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 February 2026 (our latest available CPI data baseline).

Key Takeaways

The latest average price for a pound of bananas was $0.653, in February 2026.
In January 1980, the nominal price was $0.319, which is equivalent to $1.34 in today's dollars.
Since January 1980, the inflation-adjusted price has fallen 51.27%, an average decline of -1.55% per year.
The peak inflation-adjusted price was $1.511, 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
Feb 2026	0.653	0.653
Jan 2026	0.653	0.656
Dec 2025	0.656	0.662
Nov 2025	0.664	0.669
Sep 2025	0.67	0.674
Aug 2025	0.666	0.672
Jul 2025	0.657	0.665
Jun 2025	0.654	0.663
May 2025	0.655	0.666
Apr 2025	0.635	0.647
Mar 2025	0.625	0.639
Feb 2025	0.619	0.634
Jan 2025	0.621	0.639
Dec 2024	0.615	0.637
Nov 2024	0.622	0.644
Oct 2024	0.619	0.641
Sep 2024	0.617	0.639
Aug 2024	0.612	0.635
Jul 2024	0.613	0.637
Jun 2024	0.625	0.65
May 2024	0.622	0.647
Apr 2024	0.626	0.652
Mar 2024	0.629	0.658
Feb 2024	0.625	0.658
Jan 2024	0.617	0.654
Dec 2023	0.625	0.666
Nov 2023	0.627	0.667
Oct 2023	0.626	0.665
Sep 2023	0.625	0.664
Aug 2023	0.631	0.672
Jul 2023	0.631	0.675
Jun 2023	0.625	0.669
May 2023	0.628	0.675
Apr 2023	0.635	0.684
Mar 2023	0.632	0.684
Feb 2023	0.641	0.696
Jan 2023	0.639	0.698
Dec 2022	0.628	0.691
Nov 2022	0.631	0.693
Oct 2022	0.634	0.695
Sep 2022	0.643	0.708
Aug 2022	0.643	0.709
Jul 2022	0.64	0.706
Jun 2022	0.64	0.706
May 2022	0.642	0.718
Apr 2022	0.637	0.72
Mar 2022	0.642	0.73
Feb 2022	0.628	0.723
Jan 2022	0.63	0.732
Dec 2021	0.622	0.729
Nov 2021	0.619	0.728
Oct 2021	0.6	0.709
Sep 2021	0.597	0.711
Aug 2021	0.589	0.704
Jul 2021	0.594	0.711
Jun 2021	0.595	0.716
May 2021	0.6	0.728
Apr 2021	0.604	0.739
Mar 2021	0.594	0.733
Feb 2021	0.59	0.733
Jan 2021	0.597	0.746
Dec 2020	0.572	0.718
Nov 2020	0.578	0.726
Oct 2020	0.577	0.724
Sep 2020	0.574	0.721
Aug 2020	0.576	0.724
Jul 2020	0.58	0.732
Jun 2020	0.588	0.745
May 2020	0.589	0.751
Apr 2020	0.581	0.741
Mar 2020	0.576	0.729
Feb 2020	0.574	0.725
Jan 2020	0.57	0.722
Dec 2019	0.573	0.729
Nov 2019	0.573	0.728
Oct 2019	0.573	0.728
Sep 2019	0.569	0.724
Aug 2019	0.578	0.736
Jul 2019	0.569	0.725
Jun 2019	0.574	0.732
May 2019	0.579	0.739
Apr 2019	0.567	0.725
Mar 2019	0.581	0.747
Feb 2019	0.571	0.738
Jan 2019	0.576	0.748
Dec 2018	0.577	0.751
Nov 2018	0.566	0.734
Oct 2018	0.574	0.742
Sep 2018	0.573	0.742
Aug 2018	0.569	0.737
Jul 2018	0.575	0.746
Jun 2018	0.575	0.746
May 2018	0.575	0.747
Apr 2018	0.578	0.754
Mar 2018	0.582	0.762
Feb 2018	0.574	0.753
Jan 2018	0.568	0.749
Dec 2017	0.558	0.74
Nov 2017	0.551	0.73
Oct 2017	0.548	0.726
Sep 2017	0.544	0.72
Aug 2017	0.561	0.747
Jul 2017	0.565	0.754
Jun 2017	0.572	0.763
May 2017	0.564	0.753
Apr 2017	0.571	0.763
Mar 2017	0.571	0.765
Feb 2017	0.573	0.769
Jan 2017	0.573	0.771
Dec 2016	0.576	0.78
Nov 2016	0.573	0.776
Oct 2016	0.57	0.771
Sep 2016	0.575	0.778
Aug 2016	0.562	0.763
Jul 2016	0.567	0.77
Jun 2016	0.569	0.771
May 2016	0.57	0.775
Apr 2016	0.574	0.784
Mar 2016	0.586	0.804
Feb 2016	0.573	0.79
Jan 2016	0.581	0.801
Dec 2015	0.58	0.801
Nov 2015	0.575	0.792
Oct 2015	0.577	0.793
Sep 2015	0.58	0.797
Aug 2015	0.58	0.795
Jul 2015	0.581	0.796
Jun 2015	0.574	0.786
May 2015	0.582	0.8
Apr 2015	0.597	0.825
Mar 2015	0.593	0.821
Feb 2015	0.591	0.823
Jan 2015	0.583	0.815
Dec 2014	0.585	0.814
Nov 2014	0.592	0.819
Oct 2014	0.582	0.801
Sep 2014	0.606	0.832
Aug 2014	0.608	0.835
Jul 2014	0.606	0.831
Jun 2014	0.607	0.832
May 2014	0.603	0.828
Apr 2014	0.597	0.823
Mar 2014	0.597	0.826
Feb 2014	0.599	0.834
Jan 2014	0.595	0.831
Dec 2013	0.592	0.83
Nov 2013	0.587	0.823
Oct 2013	0.586	0.82
Sep 2013	0.601	0.839
Aug 2013	0.595	0.831
Jul 2013	0.602	0.842
Jun 2013	0.603	0.844
May 2013	0.603	0.846
Apr 2013	0.597	0.839
Mar 2013	0.609	0.855
Feb 2013	0.611	0.86
Jan 2013	0.609	0.864
Dec 2012	0.606	0.863
Nov 2012	0.6	0.852
Oct 2012	0.602	0.85
Sep 2012	0.597	0.843
Aug 2012	0.595	0.844
Jul 2012	0.604	0.862
Jun 2012	0.605	0.862
May 2012	0.599	0.852
Apr 2012	0.603	0.856
Mar 2012	0.607	0.865
Feb 2012	0.603	0.866
Jan 2012	0.604	0.871
Dec 2011	0.599	0.867
Nov 2011	0.598	0.864
Oct 2011	0.607	0.876
Sep 2011	0.607	0.874
Aug 2011	0.606	0.874
Jul 2011	0.611	0.884
Jun 2011	0.614	0.889
May 2011	0.617	0.892
Apr 2011	0.621	0.902
Mar 2011	0.621	0.908
Feb 2011	0.625	0.923
Jan 2011	0.596	0.884
Dec 2010	0.587	0.875
Nov 2010	0.581	0.868
Oct 2010	0.58	0.867
Sep 2010	0.573	0.857
Aug 2010	0.576	0.862
Jul 2010	0.583	0.874
Jun 2010	0.577	0.865
May 2010	0.571	0.855
Apr 2010	0.58	0.869
Mar 2010	0.575	0.863
Feb 2010	0.587	0.885
Jan 2010	0.586	0.884
Dec 2009	0.571	0.864
Nov 2009	0.561	0.847
Oct 2009	0.598	0.904
Sep 2009	0.605	0.915
Aug 2009	0.611	0.925
Jul 2009	0.616	0.935
Jun 2009	0.617	0.935
May 2009	0.622	0.95
Apr 2009	0.629	0.964
Mar 2009	0.634	0.974
Feb 2009	0.641	0.987
Jan 2009	0.629	0.974
Dec 2008	0.617	0.959
Nov 2008	0.626	0.963
Oct 2008	0.629	0.949
Sep 2008	0.631	0.942
Aug 2008	0.634	0.946
Jul 2008	0.627	0.931
Jun 2008	0.633	0.945
May 2008	0.63	0.95
Apr 2008	0.627	0.954
Mar 2008	0.597	0.914
Feb 2008	0.54	0.834
Jan 2008	0.521	0.807
Dec 2007	0.525	0.817
Nov 2007	0.515	0.801
Oct 2007	0.508	0.795
Sep 2007	0.505	0.792
Aug 2007	0.506	0.795
Jul 2007	0.509	0.799
Jun 2007	0.512	0.803
May 2007	0.503	0.79
Apr 2007	0.517	0.817
Mar 2007	0.51	0.812
Feb 2007	0.507	0.814
Jan 2007	0.505	0.815
Dec 2006	0.499	0.808
Nov 2006	0.498	0.808
Oct 2006	0.489	0.792
Sep 2006	0.479	0.771
Aug 2006	0.492	0.789
Jul 2006	0.508	0.816
Jun 2006	0.511	0.823
May 2006	0.514	0.829
Apr 2006	0.508	0.824
Mar 2006	0.508	0.831
Feb 2006	0.508	0.835
Jan 2006	0.49	0.807
Dec 2005	0.482	0.8
Nov 2005	0.48	0.794
Oct 2005	0.491	0.805
Sep 2005	0.485	0.797
Aug 2005	0.487	0.81
Jul 2005	0.494	0.826
Jun 2005	0.493	0.828
May 2005	0.497	0.835
Apr 2005	0.503	0.845
Mar 2005	0.507	0.857
Feb 2005	0.502	0.855
Jan 2005	0.485	0.831
Dec 2004	0.474	0.814
Nov 2004	0.469	0.802
Oct 2004	0.485	0.83
Sep 2004	0.488	0.84
Aug 2004	0.507	0.874
Jul 2004	0.51	0.88
Jun 2004	0.498	0.858
May 2004	0.491	0.849
Apr 2004	0.505	0.878
Mar 2004	0.5	0.872
Feb 2004	0.504	0.885
Jan 2004	0.512	0.903
Dec 2003	0.504	0.894
Nov 2003	0.498	0.882
Oct 2003	0.49	0.866
Sep 2003	0.494	0.872
Aug 2003	0.514	0.91
Jul 2003	0.514	0.913
Jun 2003	0.521	0.927
May 2003	0.505	0.899
Apr 2003	0.517	0.919
Mar 2003	0.513	0.91
Feb 2003	0.508	0.907
Jan 2003	0.526	0.946
Dec 2002	0.504	0.91
Nov 2002	0.505	0.91
Oct 2002	0.504	0.908
Sep 2002	0.498	0.899
Aug 2002	0.499	0.902
Jul 2002	0.517	0.938
Jun 2002	0.512	0.93
May 2002	0.515	0.936
Apr 2002	0.504	0.916
Mar 2002	0.519	0.949
Feb 2002	0.504	0.926
Jan 2002	0.509	0.939
Dec 2001	0.505	0.934
Nov 2001	0.509	0.938
Oct 2001	0.503	0.925
Sep 2001	0.508	0.931
Aug 2001	0.519	0.956
Jul 2001	0.523	0.963
Jun 2001	0.506	0.929
May 2001	0.509	0.936
Apr 2001	0.492	0.909
Mar 2001	0.51	0.946
Feb 2001	0.496	0.922
Jan 2001	0.5	0.933
Dec 2000	0.487	0.915
Nov 2000	0.479	0.899
Oct 2000	0.496	0.932
Sep 2000	0.488	0.918
Aug 2000	0.49	0.927
Jul 2000	0.512	0.968
Jun 2000	0.506	0.959
May 2000	0.509	0.97
Apr 2000	0.51	0.973
Mar 2000	0.517	0.987
Feb 2000	0.528	1.016
Jan 2000	0.49	0.949
Dec 1999	0.494	0.959
Nov 1999	0.48	0.932
Oct 1999	0.471	0.915
Sep 1999	0.481	0.936
Aug 1999	0.49	0.958
Jul 1999	0.494	0.968
Jun 1999	0.502	0.987
May 1999	0.492	0.967
Apr 1999	0.482	0.948
Mar 1999	0.506	1.002
Feb 1999	0.509	1.011
Jan 1999	0.489	0.973
Dec 1998	0.51	1.017
Nov 1998	0.487	0.97
Oct 1998	0.47	0.937
Sep 1998	0.476	0.951
Aug 1998	0.489	0.978
Jul 1998	0.53	1.061
Jun 1998	0.507	1.016
May 1998	0.51	1.024
Apr 1998	0.511	1.028
Mar 1998	0.475	0.957
Feb 1998	0.489	0.987
Jan 1998	0.473	0.956
Dec 1997	0.461	0.934
Nov 1997	0.468	0.947
Oct 1997	0.459	0.928
Sep 1997	0.458	0.928
Aug 1997	0.475	0.965
Jul 1997	0.487	0.992
Jun 1997	0.488	0.995
May 1997	0.484	0.988
Apr 1997	0.512	1.044
Mar 1997	0.532	1.087
Feb 1997	0.518	1.061
Jan 1997	0.497	1.021
Dec 1996	0.481	0.991
Nov 1996	0.477	0.983
Oct 1996	0.465	0.96
Sep 1996	0.458	0.948
Aug 1996	0.478	0.993
Jul 1996	0.498	1.037
Jun 1996	0.498	1.039
May 1996	0.512	1.068
Apr 1996	0.505	1.056
Mar 1996	0.539	1.131
Feb 1996	0.501	1.057
Jan 1996	0.463	0.98
Dec 1995	0.454	0.967
Nov 1995	0.462	0.983
Oct 1995	0.471	1.001
Sep 1995	0.49	1.045
Aug 1995	0.512	1.094
Jul 1995	0.522	1.119
Jun 1995	0.49	1.05
May 1995	0.483	1.037
Apr 1995	0.485	1.043
Mar 1995	0.508	1.096
Feb 1995	0.496	1.074
Jan 1995	0.503	1.094
Dec 1994	0.458	1
Nov 1994	0.434	0.947
Oct 1994	0.43	0.94
Sep 1994	0.453	0.991
Aug 1994	0.48	1.053
Jul 1994	0.452	0.995
Jun 1994	0.447	0.987
May 1994	0.469	1.039
Apr 1994	0.469	1.04
Mar 1994	0.5	1.11
Feb 1994	0.514	1.145
Jan 1994	0.44	0.983
Dec 1993	0.414	0.928
Nov 1993	0.404	0.905
Oct 1993	0.405	0.908
Sep 1993	0.395	0.89
Aug 1993	0.422	0.952
Jul 1993	0.448	1.014
Jun 1993	0.446	1.009
May 1993	0.472	1.07
Apr 1993	0.483	1.096
Mar 1993	0.475	1.081
Feb 1993	0.475	1.085
Jan 1993	0.426	0.976
Dec 1992	0.404	0.93
Nov 1992	0.422	0.971
Oct 1992	0.442	1.019
Sep 1992	0.459	1.062
Aug 1992	0.509	1.181
Jul 1992	0.431	1.002
Jun 1992	0.463	1.079
May 1992	0.445	1.041
Apr 1992	0.484	1.134
Mar 1992	0.517	1.213
Feb 1992	0.493	1.162
Jan 1992	0.428	1.013
Dec 1991	0.419	0.993
Nov 1991	0.431	1.022
Oct 1991	0.395	0.939
Sep 1991	0.432	1.029
Aug 1991	0.416	0.995
Jul 1991	0.516	1.238
Jun 1991	0.532	1.278
May 1991	0.584	1.407
Apr 1991	0.547	1.322
Mar 1991	0.577	1.397
Feb 1991	0.485	1.176
Jan 1991	0.438	1.063
Dec 1990	0.43	1.05
Nov 1990	0.429	1.048
Oct 1990	0.432	1.057
Sep 1990	0.465	1.145
Aug 1990	0.463	1.15
Jul 1990	0.529	1.326
Jun 1990	0.447	1.125
May 1990	0.462	1.169
Apr 1990	0.481	1.219
Mar 1990	0.5	1.27
Feb 1990	0.492	1.256
Jan 1990	0.429	1.1
Dec 1989	0.416	1.078
Nov 1989	0.435	1.129
Oct 1989	0.432	1.124
Sep 1989	0.428	1.119
Aug 1989	0.434	1.138
Jul 1989	0.456	1.198
Jun 1989	0.479	1.261
May 1989	0.522	1.378
Apr 1989	0.523	1.388
Mar 1989	0.45	1.202
Feb 1989	0.415	1.115
Jan 1989	0.394	1.063
Dec 1988	0.407	1.104
Nov 1988	0.423	1.149
Oct 1988	0.421	1.145
Sep 1988	0.389	1.061
Aug 1988	0.397	1.09
Jul 1988	0.433	1.194
Jun 1988	0.501	1.387
May 1988	0.422	1.174
Apr 1988	0.423	1.18
Mar 1988	0.413	1.158
Feb 1988	0.415	1.169
Jan 1988	0.374	1.056
Dec 1987	0.375	1.062
Nov 1987	0.343	0.971
Oct 1987	0.346	0.981
Sep 1987	0.363	1.032
Aug 1987	0.367	1.048
Jul 1987	0.35	1.005
Jun 1987	0.39	1.123
May 1987	0.357	1.031
Apr 1987	0.381	1.105
Mar 1987	0.376	1.096
Dec 1986	0.333	0.985
Nov 1986	0.371	1.098
Oct 1986	0.372	1.102
Sep 1986	0.384	1.139
Aug 1986	0.369	1.099
Jul 1986	0.371	1.107
Jun 1986	0.376	1.122
May 1986	0.461	1.383
Apr 1986	0.464	1.396
Mar 1986	0.402	1.207
Feb 1986	0.378	1.13
Jan 1986	0.337	1.005
Dec 1985	0.321	0.96
Nov 1985	0.316	0.947
Oct 1985	0.346	1.04
Sep 1985	0.376	1.135
Aug 1985	0.361	1.092
Jul 1985	0.348	1.055
Jun 1985	0.399	1.212
May 1985	0.392	1.194
Apr 1985	0.422	1.29
Mar 1985	0.394	1.21
Feb 1985	0.378	1.165
Jan 1985	0.35	1.084
Dec 1984	0.317	0.984
Nov 1984	0.333	1.033
Oct 1984	0.341	1.058
Sep 1984	0.35	1.089
Aug 1984	0.362	1.132
Jul 1984	0.386	1.212
Jun 1984	0.391	1.232
May 1984	0.354	1.119
Apr 1984	0.389	1.233
Mar 1984	0.373	1.188
Feb 1984	0.373	1.19
Jan 1984	0.344	1.103
Dec 1983	0.315	1.016
Nov 1983	0.327	1.056
Oct 1983	0.385	1.246
Sep 1983	0.394	1.279
Aug 1983	0.403	1.314
Jul 1983	0.462	1.511
Jun 1983	0.449	1.475
May 1983	0.438	1.443
Apr 1983	0.416	1.379
Mar 1983	0.357	1.192
Feb 1983	0.352	1.175
Jan 1983	0.332	1.109
Dec 1982	0.337	1.128
Nov 1982	0.344	1.147
Oct 1982	0.317	1.055
Sep 1982	0.343	1.145
Aug 1982	0.332	1.11
Jul 1982	0.344	1.153
Jun 1982	0.381	1.284
May 1982	0.372	1.269
Apr 1982	0.38	1.309
Mar 1982	0.373	1.29
Feb 1982	0.359	1.24
Jan 1982	0.364	1.261
Dec 1981	0.364	1.265
Nov 1981	0.355	1.238
Oct 1981	0.364	1.274
Sep 1981	0.358	1.255
Aug 1981	0.351	1.243
Jul 1981	0.341	1.217
Jun 1981	0.369	1.331
May 1981	0.379	1.379
Apr 1981	0.377	1.383
Mar 1981	0.377	1.392
Feb 1981	0.366	1.361
Jan 1981	0.343	1.288
Dec 1980	0.349	1.322
Nov 1980	0.339	1.296
Oct 1980	0.335	1.291
Sep 1980	0.335	1.303
Aug 1980	0.335	1.314
Jul 1980	0.332	1.312
Jun 1980	0.348	1.375
May 1980	0.357	1.426
Apr 1980	0.353	1.424
Mar 1980	0.355	1.448
Feb 1980	0.345	1.429
Jan 1980	0.319	1.34

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.