Beans, dried, any type · per lb · 2002 Verified

$0.73in June 2002 — about $1.36 in today's money.

Price in 2002$0.73
Same money today$1.36
Actual price now · June 2026$1.63
Change since 2002+123%

Priced in working time

Work to buy in 2002 · the federal minimum wage was $5.15/hour9 min
Work to buy today · at $7.25/hour (2026)13 min

Observed price divided by the observed wage for the same year — nothing here is back-cast. See the minimum wage record →

Price history

1995–2026 · price per lb · 2002 marked

Record & method

This is an observed price. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded it in June 2002; we have not adjusted the figure.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED. Public domain.
Series: APU0000714233
Observed: June 2002
Coverage: July 1995 – June 2026
Adjusted by: CPIAUCNS · 179.9 → 333.952 (June 2026)
License: Public domain

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