Apple Prices Today
The average price of a pound of Red Delicious apples in US cities was $1.31 in October 2017, down 3 cents (2.4%) from September 2017, and 8.0% lower than a year earlier. That is the lowest price since May 2017. The record is $1.58 a pound, set in September 2008. Five years earlier, in October 2012, it was $1.44 — a decrease of 8.4% since then.
Apples: average US price per lb
Average Price: Apples, Red Delicious (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average (APU0000711111). Monthly, not seasonally adjusted.
Average price by year
| Year | Average | vs prior year | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 (10 mo) | $1.29 | — | $1.35 | $1.20 |
| 2016 (11 mo) | $1.44 | — | $1.51 | $1.31 |
| 2015 | $1.36 | +0.3% | $1.44 | $1.25 |
| 2014 | $1.35 | — | $1.40 | $1.28 |
| 2013 (11 mo) | $1.39 | — | $1.43 | $1.33 |
| 2012 | $1.38 | +2.0% | $1.52 | $1.26 |
| 2011 | $1.35 | +10.7% | $1.53 | $1.24 |
| 2010 | $1.22 | +3.2% | $1.30 | $1.14 |
| 2009 | $1.18 | -10.5% | $1.23 | $1.11 |
| 2008 | $1.32 | +18.4% | $1.58 | $1.16 |
| 2007 | $1.11 | +4.5% | $1.19 | $1.03 |
| 2006 | $1.07 | +12.4% | $1.26 | $0.94 |
| 2005 | $0.95 | -9.0% | $0.98 | $0.87 |
| 2004 | $1.04 | +6.4% | $1.10 | $0.95 |
| 2003 | $0.98 | +3.4% | $1.02 | $0.94 |
Show 2002 back to 1980
| 2002 | $0.95 | +9.2% | $1.01 | $0.88 |
| 2001 | $0.87 | -5.5% | $0.92 | $0.81 |
| 2000 | $0.92 | +2.5% | $0.97 | $0.82 |
| 1999 | $0.90 | -4.9% | $0.97 | $0.85 |
| 1998 | $0.94 | +4.0% | $1.00 | $0.85 |
| 1997 | $0.91 | -2.5% | $0.94 | $0.86 |
| 1996 | $0.93 | +11.4% | $1.01 | $0.88 |
| 1995 | $0.83 | +4.0% | $0.92 | $0.77 |
| 1994 | $0.80 | -3.7% | $0.88 | $0.72 |
| 1993 | $0.83 | -6.3% | $0.94 | $0.78 |
| 1992 | $0.89 | +0.6% | $1.01 | $0.75 |
| 1991 | $0.89 | +23.1% | $0.97 | $0.81 |
| 1990 | $0.72 | +4.5% | $0.88 | $0.60 |
| 1989 | $0.69 | -5.8% | $0.75 | $0.57 |
| 1988 | $0.73 | — | $1.01 | $0.57 |
| 1987 (10 mo) | $0.73 | — | $0.88 | $0.55 |
| 1986 | $0.77 | +13.0% | $1.01 | $0.66 |
| 1985 | $0.68 | +4.1% | $0.72 | $0.64 |
| 1984 | $0.66 | +11.4% | $0.73 | $0.58 |
| 1983 | $0.59 | -7.7% | $0.71 | $0.53 |
| 1982 | $0.64 | +13.1% | $0.73 | $0.54 |
| 1981 | $0.56 | -10.2% | $0.66 | $0.50 |
| 1980 | $0.63 | — | $0.81 | $0.50 |
Average of the monthly prices in each calendar year. A year marked with a count is incomplete (the current year, or a month the agency did not publish), so it is not compared.
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How much do apples cost per pound?
The average price of a pound of Red Delicious apples in US cities was $1.31 in October 2017, down 3 cents (2.4%) from September 2017, and 8.0% lower than a year earlier. That is the lowest price since May 2017.
How much has the price of apples changed since 2000?
The average price of Red Delicious apples was $0.92 a pound in 2000 and $1.36 a pound in 2015 (yearly averages), a change of +48%.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (series APU0000711111). The Bureau of Labor Statistics collects these prices every month in stores across the country while compiling the consumer price index, and publishes the U.S. city average about two weeks after the month ends. Average prices are not seasonally adjusted, and they track a fixed item definition, so they show what a typical shopper paid rather than the cheapest deal. Data checked Nov 6, 5:41 PM ET.