Skip to calculator

Financial tools for understanding prices, value, and purchasing power.

BLS average price

How much did bananas cost in September 1984?

Bananas averaged $0.35 per pound in September 1984.

$0.35

per pound in September 1984

Adjusted with CPI-U, that is about $1.12 in 2026 dollars.

See calculation

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Average Price Data, APU0000711211. Imported from BLS bulk time-series files (raw published monthly values).

Related historical prices

Bananas prices in 1984
Historical banana prices
Bananas prices in August 1984
Bananas prices in October 1984
Grocery inflation calculator

Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — CPI-U. Series CUUR0000SA0, base period 1982–84 = 100. Coverage: 1913–2026. April CPI is used for 2026 until the annual average is published.

Built with Ruby on Rails & Hotwire.