According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for lettuce were 1,646.82% higher in 2020 versus 1943 (a $329.36 difference in value).
Between 1943 and 2020: Lettuce experienced an average inflation rate of 3.78% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, lettuce costing $20 in the year 1943 would cost $349.36 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.57% during this same period, inflation for lettuce was higher.
In the year 1943: Pricing changed by 17.01%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for lettuce during the 1943-2020 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1943 (5.98%), inflation for lettuce was much higher.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Lettuce:
| Year | 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 |
| CPI | 11.585 | 11.708 | 12.969 | 16.192 | 18.946 | 16.492 | 17.500 | 16.615 | 19.346 | 19.415 | 23.177 | 19.677 | 22.885 | 21.708 | 21.715 | 21.869 | 23.469 | 23.638 | 25.177 | 25.000 | 26.046 | 25.062 | 24.085 | 27.500 | 28.377 | 29.077 | 29.969 | 32.746 | 32.685 | 32.492 | 36.723 | 35.400 | 40.523 | 40.715 | 49.938 | 50.585 | 49.600 | 56.469 | 56.223 | 76.531 | 79.962 | 77.792 | 84.446 | 100.723 | 103.208 | 96.069 | 106.138 | 112.646 | 136.431 | 148.623 | 151.477 | 150.323 | 159.800 | 155.715 | 178.185 | 170.338 | 221.162 | 185.692 | 200.062 | 229.062 | 208.285 | 228.077 | 233.792 | 252.062 | 246.200 | 239.769 | 257.331 | 266.108 | 280.230 | 286.518 | 287.850 | 283.713 | 306.853 | 285.068 | 312.889 | 298.322 | 313.067 | 293.879 | 296.391 | 291.734 | 322.266 | 330.956 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Lettuce, over time, for $20 beginning in 1943. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | $20.00 | 17.01% |
| 1944 | $17.41 | -12.95% |
| 1945 | $18.47 | 6.11% |
| 1946 | $17.54 | -5.05% |
| 1947 | $20.42 | 16.44% |
| 1948 | $20.50 | 0.36% |
| 1949 | $24.47 | 19.37% |
| 1950 | $20.77 | -15.10% |
| 1951 | $24.16 | 16.30% |
| 1952 | $22.92 | -5.14% |
| 1953 | $22.92 | 0.04% |
| 1954 | $23.09 | 0.71% |
| 1955 | $24.77 | 7.32% |
| 1956 | $24.95 | 0.72% |
| 1957 | $26.58 | 6.51% |
| 1958 | $26.39 | -0.70% |
| 1959 | $27.49 | 4.18% |
| 1960 | $26.46 | -3.78% |
| 1961 | $25.42 | -3.90% |
| 1962 | $29.03 | 14.18% |
| 1963 | $29.96 | 3.19% |
| 1964 | $30.69 | 2.47% |
| 1965 | $31.64 | 3.07% |
| 1966 | $34.57 | 9.27% |
| 1967 | $34.50 | -0.19% |
| 1968 | $34.30 | -0.59% |
| 1969 | $38.77 | 13.02% |
| 1970 | $37.37 | -3.60% |
| 1971 | $42.78 | 14.47% |
| 1972 | $42.98 | 0.47% |
| 1973 | $52.72 | 22.65% |
| 1974 | $53.40 | 1.29% |
| 1975 | $52.36 | -1.95% |
| 1976 | $59.61 | 13.85% |
| 1977 | $59.35 | -0.44% |
| 1978 | $80.79 | 36.12% |
| 1979 | $84.41 | 4.48% |
| 1980 | $82.12 | -2.71% |
| 1981 | $89.14 | 8.55% |
| 1982 | $106.33 | 19.27% |
| 1983 | $108.95 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $101.41 | -6.92% |
| 1985 | $112.04 | 10.48% |
| 1986 | $118.91 | 6.13% |
| 1987 | $144.02 | 21.11% |
| 1988 | $156.89 | 8.94% |
| 1989 | $159.90 | 1.92% |
| 1990 | $158.68 | -0.76% |
| 1991 | $168.69 | 6.30% |
| 1992 | $164.38 | -2.56% |
| 1993 | $188.10 | 14.43% |
| 1994 | $179.81 | -4.40% |
| 1995 | $233.46 | 29.84% |
| 1996 | $196.02 | -16.04% |
| 1997 | $211.19 | 7.74% |
| 1998 | $241.80 | 14.50% |
| 1999 | $219.87 | -9.07% |
| 2000 | $240.76 | 9.50% |
| 2001 | $246.80 | 2.51% |
| 2002 | $266.08 | 7.81% |
| 2003 | $259.89 | -2.33% |
| 2004 | $253.11 | -2.61% |
| 2005 | $271.64 | 7.32% |
| 2006 | $280.91 | 3.41% |
| 2007 | $295.82 | 5.31% |
| 2008 | $302.46 | 2.24% |
| 2009 | $303.86 | 0.46% |
| 2010 | $299.49 | -1.44% |
| 2011 | $323.92 | 8.16% |
| 2012 | $300.92 | -7.10% |
| 2013 | $330.29 | 9.76% |
| 2014 | $314.92 | -4.66% |
| 2015 | $330.48 | 4.94% |
| 2016 | $310.23 | -6.13% |
| 2017 | $312.88 | 0.85% |
| 2018 | $307.96 | -1.57% |
| 2019 | $340.19 | 10.47% |
| 2020 | $349.36 | 2.70%* |
