Other fresh vegetables priced at $20 in 1996 $39.24 in 2024

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Prices for Other Fresh Vegetables, 1996-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other fresh vegetables are 96.19% higher in 2024 versus 1996 (a $19.24 difference in value).

Between 1996 and 2024: Other fresh vegetables experienced an average inflation rate of 2.44% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, other fresh vegetables costing $20 in the year 1996 would cost $39.24 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.50% during this same period, inflation for other fresh vegetables was lower.

In the year 1996: Pricing changed by -2.22%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for other fresh vegetables during the 1996-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1996 (2.93%), inflation for other fresh vegetables was much lower.

Price Inflation for Other fresh vegetables since 1977

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1978 (20.80%), 1981 (14.61%), and 1995 (13.43%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1996

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other fresh vegetables, over time, for $20 beginning in 1996. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1996$20.00-2.22%
1997$20.502.50%
1998$22.9011.72%
1999$22.23-2.93%
2000$23.344.98%
2001$24.746.03%
2002$25.934.79%
2003$26.843.49%
2004$28.124.80%
2005$29.123.54%
2006$29.661.84%
2007$31.506.22%
2008$32.111.94%
2009$31.14-3.02%
2010$32.353.89%
2011$33.383.18%
2012$32.57-2.44%
2013$34.074.63%
2014$33.15-2.71%
2015$33.711.68%
2016$33.910.61%
2017$33.90-0.05%
2018$34.301.18%
2019$35.433.29%
2020$35.570.39%
2021$36.041.34%
2022$38.346.36%
2023$38.610.70%
2024$39.241.64%*

* 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 Other fresh vegetables:

Year197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI57.80069.82372.21577.74689.10892.57797.808109.615103.492110.792122.685131.415140.815146.031158.185161.600172.669173.169196.423192.054196.862219.931213.477224.100237.608249.000257.692270.062279.623284.777302.491308.363299.045310.680320.555312.740327.208318.332323.679325.663325.512329.362340.212341.549346.129368.127370.713376.781

Adjust other fresh vegetables prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 1996 * 1996 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Other fresh vegetables was 192.054 in the year 1996 and 376.781 in 2024:

376.781 / 192.054 * $20 = $39.24

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1996 has the same "purchasing power" as $39.24 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Other fresh vegetables).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Other fresh vegetables in 1977. In addition to other fresh 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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