Fresh fruits prices: $0.876 in 1995→$0.943 in 1997
Last reported price; the Bureau of Labor Statistics no longer tracks this item.
Last reported price; the Bureau of Labor Statistics no longer tracks this item.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average price of fresh fruits rose 8%, from $0.876 per pound in 1995 to $0.943 in December 1997, the last price it reported. Overall prices rose 121% over the same period, so fresh fruits rose more slowly than inflation. This data is collected by a national survey and can vary from region to region.
● Price● Price, inflation-adjusted
Fresh fruits prices are 1,840.11% higher in 2026 versus 1947 (a $18.40 difference in value).
Between 1947 and 2026, Fresh fruits experienced an average inflation rate of 3.82% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, fresh fruits costing $1 in the year 1947 would cost $19.40 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.48% during this same period, inflation for fresh fruits was higher.
The official rate is based on an average household's spending, so your own inflation rate is probably different. The personal inflation calculator works it out from your budget.
The average price for fresh fruits is calculated from a weighted average of retailer data collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The table below shows the average U.S. price of peaches, any variety, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) each year, along with the same price adjusted for inflation. To understand how price levels differ from inflation rates, see this article published by the BLS.
Yearly averages. Inflation-adjusted to 2026 dollars.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Fresh fruits, over time, for $1 beginning in 1947. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | $1.00 | - |
| 1948 | $1.00 | 0.04% |
| 1949 | $1.09 | 8.77% |
| 1950 | $1.02 | -6.13% |
| 1951 | $0.99 | -2.84% |
| 1952 | $1.09 | 9.42% |
| 1953 | $1.10 | 1.02% |
| 1954 | $1.10 | 0.56% |
| 1955 | $1.09 | -1.49% |
| 1956 | $1.12 | 3.02% |
| 1957 | $1.17 | 4.19% |
| 1958 | $1.26 | 8.04% |
| 1959 | $1.17 | -7.45% |
| 1960 | $1.27 | 8.86% |
| 1961 | $1.29 | 1.83% |
| 1962 | $1.31 | 1.03% |
| 1963 | $1.44 | 10.13% |
| 1964 | $1.45 | 0.77% |
| 1965 | $1.39 | -4.29% |
| 1966 | $1.45 | 4.54% |
| 1967 | $1.47 | 1.37% |
| 1968 | $1.66 | 13.05% |
| 1969 | $1.61 | -3.26% |
| 1970 | $1.63 | 1.26% |
| 1971 | $1.73 | 6.07% |
| 1972 | $1.82 | 5.48% |
| 1973 | $2.04 | 11.96% |
| 1974 | $2.22 | 8.72% |
| 1975 | $2.37 | 6.83% |
| 1976 | $2.36 | -0.16% |
| 1977 | $2.72 | 15.05% |
| 1978 | $3.25 | 19.44% |
| 1979 | $3.65 | 12.42% |
| 1980 | $3.88 | 6.19% |
| 1981 | $4.09 | 5.43% |
| 1982 | $4.55 | 11.14% |
| 1983 | $4.35 | -4.25% |
| 1984 | $4.83 | 11.04% |
| 1985 | $5.32 | 10.11% |
| 1986 | $5.43 | 2.05% |
| 1987 | $6.04 | 11.27% |
| 1988 | $6.54 | 8.29% |
| 1989 | $6.97 | 6.57% |
| 1990 | $7.82 | 12.16% |
| 1991 | $8.87 | 13.46% |
| 1992 | $8.43 | -5.02% |
| 1993 | $8.64 | 2.51% |
| 1994 | $9.21 | 6.57% |
| 1995 | $10.02 | 8.83% |
| 1996 | $10.73 | 7.07% |
| 1997 | $10.81 | 0.80% |
| 1998 | $11.28 | 4.32% |
| 1999 | $12.19 | 8.01% |
| 2000 | $11.82 | -2.97% |
| 2001 | $12.13 | 2.61% |
| 2002 | $12.37 | 1.95% |
| 2003 | $12.77 | 3.29% |
| 2004 | $13.13 | 2.75% |
| 2005 | $13.61 | 3.70% |
| 2006 | $14.42 | 5.97% |
| 2007 | $15.08 | 4.54% |
| 2008 | $15.81 | 4.83% |
| 2009 | $14.85 | -6.09% |
| 2010 | $14.75 | -0.63% |
| 2011 | $15.24 | 3.34% |
| 2012 | $15.40 | 1.05% |
| 2013 | $15.71 | 1.96% |
| 2014 | $16.46 | 4.83% |
| 2015 | $16.11 | -2.16% |
| 2016 | $16.47 | 2.23% |
| 2017 | $16.54 | 0.46% |
| 2018 | $16.71 | 1.04% |
| 2019 | $16.48 | -1.40% |
| 2020 | $16.34 | -0.84% |
| 2021 | $17.23 | 5.45% |
| 2022 | $18.60 | 7.91% |
| 2023 | $18.72 | 0.68% |
| 2024 | $18.81 | 0.45% |
| 2025 | $18.99 | 1.00% |
| 2026 | $19.40 | 2.14%* |
* 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 Fresh fruits:
| Year | 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
| CPI | 21.850 | 21.858 | 23.775 | 22.317 | 21.683 | 23.725 | 23.967 | 24.100 | 23.742 | 24.458 | 25.483 | 27.533 | 25.483 | 27.742 | 28.250 | 28.542 | 31.433 | 31.675 | 30.317 | 31.692 | 32.125 | 36.317 | 35.133 | 35.575 | 37.733 | 39.800 | 44.558 | 48.442 | 51.750 | 51.667 | 59.442 | 71.000 | 79.817 | 84.758 | 89.358 | 99.317 | 95.092 | 105.592 | 116.267 | 118.650 | 132.017 | 142.967 | 152.358 | 170.883 | 193.883 | 184.158 | 188.775 | 201.183 | 218.950 | 234.425 | 236.300 | 246.508 | 266.258 | 258.342 | 265.083 | 270.242 | 279.125 | 286.808 | 297.433 | 315.183 | 329.506 | 345.416 | 324.364 | 322.329 | 333.091 | 336.575 | 343.162 | 359.733 | 351.961 | 359.797 | 361.436 | 365.203 | 360.081 | 357.058 | 376.522 | 406.309 | 409.079 | 410.916 | 415.032 | 423.913 |