According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for fresh fruits were 1,500.05% higher in 2020 versus 1950 (a $150.01 difference in value).
Between 1950 and 2020: Fresh fruits experienced an average inflation rate of 4.04% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, fresh fruits costing $10 in the year 1950 would cost $160.01 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.45% during this same period, inflation for fresh fruits was higher.
In the year 1950: Pricing changed by -6.15%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for fresh fruits during the 1950-2020 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1950 (1.10%), inflation for fresh fruits was much lower.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Fresh fruits:
Year | 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 |
CPI | 21.846 | 21.854 | 23.777 | 22.315 | 21.685 | 23.723 | 23.969 | 24.100 | 23.738 | 24.462 | 25.485 | 27.531 | 25.485 | 27.738 | 28.246 | 28.538 | 31.438 | 31.669 | 30.315 | 31.692 | 32.123 | 36.315 | 35.131 | 35.577 | 37.738 | 39.800 | 44.562 | 48.446 | 51.754 | 51.669 | 59.438 | 71.000 | 79.815 | 84.762 | 89.362 | 99.315 | 95.092 | 105.592 | 116.269 | 118.654 | 132.015 | 142.969 | 152.362 | 170.885 | 193.885 | 184.162 | 188.777 | 201.185 | 218.954 | 234.423 | 236.300 | 246.508 | 266.262 | 258.338 | 265.085 | 270.238 | 279.123 | 286.808 | 297.431 | 315.185 | 329.506 | 345.416 | 324.364 | 322.329 | 333.091 | 336.575 | 343.162 | 359.733 | 351.961 | 359.798 | 361.436 | 365.203 | 360.081 | 357.058 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Fresh fruits, over time, for $10 beginning in 1950. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1950 | $10.00 | -6.15% |
1951 | $9.72 | -2.83% |
1952 | $10.63 | 9.40% |
1953 | $10.74 | 1.04% |
1954 | $10.80 | 0.55% |
1955 | $10.64 | -1.50% |
1956 | $10.96 | 3.05% |
1957 | $11.42 | 4.18% |
1958 | $12.34 | 8.03% |
1959 | $11.42 | -7.43% |
1960 | $12.43 | 8.84% |
1961 | $12.66 | 1.83% |
1962 | $12.79 | 1.03% |
1963 | $14.09 | 10.16% |
1964 | $14.19 | 0.73% |
1965 | $13.58 | -4.27% |
1966 | $14.20 | 4.54% |
1967 | $14.40 | 1.36% |
1968 | $16.27 | 13.05% |
1969 | $15.74 | -3.26% |
1970 | $15.94 | 1.27% |
1971 | $16.91 | 6.08% |
1972 | $17.84 | 5.46% |
1973 | $19.97 | 11.96% |
1974 | $21.71 | 8.72% |
1975 | $23.19 | 6.83% |
1976 | $23.15 | -0.16% |
1977 | $26.64 | 15.04% |
1978 | $31.82 | 19.45% |
1979 | $35.77 | 12.42% |
1980 | $37.98 | 6.20% |
1981 | $40.04 | 5.43% |
1982 | $44.51 | 11.14% |
1983 | $42.61 | -4.25% |
1984 | $47.32 | 11.04% |
1985 | $52.10 | 10.11% |
1986 | $53.17 | 2.05% |
1987 | $59.16 | 11.26% |
1988 | $64.07 | 8.30% |
1989 | $68.28 | 6.57% |
1990 | $76.58 | 12.16% |
1991 | $86.88 | 13.46% |
1992 | $82.53 | -5.01% |
1993 | $84.59 | 2.51% |
1994 | $90.16 | 6.57% |
1995 | $98.12 | 8.83% |
1996 | $105.05 | 7.07% |
1997 | $105.89 | 0.80% |
1998 | $110.47 | 4.32% |
1999 | $119.32 | 8.01% |
2000 | $115.77 | -2.98% |
2001 | $118.79 | 2.61% |
2002 | $121.10 | 1.94% |
2003 | $125.08 | 3.29% |
2004 | $128.52 | 2.75% |
2005 | $133.29 | 3.70% |
2006 | $141.24 | 5.97% |
2007 | $147.66 | 4.54% |
2008 | $154.79 | 4.83% |
2009 | $145.35 | -6.09% |
2010 | $144.44 | -0.63% |
2011 | $149.27 | 3.34% |
2012 | $150.83 | 1.05% |
2013 | $153.78 | 1.96% |
2014 | $161.20 | 4.83% |
2015 | $157.72 | -2.16% |
2016 | $161.23 | 2.23% |
2017 | $161.97 | 0.46% |
2018 | $163.66 | 1.04% |
2019 | $161.36 | -1.40% |
2020 | $160.01 | -0.84%* |