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 December 2025 (our latest available CPI data baseline).

Key Takeaways

The latest average price for a pound of bananas was $0.656, in December 2025.
In January 1980, the nominal price was $0.319, which is equivalent to $1.329 in today's dollars.
Since January 1980, the inflation-adjusted price has fallen 50.63%, an average decline of -1.53% per year.
The peak inflation-adjusted price was $1.499, 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
Dec 2025	0.656	0.656
Nov 2025	0.664	0.664
Sep 2025	0.67	0.668
Aug 2025	0.666	0.666
Jul 2025	0.657	0.659
Jun 2025	0.654	0.657
May 2025	0.655	0.66
Apr 2025	0.635	0.641
Mar 2025	0.625	0.633
Feb 2025	0.619	0.629
Jan 2025	0.621	0.633
Dec 2024	0.615	0.631
Nov 2024	0.622	0.639
Oct 2024	0.619	0.635
Sep 2024	0.617	0.634
Aug 2024	0.612	0.63
Jul 2024	0.613	0.632
Jun 2024	0.625	0.645
May 2024	0.622	0.642
Apr 2024	0.626	0.647
Mar 2024	0.629	0.653
Feb 2024	0.625	0.653
Jan 2024	0.617	0.648
Dec 2023	0.625	0.66
Nov 2023	0.627	0.662
Oct 2023	0.626	0.659
Sep 2023	0.625	0.658
Aug 2023	0.631	0.666
Jul 2023	0.631	0.669
Jun 2023	0.625	0.664
May 2023	0.628	0.669
Apr 2023	0.635	0.678
Mar 2023	0.632	0.679
Feb 2023	0.641	0.69
Jan 2023	0.639	0.692
Dec 2022	0.628	0.686
Nov 2022	0.631	0.687
Oct 2022	0.634	0.689
Sep 2022	0.643	0.702
Aug 2022	0.643	0.704
Jul 2022	0.64	0.7
Jun 2022	0.64	0.7
May 2022	0.642	0.712
Apr 2022	0.637	0.714
Mar 2022	0.642	0.724
Feb 2022	0.628	0.717
Jan 2022	0.63	0.726
Dec 2021	0.622	0.723
Nov 2021	0.619	0.722
Oct 2021	0.6	0.703
Sep 2021	0.597	0.705
Aug 2021	0.589	0.698
Jul 2021	0.594	0.705
Jun 2021	0.595	0.71
May 2021	0.6	0.722
Apr 2021	0.604	0.733
Mar 2021	0.594	0.727
Feb 2021	0.59	0.727
Jan 2021	0.597	0.74
Dec 2020	0.572	0.712
Nov 2020	0.578	0.72
Oct 2020	0.577	0.718
Sep 2020	0.574	0.715
Aug 2020	0.576	0.718
Jul 2020	0.58	0.725
Jun 2020	0.588	0.739
May 2020	0.589	0.744
Apr 2020	0.581	0.734
Mar 2020	0.576	0.723
Feb 2020	0.574	0.719
Jan 2020	0.57	0.716
Dec 2019	0.573	0.723
Nov 2019	0.573	0.722
Oct 2019	0.573	0.722
Sep 2019	0.569	0.718
Aug 2019	0.578	0.73
Jul 2019	0.569	0.719
Jun 2019	0.574	0.726
May 2019	0.579	0.733
Apr 2019	0.567	0.719
Mar 2019	0.581	0.741
Feb 2019	0.571	0.732
Jan 2019	0.576	0.742
Dec 2018	0.577	0.744
Nov 2018	0.566	0.728
Oct 2018	0.574	0.736
Sep 2018	0.573	0.736
Aug 2018	0.569	0.731
Jul 2018	0.575	0.739
Jun 2018	0.575	0.739
May 2018	0.575	0.741
Apr 2018	0.578	0.748
Mar 2018	0.582	0.756
Feb 2018	0.574	0.747
Jan 2018	0.568	0.743
Dec 2017	0.558	0.733
Nov 2017	0.551	0.724
Oct 2017	0.548	0.72
Sep 2017	0.544	0.714
Aug 2017	0.561	0.74
Jul 2017	0.565	0.748
Jun 2017	0.572	0.757
May 2017	0.564	0.747
Apr 2017	0.571	0.757
Mar 2017	0.571	0.759
Feb 2017	0.573	0.762
Jan 2017	0.573	0.765
Dec 2016	0.576	0.773
Nov 2016	0.573	0.769
Oct 2016	0.57	0.764
Sep 2016	0.575	0.772
Aug 2016	0.562	0.756
Jul 2016	0.567	0.764
Jun 2016	0.569	0.765
May 2016	0.57	0.769
Apr 2016	0.574	0.777
Mar 2016	0.586	0.797
Feb 2016	0.573	0.783
Jan 2016	0.581	0.795
Dec 2015	0.58	0.795
Nov 2015	0.575	0.785
Oct 2015	0.577	0.786
Sep 2015	0.58	0.79
Aug 2015	0.58	0.789
Jul 2015	0.581	0.789
Jun 2015	0.574	0.779
May 2015	0.582	0.793
Apr 2015	0.597	0.818
Mar 2015	0.593	0.814
Feb 2015	0.591	0.816
Jan 2015	0.583	0.808
Dec 2014	0.585	0.807
Nov 2014	0.592	0.812
Oct 2014	0.582	0.794
Sep 2014	0.606	0.825
Aug 2014	0.608	0.828
Jul 2014	0.606	0.824
Jun 2014	0.607	0.825
May 2014	0.603	0.821
Apr 2014	0.597	0.816
Mar 2014	0.597	0.819
Feb 2014	0.599	0.827
Jan 2014	0.595	0.824
Dec 2013	0.592	0.823
Nov 2013	0.587	0.816
Oct 2013	0.586	0.813
Sep 2013	0.601	0.832
Aug 2013	0.595	0.824
Jul 2013	0.602	0.835
Jun 2013	0.603	0.837
May 2013	0.603	0.839
Apr 2013	0.597	0.832
Mar 2013	0.609	0.848
Feb 2013	0.611	0.853
Jan 2013	0.609	0.857
Dec 2012	0.606	0.855
Nov 2012	0.6	0.845
Oct 2012	0.602	0.843
Sep 2012	0.597	0.836
Aug 2012	0.595	0.837
Jul 2012	0.604	0.854
Jun 2012	0.605	0.854
May 2012	0.599	0.845
Apr 2012	0.603	0.849
Mar 2012	0.607	0.857
Feb 2012	0.603	0.858
Jan 2012	0.604	0.864
Dec 2011	0.599	0.86
Nov 2011	0.598	0.857
Oct 2011	0.607	0.869
Sep 2011	0.607	0.867
Aug 2011	0.606	0.867
Jul 2011	0.611	0.876
Jun 2011	0.614	0.881
May 2011	0.617	0.885
Apr 2011	0.621	0.895
Mar 2011	0.621	0.901
Feb 2011	0.625	0.915
Jan 2011	0.596	0.877
Dec 2010	0.587	0.868
Nov 2010	0.581	0.86
Oct 2010	0.58	0.859
Sep 2010	0.573	0.85
Aug 2010	0.576	0.855
Jul 2010	0.583	0.867
Jun 2010	0.577	0.858
May 2010	0.571	0.848
Apr 2010	0.58	0.862
Mar 2010	0.575	0.856
Feb 2010	0.587	0.878
Jan 2010	0.586	0.876
Dec 2009	0.571	0.857
Nov 2009	0.561	0.84
Oct 2009	0.598	0.896
Sep 2009	0.605	0.908
Aug 2009	0.611	0.917
Jul 2009	0.616	0.927
Jun 2009	0.617	0.927
May 2009	0.622	0.943
Apr 2009	0.629	0.956
Mar 2009	0.634	0.966
Feb 2009	0.641	0.979
Jan 2009	0.629	0.965
Dec 2008	0.617	0.951
Nov 2008	0.626	0.955
Oct 2008	0.629	0.941
Sep 2008	0.631	0.935
Aug 2008	0.634	0.938
Jul 2008	0.627	0.924
Jun 2008	0.633	0.937
May 2008	0.63	0.942
Apr 2008	0.627	0.946
Mar 2008	0.597	0.906
Feb 2008	0.54	0.827
Jan 2008	0.521	0.8
Dec 2007	0.525	0.81
Nov 2007	0.515	0.794
Oct 2007	0.508	0.788
Sep 2007	0.505	0.785
Aug 2007	0.506	0.789
Jul 2007	0.509	0.792
Jun 2007	0.512	0.796
May 2007	0.503	0.784
Apr 2007	0.517	0.811
Mar 2007	0.51	0.805
Feb 2007	0.507	0.807
Jan 2007	0.505	0.808
Dec 2006	0.499	0.801
Nov 2006	0.498	0.801
Oct 2006	0.489	0.785
Sep 2006	0.479	0.765
Aug 2006	0.492	0.782
Jul 2006	0.508	0.809
Jun 2006	0.511	0.816
May 2006	0.514	0.823
Apr 2006	0.508	0.817
Mar 2006	0.508	0.824
Feb 2006	0.508	0.828
Jan 2006	0.49	0.801
Dec 2005	0.482	0.794
Nov 2005	0.48	0.787
Oct 2005	0.491	0.799
Sep 2005	0.485	0.791
Aug 2005	0.487	0.804
Jul 2005	0.494	0.819
Jun 2005	0.493	0.821
May 2005	0.497	0.828
Apr 2005	0.503	0.838
Mar 2005	0.507	0.85
Feb 2005	0.502	0.848
Jan 2005	0.485	0.824
Dec 2004	0.474	0.807
Nov 2004	0.469	0.796
Oct 2004	0.485	0.823
Sep 2004	0.488	0.833
Aug 2004	0.507	0.867
Jul 2004	0.51	0.873
Jun 2004	0.498	0.851
May 2004	0.491	0.841
Apr 2004	0.505	0.87
Mar 2004	0.5	0.865
Feb 2004	0.504	0.877
Jan 2004	0.512	0.896
Dec 2003	0.504	0.886
Nov 2003	0.498	0.875
Oct 2003	0.49	0.858
Sep 2003	0.494	0.864
Aug 2003	0.514	0.902
Jul 2003	0.514	0.906
Jun 2003	0.521	0.919
May 2003	0.505	0.892
Apr 2003	0.517	0.912
Mar 2003	0.513	0.902
Feb 2003	0.508	0.899
Jan 2003	0.526	0.938
Dec 2002	0.504	0.903
Nov 2002	0.505	0.903
Oct 2002	0.504	0.901
Sep 2002	0.498	0.892
Aug 2002	0.499	0.895
Jul 2002	0.517	0.93
Jun 2002	0.512	0.922
May 2002	0.515	0.928
Apr 2002	0.504	0.908
Mar 2002	0.519	0.941
Feb 2002	0.504	0.919
Jan 2002	0.509	0.931
Dec 2001	0.505	0.926
Nov 2001	0.509	0.93
Oct 2001	0.503	0.917
Sep 2001	0.508	0.923
Aug 2001	0.519	0.948
Jul 2001	0.523	0.955
Jun 2001	0.506	0.921
May 2001	0.509	0.928
Apr 2001	0.492	0.901
Mar 2001	0.51	0.938
Feb 2001	0.496	0.914
Jan 2001	0.5	0.925
Dec 2000	0.487	0.907
Nov 2000	0.479	0.892
Oct 2000	0.496	0.924
Sep 2000	0.488	0.91
Aug 2000	0.49	0.919
Jul 2000	0.512	0.96
Jun 2000	0.506	0.951
May 2000	0.509	0.962
Apr 2000	0.51	0.965
Mar 2000	0.517	0.979
Feb 2000	0.528	1.008
Jan 2000	0.49	0.941
Dec 1999	0.494	0.951
Nov 1999	0.48	0.924
Oct 1999	0.471	0.907
Sep 1999	0.481	0.928
Aug 1999	0.49	0.95
Jul 1999	0.494	0.96
Jun 1999	0.502	0.979
May 1999	0.492	0.959
Apr 1999	0.482	0.94
Mar 1999	0.506	0.994
Feb 1999	0.509	1.003
Jan 1999	0.489	0.964
Dec 1998	0.51	1.008
Nov 1998	0.487	0.962
Oct 1998	0.47	0.929
Sep 1998	0.476	0.943
Aug 1998	0.489	0.97
Jul 1998	0.53	1.052
Jun 1998	0.507	1.008
May 1998	0.51	1.015
Apr 1998	0.511	1.019
Mar 1998	0.475	0.949
Feb 1998	0.489	0.979
Jan 1998	0.473	0.948
Dec 1997	0.461	0.926
Nov 1997	0.468	0.939
Oct 1997	0.459	0.92
Sep 1997	0.458	0.921
Aug 1997	0.475	0.957
Jul 1997	0.487	0.983
Jun 1997	0.488	0.987
May 1997	0.484	0.98
Apr 1997	0.512	1.036
Mar 1997	0.532	1.077
Feb 1997	0.518	1.052
Jan 1997	0.497	1.012
Dec 1996	0.481	0.983
Nov 1996	0.477	0.975
Oct 1996	0.465	0.952
Sep 1996	0.458	0.941
Aug 1996	0.478	0.985
Jul 1996	0.498	1.028
Jun 1996	0.498	1.03
May 1996	0.512	1.059
Apr 1996	0.505	1.047
Mar 1996	0.539	1.122
Feb 1996	0.501	1.048
Jan 1996	0.463	0.972
Dec 1995	0.454	0.958
Nov 1995	0.462	0.975
Oct 1995	0.471	0.993
Sep 1995	0.49	1.036
Aug 1995	0.512	1.085
Jul 1995	0.522	1.109
Jun 1995	0.49	1.041
May 1995	0.483	1.028
Apr 1995	0.485	1.035
Mar 1995	0.508	1.087
Feb 1995	0.496	1.065
Jan 1995	0.503	1.084
Dec 1994	0.458	0.991
Nov 1994	0.434	0.939
Oct 1994	0.43	0.932
Sep 1994	0.453	0.983
Aug 1994	0.48	1.044
Jul 1994	0.452	0.987
Jun 1994	0.447	0.979
May 1994	0.469	1.03
Apr 1994	0.469	1.031
Mar 1994	0.5	1.101
Feb 1994	0.514	1.135
Jan 1994	0.44	0.975
Dec 1993	0.414	0.92
Nov 1993	0.404	0.898
Oct 1993	0.405	0.901
Sep 1993	0.395	0.882
Aug 1993	0.422	0.944
Jul 1993	0.448	1.005
Jun 1993	0.446	1.001
May 1993	0.472	1.061
Apr 1993	0.483	1.087
Mar 1993	0.475	1.072
Feb 1993	0.475	1.076
Jan 1993	0.426	0.968
Dec 1992	0.404	0.923
Nov 1992	0.422	0.963
Oct 1992	0.442	1.01
Sep 1992	0.459	1.053
Aug 1992	0.509	1.171
Jul 1992	0.431	0.994
Jun 1992	0.463	1.07
May 1992	0.445	1.032
Apr 1992	0.484	1.124
Mar 1992	0.517	1.203
Feb 1992	0.493	1.153
Jan 1992	0.428	1.004
Dec 1991	0.419	0.985
Nov 1991	0.431	1.014
Oct 1991	0.395	0.932
Sep 1991	0.432	1.02
Aug 1991	0.416	0.987
Jul 1991	0.516	1.228
Jun 1991	0.532	1.268
May 1991	0.584	1.396
Apr 1991	0.547	1.311
Mar 1991	0.577	1.385
Feb 1991	0.485	1.166
Jan 1991	0.438	1.054
Dec 1990	0.43	1.041
Nov 1990	0.429	1.039
Oct 1990	0.432	1.049
Sep 1990	0.465	1.136
Aug 1990	0.463	1.14
Jul 1990	0.529	1.315
Jun 1990	0.447	1.115
May 1990	0.462	1.159
Apr 1990	0.481	1.209
Mar 1990	0.5	1.259
Feb 1990	0.492	1.246
Jan 1990	0.429	1.091
Dec 1989	0.416	1.069
Nov 1989	0.435	1.12
Oct 1989	0.432	1.115
Sep 1989	0.428	1.11
Aug 1989	0.434	1.129
Jul 1989	0.456	1.188
Jun 1989	0.479	1.251
May 1989	0.522	1.366
Apr 1989	0.523	1.377
Mar 1989	0.45	1.192
Feb 1989	0.415	1.106
Jan 1989	0.394	1.054
Dec 1988	0.407	1.095
Nov 1988	0.423	1.139
Oct 1988	0.421	1.135
Sep 1988	0.389	1.052
Aug 1988	0.397	1.081
Jul 1988	0.433	1.184
Jun 1988	0.501	1.376
May 1988	0.422	1.164
Apr 1988	0.423	1.171
Mar 1988	0.413	1.149
Feb 1988	0.415	1.159
Jan 1988	0.374	1.048
Dec 1987	0.375	1.053
Nov 1987	0.343	0.963
Oct 1987	0.346	0.972
Sep 1987	0.363	1.023
Aug 1987	0.367	1.04
Jul 1987	0.35	0.997
Jun 1987	0.39	1.113
May 1987	0.357	1.023
Apr 1987	0.381	1.096
Mar 1987	0.376	1.087
Dec 1986	0.333	0.977
Nov 1986	0.371	1.089
Oct 1986	0.372	1.093
Sep 1986	0.384	1.129
Aug 1986	0.369	1.09
Jul 1986	0.371	1.098
Jun 1986	0.376	1.113
May 1986	0.461	1.372
Apr 1986	0.464	1.385
Mar 1986	0.402	1.197
Feb 1986	0.378	1.121
Jan 1986	0.337	0.996
Dec 1985	0.321	0.952
Nov 1985	0.316	0.939
Oct 1985	0.346	1.031
Sep 1985	0.376	1.125
Aug 1985	0.361	1.083
Jul 1985	0.348	1.046
Jun 1985	0.399	1.202
May 1985	0.392	1.184
Apr 1985	0.422	1.279
Mar 1985	0.394	1.2
Feb 1985	0.378	1.156
Jan 1985	0.35	1.075
Dec 1984	0.317	0.976
Nov 1984	0.333	1.025
Oct 1984	0.341	1.049
Sep 1984	0.35	1.08
Aug 1984	0.362	1.123
Jul 1984	0.386	1.202
Jun 1984	0.391	1.222
May 1984	0.354	1.109
Apr 1984	0.389	1.223
Mar 1984	0.373	1.178
Feb 1984	0.373	1.18
Jan 1984	0.344	1.094
Dec 1983	0.315	1.008
Nov 1983	0.327	1.047
Oct 1983	0.385	1.235
Sep 1983	0.394	1.268
Aug 1983	0.403	1.303
Jul 1983	0.462	1.499
Jun 1983	0.449	1.462
May 1983	0.438	1.431
Apr 1983	0.416	1.367
Mar 1983	0.357	1.182
Feb 1983	0.352	1.165
Jan 1983	0.332	1.1
Dec 1982	0.337	1.119
Nov 1982	0.344	1.137
Oct 1982	0.317	1.046
Sep 1982	0.343	1.135
Aug 1982	0.332	1.101
Jul 1982	0.344	1.143
Jun 1982	0.381	1.273
May 1982	0.372	1.258
Apr 1982	0.38	1.298
Mar 1982	0.373	1.279
Feb 1982	0.359	1.23
Jan 1982	0.364	1.251
Dec 1981	0.364	1.255
Nov 1981	0.355	1.228
Oct 1981	0.364	1.263
Sep 1981	0.358	1.245
Aug 1981	0.351	1.232
Jul 1981	0.341	1.206
Jun 1981	0.369	1.32
May 1981	0.379	1.368
Apr 1981	0.377	1.371
Mar 1981	0.377	1.38
Feb 1981	0.366	1.349
Jan 1981	0.343	1.278
Dec 1980	0.349	1.31
Nov 1980	0.339	1.285
Oct 1980	0.335	1.28
Sep 1980	0.335	1.292
Aug 1980	0.335	1.303
Jul 1980	0.332	1.301
Jun 1980	0.348	1.364
May 1980	0.357	1.414
Apr 1980	0.353	1.412
Mar 1980	0.355	1.436
Feb 1980	0.345	1.417
Jan 1980	0.319	1.329

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.