According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for fresh fruits were 1,301.07% higher in 2020 versus 1959 (a $130.11 difference in value).
Between 1959 and 2020: Fresh fruits experienced an average inflation rate of 4.42% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, fresh fruits costing $10 in the year 1959 would cost $140.11 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.64% during this same period, inflation for fresh fruits was higher.
In the year 1959: Pricing changed by -7.43%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for fresh fruits during the 1959-2020 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1959 (0.99%), 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 1959. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | $10.00 | -7.43% |
| 1960 | $10.88 | 8.84% |
| 1961 | $11.08 | 1.83% |
| 1962 | $11.20 | 1.03% |
| 1963 | $12.34 | 10.16% |
| 1964 | $12.43 | 0.73% |
| 1965 | $11.90 | -4.27% |
| 1966 | $12.44 | 4.54% |
| 1967 | $12.60 | 1.36% |
| 1968 | $14.25 | 13.05% |
| 1969 | $13.79 | -3.26% |
| 1970 | $13.96 | 1.27% |
| 1971 | $14.81 | 6.08% |
| 1972 | $15.62 | 5.46% |
| 1973 | $17.49 | 11.96% |
| 1974 | $19.01 | 8.72% |
| 1975 | $20.31 | 6.83% |
| 1976 | $20.27 | -0.16% |
| 1977 | $23.32 | 15.04% |
| 1978 | $27.86 | 19.45% |
| 1979 | $31.32 | 12.42% |
| 1980 | $33.26 | 6.20% |
| 1981 | $35.06 | 5.43% |
| 1982 | $38.97 | 11.14% |
| 1983 | $37.31 | -4.25% |
| 1984 | $41.43 | 11.04% |
| 1985 | $45.62 | 10.11% |
| 1986 | $46.56 | 2.05% |
| 1987 | $51.80 | 11.26% |
| 1988 | $56.10 | 8.30% |
| 1989 | $59.79 | 6.57% |
| 1990 | $67.05 | 12.16% |
| 1991 | $76.08 | 13.46% |
| 1992 | $72.26 | -5.01% |
| 1993 | $74.07 | 2.51% |
| 1994 | $78.94 | 6.57% |
| 1995 | $85.92 | 8.83% |
| 1996 | $91.99 | 7.07% |
| 1997 | $92.72 | 0.80% |
| 1998 | $96.73 | 4.32% |
| 1999 | $104.48 | 8.01% |
| 2000 | $101.37 | -2.98% |
| 2001 | $104.02 | 2.61% |
| 2002 | $106.04 | 1.94% |
| 2003 | $109.53 | 3.29% |
| 2004 | $112.54 | 2.75% |
| 2005 | $116.71 | 3.70% |
| 2006 | $123.68 | 5.97% |
| 2007 | $129.30 | 4.54% |
| 2008 | $135.54 | 4.83% |
| 2009 | $127.28 | -6.09% |
| 2010 | $126.48 | -0.63% |
| 2011 | $130.70 | 3.34% |
| 2012 | $132.07 | 1.05% |
| 2013 | $134.65 | 1.96% |
| 2014 | $141.16 | 4.83% |
| 2015 | $138.11 | -2.16% |
| 2016 | $141.18 | 2.23% |
| 2017 | $141.83 | 0.46% |
| 2018 | $143.30 | 1.04% |
| 2019 | $141.29 | -1.40% |
| 2020 | $140.11 | -0.84%* |