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Orange juice, frozen concentrate, per 16 oz

The price of orange juice

Sixteen ounces of orange juice cost $1.24 in January 1980 and $4.82 in July 2026.

In Sep 2026 dollars it cost $5.38 in January 1980, so it is 10% cheaper now after inflation. The record is $4.97, in May 2026; the low was $1.12, in December 1980. BLS has not yet published a price for this item after July 2026.

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Jan 1980$1.24Jul 2026$4.82
$5.38

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

In one year
up 3.8%From $4.64 in Jul 2025
In ten years
up 74.0%From $2.77 in Jul 2016
Record high
$4.97May 2026
Record low
$1.12December 1980

Orange juice, per 16 oz, every month since Jan 1980

Price at the timeIn Sep 2026 dollars
Orange juice, frozen concentrate: monthly U.S. average price, Jan 1980 to Jul 2026Two lines. The solid line over the yellow area is the price at the time, from $1.24 in January 1980 to $4.82 in July 2026. The dashed blue line is the same price in Sep 2026 dollars, from $5.38 to $4.86. Record high $4.97 in May 2026.$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.00$5.00$6.00198020002020$4.86$4.82Orange juice, frozen concentrate: monthly U.S. average price, Jan 1980 to Jul 2026Two lines. The solid line over the yellow area is the price at the time, from $1.24 in January 1980 to $4.82 in July 2026. The dashed blue line is the same price in Sep 2026 dollars, from $5.38 to $4.86. Record high $4.97 in May 2026.$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.00$5.00$6.0019801990200020102020$4.86$4.82Orange juice, frozen concentrate: monthly U.S. average price, Jan 1980 to Jul 2026Two lines. The solid line over the yellow area is the price at the time, from $1.24 in January 1980 to $4.82 in July 2026. The dashed blue line is the same price in Sep 2026 dollars, from $5.38 to $4.86. Record high $4.97 in May 2026.$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.00$5.00$6.001980198519901995200020052010201520202025$4.86$4.82

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 APU0000713111 (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.

Orange juice, frozen concentrate: January prices in past decades compared with July 2026
MonthPrice thenIn today’s $Now vs thenAfter inflation
Jan 1980$1.24$5.38up 287.5%down 9.7%
Jan 1990$1.82$4.80up 165.1%up 1.2%
Jan 2000$1.82$3.64up 164.2%up 33.6%
Jan 2010$2.50$3.89up 92.6%up 25.0%
Jan 2020$2.32$3.03up 107.5%up 60.4%

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.

Orange juice, frozen concentrate: yearly average price
YearAveragevs year beforeLowest monthHighest month
202511 of 12 months$4.59up 8.2%$4.43 May$4.82 Dec
2024$4.24up 29.3%$4.11 Jan$4.31 Nov
2023$3.28up 18.8%$2.82 Jan$3.72 Dec
2022$2.76up 10.4%$2.62 Jan$2.89 Jul
2021$2.50up 7.5%$2.29 Mar$2.65 Dec
2020$2.33down 3.3%$2.26 Sep$2.40 Apr
2019$2.41down 3.2%$2.26 Nov$2.49 Jun
2018$2.49down 6.3%$2.43 Dec$2.54 Feb
2017$2.65down 2.2%$2.57 Nov$2.87 Aug
2016$2.71up 0.1%$2.53 Nov$2.81 Sep
Every year back to 1980
Orange juice, frozen concentrate: yearly average price
YearAveragevs year beforeLowest monthHighest month
2015$2.71up 7.1%$2.66 Jul$2.75 Oct
2014$2.53up 0.7%$2.41 Jan$2.65 Dec
2013$2.51down 6.0%$2.43 Dec$2.61 May
2012$2.67up 1.6%$2.60 Nov$2.78 Mar
2011$2.63up 6.7%$2.43 Feb$2.79 Nov
2010$2.47down 3.9%$2.40 Nov$2.52 Mar
2009$2.57up 1.1%$2.49 Aug$2.63 Mar
2008$2.54up 1.4%$2.50 Jul$2.58 Nov
2007$2.50up 26.9%$2.31 Jan$2.59 Sep
2006$1.97up 7.8%$1.85 Jan$2.23 Dec
2005$1.83down 3.0%$1.78 Dec$1.92 Apr
2004$1.89up 2.0%$1.81 Sep$1.96 Dec
2003$1.85up 0.2%$1.73 May$1.98 Oct
2002$1.85down 2.4%$1.78 Nov$1.94 Feb
2001$1.89up 2.7%$1.81 Mar$1.94 Jul
2000$1.84up 2.8%$1.80 Jun$1.88 Nov
1999$1.79up 10.1%$1.74 Mar$1.84 Nov
1998$1.63down 5.8%$1.57 Feb$1.68 Dec
1997$1.73up 1.5%$1.67 Nov$1.77 Jul
1996$1.70up 5.9%$1.58 Jan$1.77 Jul
1995$1.61down 0.2%$1.55 Nov$1.64 Aug
1994$1.61down 1.2%$1.55 Dec$1.67 Jan
1993$1.63down 13.7%$1.56 Jul$1.75 Feb
1992$1.89up 2.7%$1.70 Dec$1.98 Apr
1991$1.84down 14.4%$1.72 Oct$2.00 Jan
1990$2.15up 15.7%$1.82 Jan$2.29 Jul
1989$1.86up 2.0%$1.80 Dec$1.92 Sep
1988$1.82up 19.1%$1.64 Jan$1.90 Jun
1987$1.53down 0.7%$1.48 Mar$1.59 Dec
1986$1.54down 12.1%$1.45 Oct$1.76 Jan
1985$1.75up 8.2%$1.69 Jan$1.82 Dec
1984$1.62up 18.0%$1.41 Jan$1.69 Aug
1983$1.37down 6.6%$1.34 Jul$1.42 Jan
1982$1.47up 5.7%$1.41 Dec$1.55 Mar
1981$1.39up 17.9%$1.14 Jan$1.47 Oct
1980$1.18—$1.12 Dec$1.27 Feb

About this number

  • What this number is. The average price BLS records for “Orange juice, frozen concentrate, 12 oz. can, per 16 oz. (473.2 ml)” 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.
  • Newest price: July 2026. BLS has not published this series for later months yet, so its changes run to Jul 2026.
  • 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.

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