Fruits and vegetables price inflation, 2025→2026

Fruits And Vegetables Inflation Calculator

Prices for Fruits And Vegetables, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for fruits and vegetables are 0.41% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.08 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Fruits and vegetables experienced an average inflation rate of 0.41% per year. In other words, fruits and vegetables costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $20.08 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for fruits and vegetables was lower.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 0.25%, which is below the average yearly change for fruits and vegetables during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), 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 (28.91%), 1942 (26.82%), and 1974 (16.37%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Fruits and vegetables, over time, for $20 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2025	$20.00	0.25%
2026	$20.08	0.41%*

* 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:

Year	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	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	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
CPI	11.200	11.775	12.117	10.467	10.617	10.858	11.592	14.700	18.950	18.875	19.875	20.475	22.383	23.033	23.367	22.358	24.467	26.875	26.000	25.642	26.025	27.275	27.192	29.125	28.675	29.408	29.517	29.742	31.467	32.692	32.650	33.325	33.308	35.917	36.375	37.750	39.650	41.650	47.442	55.208	56.942	58.383	63.775	70.900	76.583	82.142	92.008	97.017	97.300	105.683	108.450	109.442	119.108	128.133	137.967	148.958	155.808	155.375	158.983	165.008	177.683	183.925	187.483	198.175	203.092	204.633	212.183	220.883	225.908	232.708	241.392	252.925	262.628	278.932	272.945	273.458	284.662	282.827	290.033	294.398	293.840	296.277	295.684	297.793	300.854	304.929	314.809	341.671	350.175	352.796	353.671	355.125

Adjust fruits and vegetables prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Fruits and vegetables was 353.671 in the year 2025 and 355.125 in 2026:

355.125 / 353.671 * $20 = $20.08

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.08 in 2026 (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.