Fruits and vegetables inflation
Fruits and vegetables prices since 2000
Up 80%
An average of 2.27% a year, compared with 95% for all U.S. prices (overall CPI). $100 of 2000 fruits and vegetables costs $179.62 in August 2026.
Last 12 months (to August 2026)
3.2%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
1935
How much fruits and vegetables prices have risen
| Since | Fruits and vegetables | All U.S. prices | $100 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +1,541% | +1,290% | $1,640.66 |
| 1970 | +872% | +763% | $972.24 |
| 1980 | +348% | +307% | $447.63 |
| 1990 | +147% | +156% | $246.65 |
| 2000 | +80% | +95% | $179.62 |
| 2010 | +34% | +54% | $134.39 |
| 2020 | +21% | +29% | $120.52 |
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Inflation rate by year
Every year since 1935
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 353.4 | 0.2% | $1.04 |
| 2024 | 352.8 | 0.7% | $1.04 |
| 2023 | 350.2 | 2.5% | $1.05 |
| 2022 | 341.7 | 8.5% | $1.08 |
| 2021 | 314.8 | 3.2% | $1.17 |
| 2020 | 304.9 | 1.4% | $1.21 |
| 2019 | 300.9 | 1.0% | $1.22 |
| 2018 | 297.8 | 0.7% | $1.23 |
| 2017 | 295.7 | -0.2% | $1.24 |
| 2016 | 296.3 | 0.8% | $1.24 |
| 2015 | 293.8 | -0.2% | $1.25 |
| 2014 | 294.4 | 1.5% | $1.25 |
| 2013 | 290.0 | 2.5% | $1.27 |
| 2012 | 282.8 | -0.6% | $1.30 |
| 2011 | 284.7 | 4.1% | $1.29 |
| 2010 | 273.5 | 0.2% | $1.34 |
| 2009 | 272.9 | -2.1% | $1.35 |
| 2008 | 278.9 | 6.2% | $1.32 |
| 2007 | 262.6 | 3.8% | $1.40 |
| 2006 | 252.9 | 4.8% | $1.45 |
| 2005 | 241.4 | 3.7% | $1.52 |
| 2004 | 232.7 | 3.0% | $1.58 |
| 2003 | 225.9 | 2.3% | $1.63 |
| 2002 | 220.9 | 4.1% | $1.66 |
| 2001 | 212.2 | 3.7% | $1.73 |
| 2000 | 204.6 | 0.7% | $1.80 |
| 1999 | 203.1 | 2.5% | $1.81 |
| 1998 | 198.2 | 5.7% | $1.85 |
| 1997 | 187.5 | 2.0% | $1.96 |
| 1996 | 183.9 | 3.5% | $2.00 |
| 1995 | 177.7 | 7.7% | $2.07 |
| 1994 | 165.0 | 3.8% | $2.23 |
| 1993 | 159.0 | 2.3% | $2.31 |
| 1992 | 155.4 | -0.3% | $2.36 |
| 1991 | 155.8 | 4.6% | $2.36 |
| 1990 | 149.0 | 8.0% | $2.47 |
| 1989 | 138.0 | 7.7% | $2.66 |
| 1988 | 128.1 | 7.6% | $2.87 |
| 1987 | 119.1 | 8.9% | $3.09 |
| 1986 | 109.4 | 0.9% | $3.36 |
| 1985 | 108.4 | 2.6% | $3.39 |
| 1984 | 105.7 | 8.6% | $3.48 |
| 1983 | 97.3 | 0.3% | $3.78 |
| 1982 | 97.0 | 5.4% | $3.79 |
| 1981 | 92.0 | 12.1% | $3.99 |
| 1980 | 82.1 | 7.2% | $4.48 |
| 1979 | 76.6 | 8.0% | $4.80 |
| 1978 | 70.9 | 11.1% | $5.18 |
| 1977 | 63.8 | 9.2% | $5.76 |
| 1976 | 58.4 | 2.6% | $6.29 |
| 1975 | 56.9 | 3.1% | $6.46 |
| 1974 | 55.2 | 16.5% | $6.66 |
| 1973 | 47.4 | 13.9% | $7.75 |
| 1972 | 41.6 | 4.8% | $8.83 |
| 1971 | 39.7 | 5.0% | $9.26 |
| 1970 | 37.8 | 3.8% | $9.72 |
| 1969 | 36.4 | 1.4% | $10.10 |
| 1968 | 35.9 | 7.8% | $10.24 |
| 1967 | 33.3 | 0.0% | $11.04 |
| 1966 | 33.3 | 2.1% | $11.04 |
| 1965 | 32.6 | -0.3% | $11.27 |
| 1964 | 32.7 | 3.8% | $11.24 |
| 1963 | 31.5 | 5.7% | $11.67 |
| 1962 | 29.8 | 1.0% | $12.33 |
| 1961 | 29.5 | 0.3% | $12.46 |
| 1960 | 29.4 | 2.4% | $12.50 |
| 1959 | 28.7 | -1.4% | $12.81 |
| 1958 | 29.1 | 7.0% | $12.63 |
| 1957 | 27.2 | -0.4% | $13.51 |
| 1956 | 27.3 | 5.0% | $13.46 |
| 1955 | 26.0 | 1.6% | $14.13 |
| 1954 | 25.6 | -1.5% | $14.36 |
| 1953 | 26.0 | -3.3% | $14.13 |
| 1952 | 26.9 | 10.2% | $13.66 |
| 1951 | 24.4 | 8.9% | $15.06 |
| 1950 | 22.4 | -3.9% | $16.41 |
| 1949 | 23.3 | 1.3% | $15.77 |
| 1948 | 23.0 | 2.7% | $15.98 |
| 1947 | 22.4 | 9.8% | $16.41 |
| 1946 | 20.4 | 2.5% | $18.02 |
| 1945 | 19.9 | 5.3% | $18.47 |
| 1944 | 18.9 | 0.0% | $19.44 |
| 1943 | 18.9 | 28.6% | $19.44 |
| 1942 | 14.7 | 26.7% | $25.00 |
| 1941 | 11.6 | 6.4% | $31.68 |
| 1940 | 10.9 | 2.8% | $33.72 |
| 1939 | 10.6 | 1.0% | $34.67 |
| 1938 | 10.5 | -13.2% | $35.00 |
| 1937 | 12.1 | 2.5% | $30.37 |
| 1936 | 11.8 | 5.4% | $31.14 |
| 1935 | 11.2 | $32.81 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUUR0000SAF113, not seasonally adjusted. Index values are relative (only the changes matter), so they can't be compared across categories.
Questions
- How much have fruits and vegetables prices gone up since 2000?
- Fruits and vegetables prices rose 80% from 2000 to August 2026, slower than overall prices (95%).
- What is the inflation rate for fruits and vegetables right now?
- Fruits and vegetables prices were 3.2% higher in August 2026 than a year earlier.
- What did $100 of fruits and vegetables in 2000 cost in August 2026?
- $179.62.
- Where does this data come from?
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics price index for fruits and vegetables (series CUUR0000SAF113), part of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. It tracks price changes for the same kind of item over time, not average prices.