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Average price of bananas in United States

Average price of bananas in the United States was 0.656 USD per pound in September 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.1% from September 2025.

September 2026, USD per pound0.656
Change on September 2025-2.1%
Series high0.67September 2025
Series low0.315December 1983

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Average price of bananas in United States, January 1980 to September 2026

0.30.40.50.60.71980-011986-091993-072000-032006-112013-072020-032026-092026-09: 0.656 USD per pound0.30.40.50.60.71980-011995-092011-032026-092026-09: 0.656 USD per pound
USD per pound. Source: BLS, Average Price Data: bananas, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000711211). Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-10-14.
All 558 values
PeriodUSD per pound
2026-090.656
2026-080.652
2026-070.65
2026-060.645
2026-050.646
2026-040.654
2026-030.657
2026-020.653
2026-010.653
2025-120.656
2025-110.664
2025-090.67
2025-080.666
2025-070.657
2025-060.654
2025-050.655
2025-040.635
2025-030.625
2025-020.619
2025-010.621
2024-120.615
2024-110.622
2024-100.619
2024-090.617
2024-080.612
2024-070.613
2024-060.625
2024-050.622
2024-040.626
2024-030.629
2024-020.625
2024-010.617
2023-120.625
2023-110.627
2023-100.626
2023-090.625
2023-080.631
2023-070.631
2023-060.625
2023-050.628
2023-040.635
2023-030.632
2023-020.641
2023-010.639
2022-120.628
2022-110.631
2022-100.634
2022-090.643
2022-080.643
2022-070.64
2022-060.64
2022-050.642
2022-040.637
2022-030.642
2022-020.628
2022-010.63
2021-120.622
2021-110.619
2021-100.6
2021-090.597
2021-080.589
2021-070.594
2021-060.595
2021-050.6
2021-040.604
2021-030.594
2021-020.59
2021-010.597
2020-120.572
2020-110.578
2020-100.577
2020-090.574
2020-080.576
2020-070.58
2020-060.588
2020-050.589
2020-040.581
2020-030.576
2020-020.574
2020-010.57
2019-120.573
2019-110.573
2019-100.573
2019-090.569
2019-080.578
2019-070.569
2019-060.574
2019-050.579
2019-040.567
2019-030.581
2019-020.571
2019-010.576
2018-120.577
2018-110.566
2018-100.574
2018-090.573
2018-080.569
2018-070.575
2018-060.575
2018-050.575
2018-040.578
2018-030.582
2018-020.574
2018-010.568
2017-120.558
2017-110.551
2017-100.548
2017-090.544
2017-080.561
2017-070.565
2017-060.572
2017-050.564
2017-040.571
2017-030.571
2017-020.573
2017-010.573
2016-120.576
2016-110.573
2016-100.57
2016-090.575
2016-080.562
2016-070.567
2016-060.569
2016-050.57
2016-040.574
2016-030.586
2016-020.573
2016-010.581
2015-120.58
2015-110.575
2015-100.577
2015-090.58
2015-080.58
2015-070.581
2015-060.574
2015-050.582
2015-040.597
2015-030.593
2015-020.591
2015-010.583
2014-120.585
2014-110.592
2014-100.582
2014-090.606
2014-080.608
2014-070.606
2014-060.607
2014-050.603
2014-040.597
2014-030.597
2014-020.599
2014-010.595
2013-120.592
2013-110.587
2013-100.586
2013-090.601
2013-080.595
2013-070.602
2013-060.603
2013-050.603
2013-040.597
2013-030.609
2013-020.611
2013-010.609
2012-120.606
2012-110.6
2012-100.602
2012-090.597
2012-080.595
2012-070.604
2012-060.605
2012-050.599
2012-040.603
2012-030.607
2012-020.603
2012-010.604
2011-120.599
2011-110.598
2011-100.607
2011-090.607
2011-080.606
2011-070.611
2011-060.614
2011-050.617
2011-040.621
2011-030.621
2011-020.625
2011-010.596
2010-120.587
2010-110.581
2010-100.58
2010-090.573
2010-080.576
2010-070.583
2010-060.577
2010-050.571
2010-040.58
2010-030.575
2010-020.587
2010-010.586
2009-120.571
2009-110.561
2009-100.598
2009-090.605
2009-080.611
2009-070.616
2009-060.617
2009-050.622
2009-040.629
2009-030.634
2009-020.641
2009-010.629
2008-120.617
2008-110.626
2008-100.629
2008-090.631
2008-080.634
2008-070.627
2008-060.633
2008-050.63
2008-040.627
2008-030.597
2008-020.54
2008-010.521
2007-120.525
2007-110.515
2007-100.508
2007-090.505
2007-080.506
2007-070.509
2007-060.512
2007-050.503
2007-040.517
2007-030.51
2007-020.507
2007-010.505
2006-120.499
2006-110.498
2006-100.489
2006-090.479
2006-080.492
2006-070.508
2006-060.511
2006-050.514
2006-040.508
2006-030.508
2006-020.508
2006-010.49
2005-120.482
2005-110.48
2005-100.491
2005-090.485
2005-080.487
2005-070.494
2005-060.493
2005-050.497
2005-040.503
2005-030.507
2005-020.502
2005-010.485
2004-120.474
2004-110.469
2004-100.485
2004-090.488
2004-080.507
2004-070.51
2004-060.498
2004-050.491
2004-040.505
2004-030.5
2004-020.504
2004-010.512
2003-120.504
2003-110.498
2003-100.49
2003-090.494
2003-080.514
2003-070.514
2003-060.521
2003-050.505
2003-040.517
2003-030.513
2003-020.508
2003-010.526
2002-120.504
2002-110.505
2002-100.504
2002-090.498
2002-080.499
2002-070.517
2002-060.512
2002-050.515
2002-040.504
2002-030.519
2002-020.504
2002-010.509
2001-120.505
2001-110.509
2001-100.503
2001-090.508
2001-080.519
2001-070.523
2001-060.506
2001-050.509
2001-040.492
2001-030.51
2001-020.496
2001-010.5
2000-120.487
2000-110.479
2000-100.496
2000-090.488
2000-080.49
2000-070.512
2000-060.506
2000-050.509
2000-040.51
2000-030.517
2000-020.528
2000-010.49
1999-120.494
1999-110.48
1999-100.471
1999-090.481
1999-080.49
1999-070.494
1999-060.502
1999-050.492
1999-040.482
1999-030.506
1999-020.509
1999-010.489
1998-120.51
1998-110.487
1998-100.47
1998-090.476
1998-080.489
1998-070.53
1998-060.507
1998-050.51
1998-040.511
1998-030.475
1998-020.489
1998-010.473
1997-120.461
1997-110.468
1997-100.459
1997-090.458
1997-080.475
1997-070.487
1997-060.488
1997-050.484
1997-040.512
1997-030.532
1997-020.518
1997-010.497
1996-120.481
1996-110.477
1996-100.465
1996-090.458
1996-080.478
1996-070.498
1996-060.498
1996-050.512
1996-040.505
1996-030.539
1996-020.501
1996-010.463
1995-120.454
1995-110.462
1995-100.471
1995-090.49
1995-080.512
1995-070.522
1995-060.49
1995-050.483
1995-040.485
1995-030.508
1995-020.496
1995-010.503
1994-120.458
1994-110.434
1994-100.43
1994-090.453
1994-080.48
1994-070.452
1994-060.447
1994-050.469
1994-040.469
1994-030.5
1994-020.514
1994-010.44
1993-120.414
1993-110.404
1993-100.405
1993-090.395
1993-080.422
1993-070.448
1993-060.446
1993-050.472
1993-040.483
1993-030.475
1993-020.475
1993-010.426
1992-120.404
1992-110.422
1992-100.442
1992-090.459
1992-080.509
1992-070.431
1992-060.463
1992-050.445
1992-040.484
1992-030.517
1992-020.493
1992-010.428
1991-120.419
1991-110.431
1991-100.395
1991-090.432
1991-080.416
1991-070.516
1991-060.532
1991-050.584
1991-040.547
1991-030.577
1991-020.485
1991-010.438
1990-120.43
1990-110.429
1990-100.432
1990-090.465
1990-080.463
1990-070.529
1990-060.447
1990-050.462
1990-040.481
1990-030.5
1990-020.492
1990-010.429
1989-120.416
1989-110.435
1989-100.432
1989-090.428
1989-080.434
1989-070.456
1989-060.479
1989-050.522
1989-040.523
1989-030.45
1989-020.415
1989-010.394
1988-120.407
1988-110.423
1988-100.421
1988-090.389
1988-080.397
1988-070.433
1988-060.501
1988-050.422
1988-040.423
1988-030.413
1988-020.415
1988-010.374
1987-120.375
1987-110.343
1987-100.346
1987-090.363
1987-080.367
1987-070.35
1987-060.39
1987-050.357
1987-040.381
1987-030.376
1986-120.333
1986-110.371
1986-100.372
1986-090.384
1986-080.369
1986-070.371
1986-060.376
1986-050.461
1986-040.464
1986-030.402
1986-020.378
1986-010.337
1985-120.321
1985-110.316
1985-100.346
1985-090.376
1985-080.361
1985-070.348
1985-060.399
1985-050.392
1985-040.422
1985-030.394
1985-020.378
1985-010.35
1984-120.317
1984-110.333
1984-100.341
1984-090.35
1984-080.362
1984-070.386
1984-060.391
1984-050.354
1984-040.389
1984-030.373
1984-020.373
1984-010.344
1983-120.315
1983-110.327
1983-100.385
1983-090.394
1983-080.403
1983-070.462
1983-060.449
1983-050.438
1983-040.416
1983-030.357
1983-020.352
1983-010.332
1982-120.337
1982-110.344
1982-100.317
1982-090.343
1982-080.332
1982-070.344
1982-060.381
1982-050.372
1982-040.38
1982-030.373
1982-020.359
1982-010.364
1981-120.364
1981-110.355
1981-100.364
1981-090.358
1981-080.351
1981-070.341
1981-060.369
1981-050.379
1981-040.377
1981-030.377
1981-020.366
1981-010.343
1980-120.349
1980-110.339
1980-100.335
1980-090.335
1980-080.335
1980-070.332
1980-060.348
1980-050.357
1980-040.353
1980-030.355
1980-020.345
1980-010.319

Definition

Average retail price of bananas, per pound (453.6 grams), in US dollars, for the U.S. city average (all urban consumers), monthly, from the Average Price Data of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (series APU0000711211).

BLS computes average prices from the prices it collects for the Consumer Price Index in 75 urban areas, not seasonally adjusted. BLS advises using them for the price level in a month and the CPI for price change over time. October 2025 was not collected during the federal government shutdown.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Average Price Data: bananas, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000711211). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Average Price Data: bananas, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000711211) (Average price of bananas, United States, 1980-01 to 2026-09) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food

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Average Price Data: bananas, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000711211), Average price of bananas, United States, 1980-01 to 2026-09. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 14 Oct. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/price-of-bananas/united-states. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Average Price Data: bananas, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000711211). Average price of bananas, United States, 1980-01 to 2026-09. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/price-of-bananas/united-states.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Average Price Data: bananas, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000711211), Average price of bananas, United States, 1980-01 to 2026-09 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/price-of-bananas/united-states (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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  title = {{Average Price Data: bananas, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000711211): Average price of bananas, United States, 1980-01 to 2026-09}},
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What is the average price of bananas in United States?

Average price of bananas in the United States was 0.656 USD per pound in September 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.1% from September 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Average Price Data: bananas, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000711211). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest average price of bananas in United States?

0.67 USD per pound in September 2025, the highest value since January 1980 in this series.

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