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Oranges, navel, per lb

The price of oranges

A pound of oranges cost 33.9¢ in January 1980 and $1.72 in September 2026.

In Sep 2026 dollars it cost $1.47 in January 1980, so it is 17% more expensive now after inflation. The record is $1.80, in October 2024; the low was 33.7¢, in February 1980.

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Jan 198033.9¢Sep 2026$1.72
$1.47

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

In one year
down 4.4%From $1.80 in Sep 2025
In ten years
up 22.2%From $1.41 in Sep 2016
Record high
$1.80October 2024
Record low
33.7¢February 1980

Oranges, per lb, every month since Jan 1980

Price at the timeIn Sep 2026 dollars
Oranges, navel: 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 33.9¢ in January 1980 to $1.72 in September 2026. The dashed blue line is the same price in Sep 2026 dollars, from $1.47 to $1.72. Record high $1.80 in October 2024.$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50$2.00$2.50198020002020$1.80, 2024$1.72Oranges, navel: 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 33.9¢ in January 1980 to $1.72 in September 2026. The dashed blue line is the same price in Sep 2026 dollars, from $1.47 to $1.72. Record high $1.80 in October 2024.$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50$2.00$2.5019801990200020102020Record $1.80, 2024$1.72Oranges, navel: 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 33.9¢ in January 1980 to $1.72 in September 2026. The dashed blue line is the same price in Sep 2026 dollars, from $1.47 to $1.72. Record high $1.80 in October 2024.$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50$2.00$2.501980198519901995200020052010201520202025Record $1.80, 2024$1.72

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 APU0000711311 (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.

Oranges, navel: January prices in past decades compared with September 2026
MonthPrice thenIn today’s $Now vs thenAfter inflation
Jan 198033.9¢$1.47up 408.3%up 17.4%
Jan 199050.1¢$1.32up 243.9%up 30.0%
Jan 200060.7¢$1.21up 183.9%up 42.2%
Jan 201089.9¢$1.40up 91.7%up 23.2%
Jan 2020$1.24$1.63up 38.5%up 6.0%

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.

Oranges, navel: yearly average price
YearAveragevs year beforeLowest monthHighest month
20259 of 12 months$1.60down 1.0%$1.48 Mar$1.80 Sep
2024$1.62up 2.3%$1.48 Apr$1.80 Oct
2023$1.58up 0.5%$1.51 Mar$1.69 Oct
202211 of 12 months$1.57up 15.4%$1.43 Jan$1.73 Sep
20219 of 12 months$1.36—$1.27 Mar$1.49 Oct
2019$1.37down 3.3%$1.28 Apr$1.47 Oct
2018$1.41up 5.4%$1.29 Apr$1.56 Aug
2017$1.34up 7.6%$1.17 Apr$1.59 Oct
2016$1.25down 4.5%$1.15 May$1.41 Oct
2015$1.30down 1.1%$1.17 Apr$1.51 Oct
Every year back to 2003
Oranges, navel: yearly average price
YearAveragevs year beforeLowest monthHighest month
2014$1.32up 14.6%$1.12 Jan$1.51 Oct
2013$1.15up 9.3%98.1¢ Apr$1.38 Aug
2012$1.05down 3.9%85.0¢ Mar$1.30 Sep
2011$1.10up 3.2%91.6¢ May$1.44 Sep
2010$1.06up 1.1%85.8¢ Mar$1.30 Sep
2009$1.05down 5.9%88.9¢ Mar$1.26 Oct
2008$1.12down 13.1%88.7¢ Feb$1.47 Sep
200711 of 12 months$1.28up 18.1%90.5¢ Dec$1.54 Oct
200611 of 12 months$1.09up 9.2%83.7¢ Jan$1.48 Sep
200510 of 12 months99.6¢up 16.0%78.3¢ Mar$1.39 Oct
20049 of 12 months85.9¢up 2.4%72.5¢ Feb$1.14 Sep
20039 of 12 months83.8¢—71.1¢ Feb$1.14 Oct

About this number

  • What this number is. The average price BLS records for “Oranges, Navel, 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.
  • 147 other months without a price between Jun 1980 and Jul 2026. 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.

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