Bananas cost $0.65 a pound on average in U.S. cities in August 2026, 2% less than a year earlier (BLS series APU0000711211). The peak in this series since 2019 was $0.67 in September 2025.
Bananas cost 2% less than a year ago
Monthly U.S. city average, dollars a pound. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, average price data, series APU0000711211 (Bananas, per lb. (453.6 gm)), through August 2026.
Year by year
Year
Average
Highest month
Lowest month
2026 (January to August)
$0.65
$0.66
$0.65
2025 (BLS published no October figure)
$0.65
$0.67
$0.62
2024
$0.62
$0.63
$0.61
2023
$0.63
$0.64
$0.63
2022
$0.64
$0.64
$0.63
2021
$0.60
$0.62
$0.59
2020
$0.58
$0.59
$0.57
2019
$0.57
$0.58
$0.57
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. A year in progress is marked with its months; a month BLS did not publish is named.
The price index for fresh fruits
The consumer price index for fresh fruits (CPI-U, seasonally adjusted, BLS series CUSR0000SEFK) stood at 432.0 in August 2026, 3.8% higher than a year earlier: the category as a whole, where the average price above is one item.