According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for lettuce were 309.20% higher in 2020 versus 1979 (a $61.84 difference in value).
Between 1979 and 2020: Lettuce experienced an average inflation rate of 3.50% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, lettuce costing $20 in the year 1979 would cost $81.84 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.14% during this same period, inflation for lettuce was higher.
In the year 1979: Pricing changed by 4.48%, which is above the average yearly change for lettuce during the 1979-2020 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1979 (11.26%), inflation for lettuce was much lower.
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 | 327.203 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Lettuce, over time, for $20 beginning in 1979. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | $20.00 | 4.48% |
| 1980 | $19.46 | -2.71% |
| 1981 | $21.12 | 8.55% |
| 1982 | $25.19 | 19.27% |
| 1983 | $25.81 | 2.47% |
| 1984 | $24.03 | -6.92% |
| 1985 | $26.55 | 10.48% |
| 1986 | $28.18 | 6.13% |
| 1987 | $34.12 | 21.11% |
| 1988 | $37.17 | 8.94% |
| 1989 | $37.89 | 1.92% |
| 1990 | $37.60 | -0.76% |
| 1991 | $39.97 | 6.30% |
| 1992 | $38.95 | -2.56% |
| 1993 | $44.57 | 14.43% |
| 1994 | $42.61 | -4.40% |
| 1995 | $55.32 | 29.84% |
| 1996 | $46.45 | -16.04% |
| 1997 | $50.04 | 7.74% |
| 1998 | $57.29 | 14.50% |
| 1999 | $52.10 | -9.07% |
| 2000 | $57.05 | 9.50% |
| 2001 | $58.48 | 2.51% |
| 2002 | $63.05 | 7.81% |
| 2003 | $61.58 | -2.33% |
| 2004 | $59.97 | -2.61% |
| 2005 | $64.36 | 7.32% |
| 2006 | $66.56 | 3.41% |
| 2007 | $70.09 | 5.31% |
| 2008 | $71.66 | 2.24% |
| 2009 | $72.00 | 0.46% |
| 2010 | $70.96 | -1.44% |
| 2011 | $76.75 | 8.16% |
| 2012 | $71.30 | -7.10% |
| 2013 | $78.26 | 9.76% |
| 2014 | $74.62 | -4.66% |
| 2015 | $78.30 | 4.94% |
| 2016 | $73.51 | -6.13% |
| 2017 | $74.13 | 0.85% |
| 2018 | $72.97 | -1.57% |
| 2019 | $80.61 | 10.47% |
| 2020 | $81.84 | 1.53%* |
