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Grapefruit, per lb

The price of grapefruit

A pound of grapefruit cost 32.7¢ in January 1980 and $1.62 in September 2026.

In Sep 2026 dollars it cost $1.42 in January 1980, so it is 15% more expensive now after inflation. The record is $1.83, in October 2023; the low was 29.5¢, in April 1983.

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Jan 198032.7¢Sep 2026$1.62
$1.42

The Jan 1980 price in Sep 2026 dollars: what it cost then, in today’s money.

In one year
down 4.4%From $1.70 in Sep 2025
Since 1980
up 396.6%From 32.7¢ in Jan 1980
Record high
$1.83October 2023
Record low
29.5¢April 1983

Grapefruit, per lb, every month since Jan 1980

Price at the timeIn Sep 2026 dollars
Grapefruit: monthly U.S. average price, Jan 1980 to Sep 2026Two lines. The solid line over the yellow area is the price at the time, from 32.7¢ in January 1980 to $1.62 in September 2026. The dashed blue line is the same price in Sep 2026 dollars, from $1.42 to $1.62. Record high $1.83 in October 2023.$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50$2.00$2.50198020002020$1.83, 2023$1.62Grapefruit: monthly U.S. average price, Jan 1980 to Sep 2026Two lines. The solid line over the yellow area is the price at the time, from 32.7¢ in January 1980 to $1.62 in September 2026. The dashed blue line is the same price in Sep 2026 dollars, from $1.42 to $1.62. Record high $1.83 in October 2023.$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50$2.00$2.5019801990200020102020Record $1.83, 2023$1.62Grapefruit: monthly U.S. average price, Jan 1980 to Sep 2026Two lines. The solid line over the yellow area is the price at the time, from 32.7¢ in January 1980 to $1.62 in September 2026. The dashed blue line is the same price in Sep 2026 dollars, from $1.42 to $1.62. Record high $1.83 in October 2023.$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50$2.00$2.501980198519901995200020052010201520202025Record $1.83, 2023$1.62

Solid line, yellow area: the average price in each month, in the dollars of that month. Dashed blue line: the same price restated in Sep 2026 dollars using the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U). Where the dashed line falls, the item got cheaper compared with everything else. Months with no published price are left as gaps when they are long, and bridged when they are a single month. Hover, tap or use the arrow keys to read any month.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, average price series APU0000711411 (U.S. city average); CPI-U CUUR0000SA0.

A January in every decade

“Now vs then” is the plain change on the shelf. “After inflation” compares the old price in Sep 2026 dollars with today’s: negative means it takes less of today’s money than it did.

Grapefruit: January prices in past decades compared with September 2026
MonthPrice thenIn today’s $Now vs thenAfter inflation
Jan 198032.7¢$1.42up 396.6%up 14.7%
Jan 199053.2¢$1.41up 205.3%up 15.4%
Jan 200056.7¢$1.13up 186.4%up 43.5%
Jan 201084.1¢$1.31up 93.1%up 24.2%
Jan 2020$1.23$1.60up 32.5%up 1.4%

Year by year

Averages of the monthly prices in each calendar year, newest first. Years with fewer than nine published months are left out; partial years are marked.

Grapefruit: yearly average price
YearAveragevs year beforeLowest monthHighest month
20269 of 12 months$1.59down 4.7%$1.54 Apr$1.63 Jun
202511 of 12 months$1.67down 0.5%$1.54 Dec$1.73 Jul
202411 of 12 months$1.68—$1.59 Aug$1.73 Dec
2019$1.35unchanged 0.0%$1.25 Dec$1.42 Oct
2018$1.35up 5.2%$1.25 Jan$1.42 Aug
2017$1.28up 9.9%$1.12 Mar$1.39 Sep
201610 of 12 months$1.16up 6.7%98.5¢ Feb$1.32 Aug
2015$1.09down 1.6%97.0¢ Mar$1.21 Oct
2014$1.11up 5.8%$1.00 Feb$1.37 Oct
2013$1.05down 2.8%95.3¢ Apr$1.15 Oct
Every year back to 1980
Grapefruit: yearly average price
YearAveragevs year beforeLowest monthHighest month
2012$1.08up 10.5%84.7¢ Jan$1.27 Oct
201197.6¢up 5.2%84.6¢ Mar$1.10 Sep
201092.7¢up 2.8%82.5¢ Mar$1.02 Oct
200990.3¢down 6.6%74.0¢ Mar$1.02 Oct
200896.6¢up 0.2%85.4¢ Jan$1.10 Sep
200796.4¢down 13.4%88.8¢ Apr$1.14 Oct
2006$1.11up 2.3%97.4¢ Dec$1.24 Oct
200511 of 12 months$1.09up 33.0%95.9¢ Mar$1.21 Sep
200481.9¢up 13.4%65.1¢ Jan97.6¢ Oct
200372.3¢up 11.5%60.9¢ Jan87.5¢ Aug
200264.8¢down 0.4%58.3¢ Apr75.4¢ Sep
200165.1¢up 6.7%56.3¢ Jan75.9¢ Sep
200061.0¢down 5.8%55.1¢ Apr70.6¢ Oct
199964.8¢up 8.2%54.3¢ Jan80.3¢ Aug
199859.9¢up 7.7%48.1¢ Feb76.7¢ Oct
199755.6¢down 3.1%48.9¢ Feb68.1¢ Sep
199657.4¢up 4.8%46.0¢ Feb77.5¢ Sep
199554.8¢up 6.8%44.3¢ Mar70.9¢ Sep
199451.3¢down 3.1%45.2¢ Apr64.7¢ Sep
199352.9¢down 12.9%44.7¢ May62.9¢ Oct
199260.7¢down 1.8%51.3¢ Feb73.1¢ Sep
199161.8¢down 5.8%52.9¢ Dec69.5¢ Jul
199065.7¢up 25.0%53.2¢ Jan82.8¢ Jul
198952.5¢up 1.4%41.1¢ Mar72.8¢ Sep
198851.8¢down 0.1%43.8¢ May69.1¢ Sep
198751.8¢up 1.9%41.7¢ Feb69.0¢ Oct
198650.9¢up 8.2%41.9¢ Mar64.7¢ Oct
198547.0¢up 18.1%40.7¢ Apr55.2¢ Sep
198439.8¢up 9.0%34.2¢ Mar47.8¢ Sep
198336.5¢up 3.2%29.5¢ Apr48.3¢ Aug
198235.4¢down 10.5%30.7¢ Nov41.1¢ Aug
198139.5¢up 11.6%32.3¢ Jan51.7¢ Sep
198035.4¢—29.6¢ Mar44.0¢ Sep

About this number

  • What this number is. The average price BLS records for “Grapefruit, per lb. (453.6 gm)” across U.S. cities, collected for the Consumer Price Index. It is an average across many stores and brands, not a price at any one store.
  • No price for October 2025. BLS did not publish one: data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
  • 43 other months without a price between Oct 2005 and Oct 2024. BLS publishes an average only when it has enough price quotes; the yearly table skips thin years.
  • Today’s dollars. Prices are restated in Sep 2026 dollars by multiplying by CPI-U for Sep 2026 (336.94) and dividing by CPI-U for the month in question.

Sources

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