Fruits and vegetables priced at $100 in 2009 $111.72 in 2020

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Prices for Fruits And Vegetables, 2009-2020 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for fruits and vegetables were 11.72% higher in 2020 versus 2009 (a $11.72 difference in value).

Between 2009 and 2020: Fruits and vegetables experienced an average inflation rate of 1.01% per year. In other words, fruits and vegetables costing $100 in the year 2009 would cost $111.72 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.72% during this same period, inflation for fruits and vegetables was lower.

In the year 2009: Pricing changed by -2.15%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for fruits and vegetables during the 2009-2020 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2009 (-0.36%), inflation for fruits and vegetables was lower.

Price Inflation for Fruits and vegetables since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1943 (28.89%), 1942 (26.81%), and 1974 (16.38%).

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Buying power of $100.00 since 2009

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Fruits and vegetables, over time, for $100 beginning in 2009. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2009$100.00-2.15%
2010$100.190.19%
2011$104.294.10%
2012$103.62-0.64%
2013$106.262.55%
2014$107.861.51%
2015$107.66-0.19%
2016$108.550.83%
2017$108.33-0.20%
2018$109.100.71%
2019$110.231.03%
2020$111.721.35%
2021$115.343.24%
2022$125.188.53%
2023$128.302.49%
2024$129.841.20%*

* 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 Fruits and vegetables:

Year193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI11.20011.77712.11510.46910.61510.86211.59214.70018.94618.87719.87720.46922.38523.03123.36222.36224.46226.87726.00025.63826.02327.27727.19229.12328.67729.40829.51529.74631.46932.69232.64633.32333.30835.91536.37737.75439.65441.64647.43855.20856.93858.38563.77770.90076.58582.13892.00897.01597.300105.685108.446109.438119.108128.131137.969148.962155.808155.377158.985165.008177.685183.923187.485198.177203.092204.631212.185220.885225.908232.708241.392252.923262.628278.932272.945273.458284.662282.827290.033294.398293.840296.277295.684297.793300.854304.929314.809341.671350.175354.381

Adjust fruits and vegetables prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2020 / CPI in 2009 * 2009 USD value = 2020 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Fruits and vegetables was 272.945 in the year 2009 and 304.929 in 2020:

304.929 / 272.945 * $100 = $111.72

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 2009 has the same "purchasing power" as $111.72 in 2020 (in the CPI category of Fruits and vegetables).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Fruits and vegetables in 1935. In addition to fruits and vegetables, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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