Processed fruits and vegetables priced at $20 in 2003 $35.77 in 2025

Processed Fruits And Vegetables Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Processed Fruits And Vegetables, 2003-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for processed fruits and vegetables are 78.83% higher in 2025 versus 2003 (a $15.77 difference in value).

Between 2003 and 2025: Processed fruits and vegetables experienced an average inflation rate of 2.68% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, processed fruits and vegetables costing $20 in the year 2003 would cost $35.77 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.54% during this same period, inflation for processed fruits and vegetables was higher.

In the year 2003: Pricing changed by 0.93%, which is below the average yearly change for processed fruits and vegetables during the 2003-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2003 (2.27%), inflation for processed fruits and vegetables was lower.

Price Inflation for Processed fruits and vegetables since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (11.99%), 2008 (9.50%), and 2023 (7.95%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2003

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Processed fruits and vegetables, over time, for $20 beginning in 2003. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2003$20.000.93%
2004$20.251.23%
2005$20.923.30%
2006$21.522.91%
2007$22.303.62%
2008$24.429.50%
2009$26.046.62%
2010$25.70-1.30%
2011$26.452.93%
2012$27.463.82%
2013$27.550.31%
2014$27.580.11%
2015$27.780.72%
2016$27.69-0.33%
2017$27.24-1.62%
2018$27.07-0.60%
2019$27.381.13%
2020$28.333.47%
2021$29.142.86%
2022$32.6311.99%
2023$35.237.95%
2024$35.550.93%
2025$35.770.60%*

* 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 Processed fruits and vegetables:

Year19971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI100.000102.231104.469105.562108.969113.054114.100115.508119.323122.800127.241139.326148.552146.618150.909156.679157.162157.334158.462157.947155.390154.455156.202161.615166.234186.169200.971202.836204.047

Adjust processed fruits and vegetables prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2003 * 2003 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Processed fruits and vegetables was 114.100 in the year 2003 and 204.047 in 2025:

204.047 / 114.100 * $20 = $35.77

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2003 has the same "purchasing power" as $35.77 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Processed fruits and vegetables).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Processed fruits and vegetables in 1997. In addition to processed 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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