Fruits and vegetables priced at $20 in 2014 → $23.99 in 2025

Fruits And Vegetables Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Fruits And Vegetables, 2014-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for fruits and vegetables are 19.95% higher in 2025 versus 2014 (a $3.99 difference in value).

Between 2014 and 2025: Fruits and vegetables experienced an average inflation rate of 1.67% per year. In other words, fruits and vegetables costing $20 in the year 2014 would cost $23.99 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.74% during this same period, inflation for fruits and vegetables was lower.

In the year 2014: Pricing changed by 1.51%, which is below the average yearly change for fruits and vegetables during the 2014-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2014 (1.62%), 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 $20.00 since 2014

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Fruits and vegetables, over time, for $20 beginning in 2014. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2014$20.001.51%
2015$19.96-0.19%
2016$20.130.83%
2017$20.09-0.20%
2018$20.230.71%
2019$20.441.03%
2020$20.721.35%
2021$21.393.24%
2022$23.218.53%
2023$23.792.49%
2024$23.970.75%
2025$23.990.10%*

* 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:

Year1935193619371938193919401941194219431944194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI11.20011.77712.11510.46910.61510.86211.59214.70018.94618.87719.87720.46922.38523.03123.36222.36224.46226.87726.00025.63826.02327.27727.19229.12328.67729.40829.51529.74631.46932.69232.64633.32333.30835.91536.37737.75439.65441.64647.43855.20856.93858.38563.77770.90076.58582.13892.00897.01597.300105.685108.446109.438119.108128.131137.969148.962155.808155.377158.985165.008177.685183.923187.485198.177203.092204.631212.185220.885225.908232.708241.392252.923262.628278.932272.945273.458284.662282.827290.033294.398293.840296.277295.684297.793300.854304.929314.809341.671350.175352.796353.138

Adjust fruits and vegetables prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2014 * 2014 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Fruits and vegetables was 294.398 in the year 2014 and 353.138 in 2025:

353.138 / 294.398 * $20 = $23.99

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2014 has the same "purchasing power" as $23.99 in 2025 (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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