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Plums — Average UK Price
The average UK retail price of plums is £3.69 (per kg), up +7.6% year on year (ONS, January 2025).
What is the average UK price of plums?
The average UK retail price of plums is £3.69 (per kg), according to ONS average-price data for January 2025. That is up +7.6% from £3.43 a year earlier (January 2024). It sits in the "Fruit" food group, where it ranks 4 of 18 items by price. Wider UK food inflation is 2.2% (12 months to May 2026). Source: Office for National Statistics, OGL v3.0.
How much does plums cost in the UK?
Plums is an everyday item in the Fruit group of the ONS consumer-prices basket. Its average UK retail price is £3.69 per per kg (January 2025 reference period). A year earlier (January 2024) it averaged £3.43, so the price rose +7.6% over twelve months. These are ONS experimental average prices, designed to track price change rather than exact shelf prices.
Price summary
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Average price | £3.69 (per kg) |
| Price a year earlier | £3.43 (Jan 2024) |
| Year-on-year change | +7.6% |
| Food group | Fruit |
| Rank in group by price | 4 of 18 |
| Reference period | January 2025 (ONS) |
Other fruit prices
| Item | Unit / pack | Avg price | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raspberries | per kg | £14.29 | +0.5% |
| Blueberries | per kg | £12.46 | -0.7% |
| Grapes | per kg | £4.47 | +5.7% |
| Small oranges | per kg | £2.65 | -2.2% |
| Frozen berries | per pack | £2.48 | +3.8% |
| Dried fruit pack | 100-250g | £2.36 | +1.7% |
| Melon | each | £2.03 | +3.6% |
| Packet of peanuts | 150-300g | £1.51 | +8.6% |
Plums price — frequently asked questions
How much does plums cost in the UK?
The average UK retail price of plums is £3.69 per per kg, based on ONS average-price data for the January 2025 reference period. Average prices are experimental ONS statistics that capture price change, so the exact shelf price in a given shop may differ.
Has the price of plums gone up or down?
The average price of plums rose +7.6% over the year, from £3.43 in January 2024 to £3.69 in January 2025 (ONS average prices).
What food group does plums belong to?
Plums is classified under "Fruit" in the ONS consumer-prices basket. Within that group it ranks 4 of 18 tracked items by average price.
Where does this price data come from?
From the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shopping-prices comparison tool, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The January 2025 reference period is the latest vintage the ONS published before it stopped releasing item-level price quotes in March 2026.
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Source
Source: ONS — Shopping prices comparison tool (average prices of items in the CPIH basket) (Office for National Statistics). Data as of January 2025; published 2026-06-25. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings reflect the most recent inspection on record and may have changed since publication.