Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Vegetables:
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the CPI for fresh vegetables shows a slight decline in prices from 2023 to 2025. Specifically:
2023: The CPI for fresh vegetables was 377.413.
2024: The CPI increased slightly to 381.028 (a 0.96% rise).
2025: The CPI dropped to 373.421 (a 2.00% decrease from 2024, not final).
This suggests that, on average, fresh vegetable prices in 2025 are slightly lower than in 2023 in inflation-adjusted terms. For example, a basket of fresh vegetables costing $0.76 in 1947 would cost $15.17 in 2023 and $15.01 in 2025 (inflation-adjusted to 2025 dollars).
Over the past year (July 2024–July 2025), consumer prices for vegetables rose by only 0.2%, significantly below the overall inflation rate of 2.7%. This indicates that vegetable prices at the consumer level have remained relatively stable.
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