Bananas · per lb · 1979 Estimated

$0.31in June 1979 — about $1.44 in today's money.

Price in 1979$0.31
Same money today$1.44
Actual price now · June 2026$0.65
Change since 1979+109%

Price history

1980–2026 · price per lb · no observations before 1980

Record & method

No price was recorded for 1979. This figure is estimated: we took the earliest observed price (January 1980) and moved it back along the category inflation curve — a back-cast of 1 year. The further back it reaches, the less it should be trusted. Treat it as an approximation, not a historical fact.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED. Public domain.
Series: APU0000711211
Estimated for: June 1979
Coverage: January 1980 – June 2026
Adjusted by: CPIAUCNS · 72.3 → 333.952 (June 2026)
Category curve: CUUR0000SAF11
Back-cast: 1 year before the first record · reasonable confidence
License: Public domain

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