According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for fresh fruits were 1,581.14% higher in 2021 versus 1950 (a $158.11 difference in value).
Between 1950 and 2021: Fresh fruits experienced an average inflation rate of 4.05% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, fresh fruits costing $10 in the year 1950 would cost $168.11 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.44% during this same period, inflation for fresh fruits was higher.
In the year 1950: Pricing changed by -6.07%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for fresh fruits during the 1950-2021 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 | 2021 |
| CPI | 21.867 | 21.875 | 23.742 | 22.300 | 21.733 | 23.725 | 23.967 | 24.083 | 23.725 | 24.467 | 25.467 | 27.517 | 25.500 | 27.733 | 28.225 | 28.542 | 31.433 | 31.642 | 30.317 | 31.650 | 32.150 | 36.292 | 35.117 | 35.550 | 37.700 | 39.808 | 44.558 | 48.442 | 51.667 | 51.692 | 59.475 | 70.808 | 79.692 | 84.783 | 89.492 | 99.358 | 95.133 | 105.783 | 116.408 | 118.608 | 131.925 | 143.167 | 152.558 | 171.050 | 193.408 | 184.025 | 188.192 | 201.100 | 218.958 | 234.233 | 236.275 | 246.608 | 266.283 | 258.300 | 264.958 | 270.217 | 279.192 | 286.767 | 297.433 | 315.358 | 329.610 | 345.464 | 324.369 | 322.317 | 333.059 | 336.490 | 343.120 | 359.691 | 351.908 | 359.802 | 361.450 | 365.253 | 360.117 | 357.076 | 374.893 |
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 | -6.07% |
| 1951 | $9.75 | -2.54% |
| 1952 | $10.64 | 9.16% |
| 1953 | $10.75 | 1.02% |
| 1954 | $10.80 | 0.49% |
| 1955 | $10.64 | -1.49% |
| 1956 | $10.97 | 3.13% |
| 1957 | $11.42 | 4.09% |
| 1958 | $12.34 | 8.05% |
| 1959 | $11.43 | -7.33% |
| 1960 | $12.44 | 8.76% |
| 1961 | $12.66 | 1.77% |
| 1962 | $12.80 | 1.12% |
| 1963 | $14.10 | 10.13% |
| 1964 | $14.19 | 0.66% |
| 1965 | $13.59 | -4.19% |
| 1966 | $14.19 | 4.40% |
| 1967 | $14.42 | 1.58% |
| 1968 | $16.27 | 12.88% |
| 1969 | $15.75 | -3.24% |
| 1970 | $15.94 | 1.23% |
| 1971 | $16.91 | 6.05% |
| 1972 | $17.85 | 5.59% |
| 1973 | $19.98 | 11.93% |
| 1974 | $21.72 | 8.72% |
| 1975 | $23.17 | 6.66% |
| 1976 | $23.18 | 0.05% |
| 1977 | $26.67 | 15.06% |
| 1978 | $31.75 | 19.06% |
| 1979 | $35.74 | 12.55% |
| 1980 | $38.02 | 6.39% |
| 1981 | $40.13 | 5.55% |
| 1982 | $44.56 | 11.03% |
| 1983 | $42.66 | -4.25% |
| 1984 | $47.44 | 11.19% |
| 1985 | $52.20 | 10.04% |
| 1986 | $53.19 | 1.89% |
| 1987 | $59.16 | 11.23% |
| 1988 | $64.20 | 8.52% |
| 1989 | $68.41 | 6.56% |
| 1990 | $76.70 | 12.12% |
| 1991 | $86.73 | 13.07% |
| 1992 | $82.52 | -4.85% |
| 1993 | $84.39 | 2.26% |
| 1994 | $90.18 | 6.86% |
| 1995 | $98.19 | 8.88% |
| 1996 | $105.04 | 6.98% |
| 1997 | $105.95 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $110.59 | 4.37% |
| 1999 | $119.41 | 7.98% |
| 2000 | $115.83 | -3.00% |
| 2001 | $118.82 | 2.58% |
| 2002 | $121.17 | 1.98% |
| 2003 | $125.20 | 3.32% |
| 2004 | $128.59 | 2.71% |
| 2005 | $133.38 | 3.72% |
| 2006 | $141.42 | 6.03% |
| 2007 | $147.81 | 4.52% |
| 2008 | $154.92 | 4.81% |
| 2009 | $145.46 | -6.11% |
| 2010 | $144.54 | -0.63% |
| 2011 | $149.35 | 3.33% |
| 2012 | $150.89 | 1.03% |
| 2013 | $153.87 | 1.97% |
| 2014 | $161.30 | 4.83% |
| 2015 | $157.81 | -2.16% |
| 2016 | $161.35 | 2.24% |
| 2017 | $162.09 | 0.46% |
| 2018 | $163.79 | 1.05% |
| 2019 | $161.49 | -1.41% |
| 2020 | $160.12 | -0.84% |
| 2021 | $168.11 | 4.99%* |