US Average Bananas Price Adjusted for Inflation

This page shows historical banana prices adjusted for inflation, offering a clearer view of how the real purchasing power needed to buy bananas has evolved over time.

The prices represent fresh bananas, organic and non-organic, sold by the pound (453.6 grams) in urban areas across the United States.

Adjusted prices are shown in "today’s dollars", meaning they are benchmarked to the purchasing power of September 2025 (our latest available CPI data baseline).

Key Takeaways

The latest average price for a pound of bananas was $0.67, in September 2025.
In January 1980, the nominal price was $0.319, which is equivalent to $1.332 in today's dollars.
Since January 1980, the inflation-adjusted price has fallen 49.69%, an average decline of -1.49% per year.
The peak inflation-adjusted price was $1.502, reached in July 1983.

Bananas are one of the most popular fruits in the United States. Their price is tracked as part of the broader effort to monitor food costs and their economic impact.

Historical prices have changed over time due to factors such as international trade relationships, transportation costs, disease impacts on global production and weather events in growing regions.

After some price volatility in the 1980s and early 1990s, the inflation-adjusted cost of bananas has notably declined over the subsequent decades. This means that while the nominal price has gradually risen, the real cost of bananas relative to overall inflation has actually fallen, making them an increasingly affordable fruit for consumers.

Inflation-Adjusted Values by Month

By examining the inflation-adjusted price over time, consumers and analysts can better understand the underlying purchasing power cost of bananas, separate from the general rise in the cost of living.

The following table provides a month-by-month breakdown.

Month	Nominal	Inflation-Adjusted
Sep 2025	0.67	0.67
Aug 2025	0.666	0.668
Jul 2025	0.657	0.661
Jun 2025	0.654	0.659
May 2025	0.655	0.662
Apr 2025	0.635	0.643
Mar 2025	0.625	0.635
Feb 2025	0.619	0.63
Jan 2025	0.621	0.635
Dec 2024	0.615	0.633
Nov 2024	0.622	0.64
Oct 2024	0.619	0.637
Sep 2024	0.617	0.636
Aug 2024	0.612	0.631
Jul 2024	0.613	0.633
Jun 2024	0.625	0.646
May 2024	0.622	0.643
Apr 2024	0.626	0.648
Mar 2024	0.629	0.654
Feb 2024	0.625	0.654
Jan 2024	0.617	0.65
Dec 2023	0.625	0.662
Nov 2023	0.627	0.663
Oct 2023	0.626	0.661
Sep 2023	0.625	0.66
Aug 2023	0.631	0.668
Jul 2023	0.631	0.67
Jun 2023	0.625	0.665
May 2023	0.628	0.671
Apr 2023	0.635	0.68
Mar 2023	0.632	0.68
Feb 2023	0.641	0.692
Jan 2023	0.639	0.694
Dec 2022	0.628	0.687
Nov 2022	0.631	0.688
Oct 2022	0.634	0.691
Sep 2022	0.643	0.704
Aug 2022	0.643	0.705
Jul 2022	0.64	0.702
Jun 2022	0.64	0.702
May 2022	0.642	0.713
Apr 2022	0.637	0.716
Mar 2022	0.642	0.725
Feb 2022	0.628	0.719
Jan 2022	0.63	0.728
Dec 2021	0.622	0.725
Nov 2021	0.619	0.723
Oct 2021	0.6	0.705
Sep 2021	0.597	0.707
Aug 2021	0.589	0.699
Jul 2021	0.594	0.707
Jun 2021	0.595	0.711
May 2021	0.6	0.724
Apr 2021	0.604	0.735
Mar 2021	0.594	0.728
Feb 2021	0.59	0.729
Jan 2021	0.597	0.741
Dec 2020	0.572	0.713
Nov 2020	0.578	0.721
Oct 2020	0.577	0.72
Sep 2020	0.574	0.716
Aug 2020	0.576	0.72
Jul 2020	0.58	0.727
Jun 2020	0.588	0.741
May 2020	0.589	0.746
Apr 2020	0.581	0.736
Mar 2020	0.576	0.725
Feb 2020	0.574	0.721
Jan 2020	0.57	0.718
Dec 2019	0.573	0.724
Nov 2019	0.573	0.724
Oct 2019	0.573	0.723
Sep 2019	0.569	0.72
Aug 2019	0.578	0.732
Jul 2019	0.569	0.72
Jun 2019	0.574	0.728
May 2019	0.579	0.734
Apr 2019	0.567	0.721
Mar 2019	0.581	0.742
Feb 2019	0.571	0.734
Jan 2019	0.576	0.743
Dec 2018	0.577	0.746
Nov 2018	0.566	0.729
Oct 2018	0.574	0.737
Sep 2018	0.573	0.737
Aug 2018	0.569	0.733
Jul 2018	0.575	0.741
Jun 2018	0.575	0.741
May 2018	0.575	0.742
Apr 2018	0.578	0.749
Mar 2018	0.582	0.757
Feb 2018	0.574	0.749
Jan 2018	0.568	0.744
Dec 2017	0.558	0.735
Nov 2017	0.551	0.726
Oct 2017	0.548	0.722
Sep 2017	0.544	0.716
Aug 2017	0.561	0.742
Jul 2017	0.565	0.75
Jun 2017	0.572	0.758
May 2017	0.564	0.749
Apr 2017	0.571	0.758
Mar 2017	0.571	0.761
Feb 2017	0.573	0.764
Jan 2017	0.573	0.766
Dec 2016	0.576	0.775
Nov 2016	0.573	0.771
Oct 2016	0.57	0.766
Sep 2016	0.575	0.774
Aug 2016	0.562	0.758
Jul 2016	0.567	0.765
Jun 2016	0.569	0.767
May 2016	0.57	0.771
Apr 2016	0.574	0.779
Mar 2016	0.586	0.799
Feb 2016	0.573	0.785
Jan 2016	0.581	0.797
Dec 2015	0.58	0.796
Nov 2015	0.575	0.787
Oct 2015	0.577	0.788
Sep 2015	0.58	0.792
Aug 2015	0.58	0.79
Jul 2015	0.581	0.791
Jun 2015	0.574	0.781
May 2015	0.582	0.795
Apr 2015	0.597	0.82
Mar 2015	0.593	0.816
Feb 2015	0.591	0.818
Jan 2015	0.583	0.81
Dec 2014	0.585	0.809
Nov 2014	0.592	0.814
Oct 2014	0.582	0.796
Sep 2014	0.606	0.827
Aug 2014	0.608	0.83
Jul 2014	0.606	0.826
Jun 2014	0.607	0.827
May 2014	0.603	0.823
Apr 2014	0.597	0.818
Mar 2014	0.597	0.821
Feb 2014	0.599	0.829
Jan 2014	0.595	0.826
Dec 2013	0.592	0.825
Nov 2013	0.587	0.818
Oct 2013	0.586	0.815
Sep 2013	0.601	0.834
Aug 2013	0.595	0.826
Jul 2013	0.602	0.837
Jun 2013	0.603	0.839
May 2013	0.603	0.841
Apr 2013	0.597	0.834
Mar 2013	0.609	0.85
Feb 2013	0.611	0.855
Jan 2013	0.609	0.859
Dec 2012	0.606	0.857
Nov 2012	0.6	0.846
Oct 2012	0.602	0.845
Sep 2012	0.597	0.838
Aug 2012	0.595	0.839
Jul 2012	0.604	0.856
Jun 2012	0.605	0.856
May 2012	0.599	0.847
Apr 2012	0.603	0.851
Mar 2012	0.607	0.859
Feb 2012	0.603	0.86
Jan 2012	0.604	0.866
Dec 2011	0.599	0.862
Nov 2011	0.598	0.859
Oct 2011	0.607	0.871
Sep 2011	0.607	0.869
Aug 2011	0.606	0.869
Jul 2011	0.611	0.878
Jun 2011	0.614	0.884
May 2011	0.617	0.887
Apr 2011	0.621	0.897
Mar 2011	0.621	0.903
Feb 2011	0.625	0.917
Jan 2011	0.596	0.879
Dec 2010	0.587	0.87
Nov 2010	0.581	0.862
Oct 2010	0.58	0.861
Sep 2010	0.573	0.852
Aug 2010	0.576	0.857
Jul 2010	0.583	0.869
Jun 2010	0.577	0.86
May 2010	0.571	0.85
Apr 2010	0.58	0.864
Mar 2010	0.575	0.858
Feb 2010	0.587	0.88
Jan 2010	0.586	0.878
Dec 2009	0.571	0.859
Nov 2009	0.561	0.842
Oct 2009	0.598	0.898
Sep 2009	0.605	0.91
Aug 2009	0.611	0.919
Jul 2009	0.616	0.929
Jun 2009	0.617	0.929
May 2009	0.622	0.945
Apr 2009	0.629	0.958
Mar 2009	0.634	0.968
Feb 2009	0.641	0.981
Jan 2009	0.629	0.968
Dec 2008	0.617	0.953
Nov 2008	0.626	0.957
Oct 2008	0.629	0.943
Sep 2008	0.631	0.937
Aug 2008	0.634	0.94
Jul 2008	0.627	0.926
Jun 2008	0.633	0.94
May 2008	0.63	0.945
Apr 2008	0.627	0.948
Mar 2008	0.597	0.908
Feb 2008	0.54	0.829
Jan 2008	0.521	0.802
Dec 2007	0.525	0.812
Nov 2007	0.515	0.796
Oct 2007	0.508	0.79
Sep 2007	0.505	0.787
Aug 2007	0.506	0.79
Jul 2007	0.509	0.794
Jun 2007	0.512	0.798
May 2007	0.503	0.786
Apr 2007	0.517	0.812
Mar 2007	0.51	0.807
Feb 2007	0.507	0.809
Jan 2007	0.505	0.81
Dec 2006	0.499	0.803
Nov 2006	0.498	0.803
Oct 2006	0.489	0.787
Sep 2006	0.479	0.767
Aug 2006	0.492	0.784
Jul 2006	0.508	0.811
Jun 2006	0.511	0.818
May 2006	0.514	0.824
Apr 2006	0.508	0.819
Mar 2006	0.508	0.826
Feb 2006	0.508	0.83
Jan 2006	0.49	0.803
Dec 2005	0.482	0.795
Nov 2005	0.48	0.789
Oct 2005	0.491	0.801
Sep 2005	0.485	0.792
Aug 2005	0.487	0.805
Jul 2005	0.494	0.821
Jun 2005	0.493	0.823
May 2005	0.497	0.83
Apr 2005	0.503	0.84
Mar 2005	0.507	0.852
Feb 2005	0.502	0.85
Jan 2005	0.485	0.826
Dec 2004	0.474	0.809
Nov 2004	0.469	0.798
Oct 2004	0.485	0.825
Sep 2004	0.488	0.835
Aug 2004	0.507	0.869
Jul 2004	0.51	0.875
Jun 2004	0.498	0.853
May 2004	0.491	0.843
Apr 2004	0.505	0.872
Mar 2004	0.5	0.867
Feb 2004	0.504	0.879
Jan 2004	0.512	0.898
Dec 2003	0.504	0.888
Nov 2003	0.498	0.877
Oct 2003	0.49	0.86
Sep 2003	0.494	0.866
Aug 2003	0.514	0.904
Jul 2003	0.514	0.908
Jun 2003	0.521	0.921
May 2003	0.505	0.894
Apr 2003	0.517	0.914
Mar 2003	0.513	0.905
Feb 2003	0.508	0.901
Jan 2003	0.526	0.94
Dec 2002	0.504	0.905
Nov 2002	0.505	0.905
Oct 2002	0.504	0.903
Sep 2002	0.498	0.894
Aug 2002	0.499	0.897
Jul 2002	0.517	0.932
Jun 2002	0.512	0.924
May 2002	0.515	0.93
Apr 2002	0.504	0.91
Mar 2002	0.519	0.943
Feb 2002	0.504	0.921
Jan 2002	0.509	0.934
Dec 2001	0.505	0.928
Nov 2001	0.509	0.932
Oct 2001	0.503	0.919
Sep 2001	0.508	0.925
Aug 2001	0.519	0.95
Jul 2001	0.523	0.957
Jun 2001	0.506	0.923
May 2001	0.509	0.93
Apr 2001	0.492	0.903
Mar 2001	0.51	0.94
Feb 2001	0.496	0.916
Jan 2001	0.5	0.927
Dec 2000	0.487	0.909
Nov 2000	0.479	0.894
Oct 2000	0.496	0.926
Sep 2000	0.488	0.913
Aug 2000	0.49	0.921
Jul 2000	0.512	0.962
Jun 2000	0.506	0.953
May 2000	0.509	0.964
Apr 2000	0.51	0.967
Mar 2000	0.517	0.981
Feb 2000	0.528	1.01
Jan 2000	0.49	0.943
Dec 1999	0.494	0.953
Nov 1999	0.48	0.926
Oct 1999	0.471	0.91
Sep 1999	0.481	0.93
Aug 1999	0.49	0.952
Jul 1999	0.494	0.963
Jun 1999	0.502	0.981
May 1999	0.492	0.962
Apr 1999	0.482	0.942
Mar 1999	0.506	0.996
Feb 1999	0.509	1.005
Jan 1999	0.489	0.967
Dec 1998	0.51	1.011
Nov 1998	0.487	0.964
Oct 1998	0.47	0.931
Sep 1998	0.476	0.945
Aug 1998	0.489	0.972
Jul 1998	0.53	1.055
Jun 1998	0.507	1.01
May 1998	0.51	1.017
Apr 1998	0.511	1.021
Mar 1998	0.475	0.951
Feb 1998	0.489	0.981
Jan 1998	0.473	0.951
Dec 1997	0.461	0.928
Nov 1997	0.468	0.941
Oct 1997	0.459	0.923
Sep 1997	0.458	0.923
Aug 1997	0.475	0.959
Jul 1997	0.487	0.986
Jun 1997	0.488	0.989
May 1997	0.484	0.982
Apr 1997	0.512	1.038
Mar 1997	0.532	1.08
Feb 1997	0.518	1.054
Jan 1997	0.497	1.015
Dec 1996	0.481	0.985
Nov 1996	0.477	0.977
Oct 1996	0.465	0.954
Sep 1996	0.458	0.943
Aug 1996	0.478	0.987
Jul 1996	0.498	1.03
Jun 1996	0.498	1.032
May 1996	0.512	1.062
Apr 1996	0.505	1.049
Mar 1996	0.539	1.124
Feb 1996	0.501	1.051
Jan 1996	0.463	0.974
Dec 1995	0.454	0.961
Nov 1995	0.462	0.977
Oct 1995	0.471	0.995
Sep 1995	0.49	1.039
Aug 1995	0.512	1.088
Jul 1995	0.522	1.112
Jun 1995	0.49	1.044
May 1995	0.483	1.031
Apr 1995	0.485	1.037
Mar 1995	0.508	1.09
Feb 1995	0.496	1.068
Jan 1995	0.503	1.087
Dec 1994	0.458	0.994
Nov 1994	0.434	0.942
Oct 1994	0.43	0.934
Sep 1994	0.453	0.985
Aug 1994	0.48	1.046
Jul 1994	0.452	0.989
Jun 1994	0.447	0.981
May 1994	0.469	1.033
Apr 1994	0.469	1.033
Mar 1994	0.5	1.103
Feb 1994	0.514	1.138
Jan 1994	0.44	0.978
Dec 1993	0.414	0.922
Nov 1993	0.404	0.9
Oct 1993	0.405	0.903
Sep 1993	0.395	0.884
Aug 1993	0.422	0.947
Jul 1993	0.448	1.008
Jun 1993	0.446	1.003
May 1993	0.472	1.063
Apr 1993	0.483	1.089
Mar 1993	0.475	1.074
Feb 1993	0.475	1.078
Jan 1993	0.426	0.97
Dec 1992	0.404	0.925
Nov 1992	0.422	0.965
Oct 1992	0.442	1.012
Sep 1992	0.459	1.055
Aug 1992	0.509	1.173
Jul 1992	0.431	0.996
Jun 1992	0.463	1.073
May 1992	0.445	1.035
Apr 1992	0.484	1.127
Mar 1992	0.517	1.205
Feb 1992	0.493	1.155
Jan 1992	0.428	1.007
Dec 1991	0.419	0.987
Nov 1991	0.431	1.016
Oct 1991	0.395	0.934
Sep 1991	0.432	1.023
Aug 1991	0.416	0.989
Jul 1991	0.516	1.231
Jun 1991	0.532	1.271
May 1991	0.584	1.399
Apr 1991	0.547	1.314
Mar 1991	0.577	1.388
Feb 1991	0.485	1.169
Jan 1991	0.438	1.057
Dec 1990	0.43	1.044
Nov 1990	0.429	1.041
Oct 1990	0.432	1.051
Sep 1990	0.465	1.138
Aug 1990	0.463	1.143
Jul 1990	0.529	1.318
Jun 1990	0.447	1.118
May 1990	0.462	1.161
Apr 1990	0.481	1.212
Mar 1990	0.5	1.262
Feb 1990	0.492	1.248
Jan 1990	0.429	1.094
Dec 1989	0.416	1.072
Nov 1989	0.435	1.122
Oct 1989	0.432	1.117
Sep 1989	0.428	1.112
Aug 1989	0.434	1.131
Jul 1989	0.456	1.191
Jun 1989	0.479	1.254
May 1989	0.522	1.37
Apr 1989	0.523	1.38
Mar 1989	0.45	1.195
Feb 1989	0.415	1.108
Jan 1989	0.394	1.057
Dec 1988	0.407	1.097
Nov 1988	0.423	1.142
Oct 1988	0.421	1.138
Sep 1988	0.389	1.055
Aug 1988	0.397	1.084
Jul 1988	0.433	1.187
Jun 1988	0.501	1.379
May 1988	0.422	1.167
Apr 1988	0.423	1.173
Mar 1988	0.413	1.151
Feb 1988	0.415	1.162
Jan 1988	0.374	1.05
Dec 1987	0.375	1.055
Nov 1987	0.343	0.965
Oct 1987	0.346	0.975
Sep 1987	0.363	1.025
Aug 1987	0.367	1.042
Jul 1987	0.35	0.999
Jun 1987	0.39	1.116
May 1987	0.357	1.025
Apr 1987	0.381	1.098
Mar 1987	0.376	1.089
Dec 1986	0.333	0.979
Nov 1986	0.371	1.091
Oct 1986	0.372	1.095
Sep 1986	0.384	1.132
Aug 1986	0.369	1.093
Jul 1986	0.371	1.1
Jun 1986	0.376	1.115
May 1986	0.461	1.375
Apr 1986	0.464	1.388
Mar 1986	0.402	1.2
Feb 1986	0.378	1.123
Jan 1986	0.337	0.999
Dec 1985	0.321	0.954
Nov 1985	0.316	0.942
Oct 1985	0.346	1.034
Sep 1985	0.376	1.128
Aug 1985	0.361	1.086
Jul 1985	0.348	1.049
Jun 1985	0.399	1.204
May 1985	0.392	1.187
Apr 1985	0.422	1.282
Mar 1985	0.394	1.203
Feb 1985	0.378	1.158
Jan 1985	0.35	1.078
Dec 1984	0.317	0.978
Nov 1984	0.333	1.027
Oct 1984	0.341	1.052
Sep 1984	0.35	1.083
Aug 1984	0.362	1.125
Jul 1984	0.386	1.204
Jun 1984	0.391	1.225
May 1984	0.354	1.112
Apr 1984	0.389	1.225
Mar 1984	0.373	1.181
Feb 1984	0.373	1.183
Jan 1984	0.344	1.096
Dec 1983	0.315	1.01
Nov 1983	0.327	1.05
Oct 1983	0.385	1.238
Sep 1983	0.394	1.271
Aug 1983	0.403	1.306
Jul 1983	0.462	1.502
Jun 1983	0.449	1.466
May 1983	0.438	1.434
Apr 1983	0.416	1.37
Mar 1983	0.357	1.184
Feb 1983	0.352	1.168
Jan 1983	0.332	1.103
Dec 1982	0.337	1.121
Nov 1982	0.344	1.14
Oct 1982	0.317	1.048
Sep 1982	0.343	1.138
Aug 1982	0.332	1.104
Jul 1982	0.344	1.146
Jun 1982	0.381	1.276
May 1982	0.372	1.261
Apr 1982	0.38	1.301
Mar 1982	0.373	1.282
Feb 1982	0.359	1.233
Jan 1982	0.364	1.254
Dec 1981	0.364	1.258
Nov 1981	0.355	1.231
Oct 1981	0.364	1.266
Sep 1981	0.358	1.248
Aug 1981	0.351	1.235
Jul 1981	0.341	1.209
Jun 1981	0.369	1.323
May 1981	0.379	1.371
Apr 1981	0.377	1.374
Mar 1981	0.377	1.384
Feb 1981	0.366	1.352
Jan 1981	0.343	1.281
Dec 1980	0.349	1.314
Nov 1980	0.339	1.288
Oct 1980	0.335	1.283
Sep 1980	0.335	1.295
Aug 1980	0.335	1.306
Jul 1980	0.332	1.304
Jun 1980	0.348	1.367
May 1980	0.357	1.418
Apr 1980	0.353	1.415
Mar 1980	0.355	1.44
Feb 1980	0.345	1.42
Jan 1980	0.319	1.332

About the Data

The US Average Bananas Price represents the average cost of a pound of fresh bananas in urban areas across the United States, collected and published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

To present a clearer picture of banana price trends, all historical prices have been adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). Although a specialized "Food" CPI category exists, our analysis uses the broader CPI-U to show how banana prices have performed relative to overall consumer spending. This approach helps illustrate whether this popular fruit has become more affordable or more expensive compared to other typical household purchases over the decades.

This data serves both consumers interested in understanding their grocery budgets and economists studying agricultural commodity trends. The inflation-adjusted figures provide valuable historical context about this staple fruit's changing economic value throughout American markets.