According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for fresh fruits were 1,351.09% higher in 2021 versus 1957 (a $135.11 difference in value).
Between 1957 and 2021: Fresh fruits experienced an average inflation rate of 4.27% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, fresh fruits costing $10 in the year 1957 would cost $145.11 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.56% during this same period, inflation for fresh fruits was higher.
In the year 1957: Pricing changed by 4.09%, which is below the average yearly change for fresh fruits during the 1957-2021 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1957 (3.34%), inflation for fresh fruits was higher.
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 | 369.543 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Fresh fruits, over time, for $10 beginning in 1957. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1957 | $10.00 | 4.09% |
1958 | $10.80 | 8.05% |
1959 | $10.01 | -7.33% |
1960 | $10.89 | 8.76% |
1961 | $11.08 | 1.77% |
1962 | $11.21 | 1.12% |
1963 | $12.34 | 10.13% |
1964 | $12.42 | 0.66% |
1965 | $11.90 | -4.19% |
1966 | $12.43 | 4.40% |
1967 | $12.62 | 1.58% |
1968 | $14.25 | 12.88% |
1969 | $13.79 | -3.24% |
1970 | $13.96 | 1.23% |
1971 | $14.80 | 6.05% |
1972 | $15.63 | 5.59% |
1973 | $17.50 | 11.93% |
1974 | $19.02 | 8.72% |
1975 | $20.29 | 6.66% |
1976 | $20.30 | 0.05% |
1977 | $23.35 | 15.06% |
1978 | $27.80 | 19.06% |
1979 | $31.29 | 12.55% |
1980 | $33.29 | 6.39% |
1981 | $35.14 | 5.55% |
1982 | $39.02 | 11.03% |
1983 | $37.36 | -4.25% |
1984 | $41.54 | 11.19% |
1985 | $45.71 | 10.04% |
1986 | $46.57 | 1.89% |
1987 | $51.80 | 11.23% |
1988 | $56.22 | 8.52% |
1989 | $59.91 | 6.56% |
1990 | $67.17 | 12.12% |
1991 | $75.95 | 13.07% |
1992 | $72.26 | -4.85% |
1993 | $73.90 | 2.26% |
1994 | $78.97 | 6.86% |
1995 | $85.98 | 8.88% |
1996 | $91.98 | 6.98% |
1997 | $92.78 | 0.87% |
1998 | $96.84 | 4.37% |
1999 | $104.56 | 7.98% |
2000 | $101.43 | -3.00% |
2001 | $104.04 | 2.58% |
2002 | $106.11 | 1.98% |
2003 | $109.63 | 3.32% |
2004 | $112.60 | 2.71% |
2005 | $116.79 | 3.72% |
2006 | $123.83 | 6.03% |
2007 | $129.43 | 4.52% |
2008 | $135.65 | 4.81% |
2009 | $127.37 | -6.11% |
2010 | $126.56 | -0.63% |
2011 | $130.78 | 3.33% |
2012 | $132.13 | 1.03% |
2013 | $134.73 | 1.97% |
2014 | $141.24 | 4.83% |
2015 | $138.18 | -2.16% |
2016 | $141.28 | 2.24% |
2017 | $141.93 | 0.46% |
2018 | $143.42 | 1.05% |
2019 | $141.41 | -1.41% |
2020 | $140.21 | -0.84% |
2021 | $145.11 | 3.49%* |