Tomatoes price history from 2000 through 2018

Historical Price Inflation for Tomatoes

Amount

Start year

End year

See price inflation for:

Prices for Tomatoes, 2000-2018 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for tomatoes were 41.71% higher in 2018 versus 2000 (a $8.34 difference in value).

Between 2000 and 2018: Tomatoes experienced an average inflation rate of 1.96% per year. In other words, tomatoes costing $20 in the year 2000 would cost $28.34 in 2018 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.12% during this same period, inflation for tomatoes was lower.

In the year 2000: Pricing changed by 4.71%, which is above the average yearly change for tomatoes during the 2000-2018 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2000 (3.38%), inflation for tomatoes was higher.

Price Inflation for Tomatoes since 1953

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1990 (18.06%), 1977 (17.94%), and 1981 (15.64%).

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Tomatoes:

Year	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
CPI	30.615	29.223	30.415	32.538	32.423	35.246	32.515	34.715	31.823	32.700	35.377	36.492	37.677	38.392	38.831	44.392	46.115	46.269	51.208	51.508	52.985	60.354	63.631	63.500	74.892	72.531	80.492	81.854	94.654	93.523	100.800	105.685	103.631	111.323	116.777	123.085	136.215	160.815	153.100	171.762	168.008	173.469	188.285	198.231	213.608	239.169	224.115	234.669	249.985	250.977	271.023	296.785	298.800	323.262	306.454	332.622	303.981	323.189	339.319	302.484	318.032	325.488	329.290	334.027	324.860	332.557

View price changes for other categories
Houston, Texas · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Educational books and supplies · San Francisco, California · More

Buying power of $20 since 2000

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Tomatoes, over time, for $20 beginning in 2000. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2000	$20.00	4.71%
2001	$21.31	6.53%
2002	$21.39	0.40%
2003	$23.10	7.99%
2004	$25.29	9.51%
2005	$25.47	0.68%
2006	$27.55	8.19%
2007	$26.12	-5.20%
2008	$28.35	8.54%
2009	$25.91	-8.61%
2010	$27.54	6.32%
2011	$28.92	4.99%
2012	$25.78	-10.86%
2013	$27.10	5.14%
2014	$27.74	2.34%
2015	$28.06	1.17%
2016	$28.47	1.44%
2017	$27.69	-2.74%
2018	$28.34	2.37%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for tomatoes, 2000-2018

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2018 / CPI in 2000 * 2000 USD value = 2018 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Tomatoes was 234.669 in the year 2000 and 332.557 in 2018:

332.557 / 234.669 * $20 = $28.34

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2000 has the same "purchasing power" as $28.34 in 2018 (in the CPI category of Tomatoes).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Tomatoes in 1953. In addition to tomatoes, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.