Price of a 12-oz pint of strawberries by year, 1991–2025
A 12-oz pint of strawberries cost $1.08 on average in 1991 and $2.65 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The price rose 145% over those years while prices in general rose 136%, so, measured in 2025 dollars, it cost 4% more in 2025 than in 1991.
- Average in 1991
- $1.08
- Average in 2025
- $2.65
- Highest year, 2022
- $2.88
- Biggest one-year rise, 2001
- +22%
- Against inflation
- Beat it by 4%
Every year
The table lists all 35 years with data, from 1991 to 2025. Select a year to see what everything else cost that year.
| Year | Average price | In 2025 dollars | Change from year before |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | $1.08 | $2.55 | — |
| 1992 | $1.14 | $2.62 | +6% |
| 1993 | $1.12 | $2.50 | −2% |
| 1994 | $1.13 | $2.45 | +1% |
| 1995 | $1.32 | $2.79 | +17% |
| 1996 | $1.29 | $2.65 | −2% |
| 1997 | $1.36 | $2.73 | +5% |
| 1998 | $1.64 | $3.24 | +21% |
| 1999 | $1.69 | $3.27 | +3% |
| 2000 | $1.53 | $2.86 | −9% |
| 2001 | $1.87 | $3.40 | +22% |
| 2002 | $1.86 | $3.33 | −1% |
| 2003 | $1.93 | $3.38 | +4% |
| 2004 | $2.23 | $3.80 | +16% |
| 2005 | $2.11 | $3.48 | −5% |
| 2006 | $2.04 | $3.26 | −3% |
| 2007 | $2.20 | $3.42 | +8% |
| 2008 | $2.29 | $3.42 | +4% |
| 2009 | $2.10 | $3.15 | −8% |
| 2010 | $2.19 | $3.23 | +4% |
| 2011 | $2.08 | $2.98 | −5% |
| 2012 | $1.99 | $2.79 | −4% |
| 2013 | $2.02 | $2.79 | +2% |
| 2014 | $2.29 | $3.11 | +13% |
| 2015 | $2.22 | $3.02 | −3% |
| 2016 | $2.44 | $3.27 | +10% |
| 2017 | $2.34 | $3.07 | −4% |
| 2018 | $2.34 | $3.00 | 0% |
| 2019 | $2.46 | $3.10 | +5% |
| 2020 | $2.49 | $3.10 | +1% |
| 2021 | $2.67 | $3.17 | +7% |
| 2022 | $2.88 | $3.17 | +8% |
| 2023 | $2.85 | $3.01 | −1% |
| 2024 | $2.72 | $2.79 | −5% |
| 2025 | $2.65 | $2.65 | −3% |
Decade by decade
In the 1990s, a 12-oz pint of strawberries averaged $1.31, from a low of $1.08 in 1991 to a high of $1.69 in 1999. Across the 2000s the yearly average ran from $1.53 in 2000 to $2.29 in 2008, for a decade average of $2.02. The 2010s averaged $2.24: the most expensive year was 2019 at $2.46 and the cheapest 2012 at $1.99. In the 2020s, a 12-oz pint of strawberries averaged $2.71, from a low of $2.49 in 2020 to a high of $2.88 in 2022.
Every five years in this record: 1995 $1.32, 2000 $1.53, 2005 $2.11, 2010 $2.19, 2015 $2.22, 2020 $2.49 and 2025 $2.65. From 2021 to 2025, the most recent years of data, the average fell 1%, from $2.67 to $2.65.
Against inflation
In 2025 dollars, the 1991 average of $1.08 is worth $2.55. The actual 2025 average was $2.65. So a 12-oz pint of strawberries outpaced prices in general: after adjusting for inflation, it cost 4% more in 2025 than in 1991.
Highs, lows and big moves
The highest yearly average in this record is $2.88 in 2022, and the lowest is $1.08 in 1991. The biggest one-year increase was 22%, from $1.53 in 2000 to $1.87 in 2001. The biggest one-year decrease was 9%, from $1.69 in 1999 to $1.53 in 2000.
Of the 9 items in fruit and vegetables tracked here, 4 rose faster than inflation over their full records, and this is one of them. This record starts in 1991, the first year with at least nine months of Bureau prices.
Average prices are U.S. city averages from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (series APU0000711415), averaged over each calendar year. A year is included only when the Bureau published at least nine months of prices for it. Values in 2025 dollars use the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) annual average. See how Sticker Shock builds its data. Figures may contain errors and are not financial advice.