Tomatoes · per lb · 1946 Estimated

$0.17in June 1946 — about $3.01 in today's money.

Price in 1946$0.17
Same money today$3.01
Actual price now · June 2026$2.15
Change since 1946+1177%

Price history

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

Record & method

No price was recorded for 1946. 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 34 years. 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: APU0000712311
Estimated for: June 1946
Coverage: January 1980 – June 2026
Adjusted by: CPIAUCNS · 18.7 → 333.952 (June 2026)
Back-cast: 34 years before the first record · low confidence
License: Public domain

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