32.275	32.358	35.425	35.967	37.633	39.175	41.450	48.842	52.650	53.783	55.125	62.608	70.733	76.083	81.792	91.600	96.692	96.383	106.925	109.725	113.042	126.775	136.100	147.692	160.975	174.100	171.025	178.575	186.717	205.983	211.817	215.442	231.242	237.192	238.800	247.900	258.375	265.258	274.658	285.283	300.425	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	397.040	397.939	401.860

Adjust fresh fruits and vegetables prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Fresh fruits and vegetables was 397.939 in the year 2025 and 401.860 in 2026:

401.860 / 397.939 * $20 = $20.20

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.20 in 2026 (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.