US Average Eggs Price Adjusted for Inflation

This page shows historical egg prices adjusted for inflation, offering a clearer view of how the real purchasing power needed to buy eggs has evolved over time.

The prices represent large white, Grade A chicken eggs from urban areas across the United States, sold by the dozen in cartons. This includes organic, non-organic, cage free, free range and traditional eggs.

Adjusted prices are shown in "today’s dollars", meaning they are benchmarked to the purchasing power of February 2026 (our latest available CPI data baseline).

Key Takeaways
  • The latest average price for a dozen of eggs was $2.5, in February 2026.
  • In January 1980, the nominal price was $0.879, which is equivalent to $3.692 in today's dollars.
  • Since January 1980, the inflation-adjusted price has fallen 32.29%, an average decline of -0.84% per year.
  • The peak inflation-adjusted price was $6.363, reached in March 2025.

Eggs are a staple food item in many households. Therefore, their price is tracked as part of the broader effort to monitor food costs and their economic impact.

This historical data reveals significant volatility. Factors such as seasonal demand, agricultural cycles and broader economic conditions can cause egg prices to fluctuate substantially from year to year, even after adjusting for overall inflation.

Inflation-Adjusted Values by Month

By examining the inflation-adjusted price over time, consumers and analysts can better understand the underlying purchasing power cost of eggs, separate from the general rise in the cost of living.

The following table provides a month-by-month breakdown.

Month Nominal Inflation-Adjusted
Feb 2026 2.5 2.5
Jan 2026 2.577 2.589
Dec 2025 2.712 2.735
Nov 2025 2.86 2.883
Sep 2025 3.488 3.509
Aug 2025 3.587 3.618
Jul 2025 3.599 3.641
Jun 2025 3.775 3.824
May 2025 4.548 4.623
Apr 2025 5.122 5.218
Mar 2025 6.227 6.363
Feb 2025 5.897 6.039
Jan 2025 4.953 5.095
Dec 2024 4.146 4.293
Nov 2024 3.649 3.78
Oct 2024 3.37 3.489
Sep 2024 3.821 3.96
Aug 2024 3.204 3.326
Jul 2024 3.08 3.2
Jun 2024 2.715 2.824
May 2024 2.699 2.808
Apr 2024 2.864 2.985
Mar 2024 2.992 3.13
Feb 2024 2.996 3.155
Jan 2024 2.522 2.672
Dec 2023 2.507 2.671
Nov 2023 2.138 2.275
Oct 2023 2.072 2.201
Sep 2023 2.065 2.192
Aug 2023 2.043 2.174
Jul 2023 2.094 2.238
Jun 2023 2.219 2.377
May 2023 2.666 2.865
Apr 2023 3.27 3.522
Mar 2023 3.446 3.731
Feb 2023 4.211 4.574
Jan 2023 4.823 5.268
Dec 2022 4.25 4.679
Nov 2022 3.589 3.939
Oct 2022 3.419 3.749
Sep 2022 2.902 3.195
Aug 2022 3.116 3.438
Jul 2022 2.936 3.238
Jun 2022 2.707 2.985
May 2022 2.863 3.201
Apr 2022 2.52 2.848
Mar 2022 2.046 2.326
Feb 2022 2.005 2.309
Jan 2022 1.929 2.242
Dec 2021 1.788 2.096
Nov 2021 1.718 2.02
Oct 2021 1.821 2.151
Sep 2021 1.835 2.186
Aug 2021 1.709 2.041
Jul 2021 1.642 1.965
Jun 2021 1.642 1.975
May 2021 1.625 1.973
Apr 2021 1.62 1.982
Mar 2021 1.625 2.005
Feb 2021 1.597 1.984
Jan 2021 1.466 1.831
Dec 2020 1.481 1.858
Nov 2020 1.45 1.821
Oct 2020 1.408 1.767
Sep 2020 1.353 1.699
Aug 2020 1.328 1.67
Jul 2020 1.401 1.767
Jun 2020 1.554 1.97
May 2020 1.64 2.09
Apr 2020 2.019 2.573
Mar 2020 1.525 1.931
Feb 2020 1.449 1.831
Jan 2020 1.461 1.851
Dec 2019 1.535 1.952
Nov 2019 1.405 1.785
Oct 2019 1.282 1.628
Sep 2019 1.383 1.76
Aug 2019 1.219 1.553
Jul 2019 1.243 1.583
Jun 2019 1.203 1.535
May 2019 1.362 1.738
Apr 2019 1.463 1.871
Mar 2019 1.544 1.985
Feb 2019 1.557 2.013
Jan 2019 1.554 2.017
Dec 2018 1.595 2.075
Nov 2018 1.596 2.069
Oct 2018 1.66 2.145
Sep 2018 1.651 2.137
Aug 2018 1.622 2.102
Jul 2018 1.725 2.237
Jun 2018 1.628 2.111
May 2018 1.987 2.581
Apr 2018 2.081 2.714
Mar 2018 1.831 2.398
Feb 2018 1.755 2.303
Jan 2018 1.769 2.332
Dec 2017 1.815 2.406
Nov 2017 1.506 1.995
Oct 2017 1.54 2.04
Sep 2017 1.422 1.883
Aug 2017 1.367 1.819
Jul 2017 1.333 1.78
Jun 2017 1.332 1.777
May 2017 1.414 1.888
Apr 2017 1.409 1.883
Mar 2017 1.404 1.882
Feb 2017 1.464 1.964
Jan 2017 1.599 2.152
Dec 2016 1.383 1.872
Nov 2016 1.321 1.789
Oct 2016 1.39 1.879
Sep 2016 1.471 1.991
Aug 2016 1.455 1.974
Jul 2016 1.546 2.1
Jun 2016 1.491 2.022
May 2016 1.684 2.291
Apr 2016 1.793 2.449
Mar 2016 2.081 2.856
Feb 2016 2.267 3.124
Jan 2016 2.328 3.211
Dec 2015 2.751 3.801
Nov 2015 2.664 3.668
Oct 2015 2.808 3.858
Sep 2015 2.966 4.073
Aug 2015 2.943 4.036
Jul 2015 2.57 3.519
Jun 2015 2.57 3.519
May 2015 1.962 2.696
Apr 2015 2.065 2.852
Mar 2015 2.133 2.952
Feb 2015 2.088 2.907
Jan 2015 2.113 2.955
Dec 2014 2.21 3.076
Nov 2014 2.032 2.812
Oct 2014 1.951 2.685
Sep 2014 1.97 2.705
Aug 2014 1.979 2.719
Jul 2014 1.95 2.675
Jun 2014 1.948 2.671
May 2014 1.996 2.742
Apr 2014 2.119 2.921
Mar 2014 2.061 2.85
Feb 2014 1.998 2.781
Jan 2014 2.008 2.805
Dec 2013 2.026 2.841
Nov 2013 1.925 2.699
Oct 2013 1.925 2.694
Sep 2013 1.897 2.648
Aug 2013 1.838 2.568
Jul 2013 1.833 2.564
Jun 2013 1.859 2.602
May 2013 1.87 2.623
Apr 2013 1.918 2.695
Mar 2013 1.925 2.702
Feb 2013 1.965 2.766
Jan 2013 1.933 2.743
Dec 2012 2.007 2.857
Nov 2012 1.963 2.786
Oct 2012 1.96 2.769
Sep 2012 1.889 2.668
Aug 2012 1.884 2.672
Jul 2012 1.648 2.351
Jun 2012 1.67 2.378
May 2012 1.691 2.405
Apr 2012 1.829 2.598
Mar 2012 1.774 2.527
Feb 2012 1.798 2.581
Jan 2012 1.939 2.795
Dec 2011 1.874 2.714
Nov 2011 1.836 2.652
Oct 2011 1.871 2.7
Sep 2011 1.947 2.804
Aug 2011 1.711 2.468
Jul 2011 1.647 2.382
Jun 2011 1.683 2.437
May 2011 1.692 2.447
Apr 2011 1.727 2.509
Mar 2011 1.732 2.533
Feb 2011 1.708 2.522
Jan 2011 1.806 2.68
Dec 2010 1.793 2.673
Nov 2010 1.675 2.502
Oct 2010 1.456 2.175
Sep 2010 1.753 2.622
Aug 2010 1.519 2.274
Jul 2010 1.441 2.16
Jun 2010 1.494 2.24
May 2010 1.523 2.281
Apr 2010 1.779 2.667
Mar 2010 1.822 2.736
Feb 2010 1.872 2.822
Jan 2010 1.789 2.698
Dec 2009 1.772 2.681
Nov 2009 1.705 2.576
Oct 2009 1.595 2.411
Sep 2009 1.627 2.462
Aug 2009 1.632 2.471
Jul 2009 1.495 2.269
Jun 2009 1.529 2.317
May 2009 1.501 2.294
Apr 2009 1.774 2.719
Mar 2009 1.693 2.601
Feb 2009 1.795 2.764
Jan 2009 1.85 2.863
Dec 2008 1.834 2.851
Nov 2008 1.838 2.827
Oct 2008 1.858 2.804
Sep 2008 1.978 2.954
Aug 2008 1.854 2.765
Jul 2008 2.011 2.988
Jun 2008 1.92 2.867
May 2008 1.93 2.911
Apr 2008 2.069 3.147
Mar 2008 2.203 3.371
Feb 2008 2.168 3.347
Jan 2008 2.175 3.367
Dec 2007 2.099 3.266
Nov 2007 1.862 2.895
Oct 2007 1.771 2.77
Sep 2007 1.825 2.86
Aug 2007 1.634 2.568
Jul 2007 1.502 2.356
Jun 2007 1.373 2.153
May 2007 1.504 2.363
Apr 2007 1.616 2.555
Mar 2007 1.634 2.6
Feb 2007 1.746 2.804
Jan 2007 1.549 2.501
Dec 2006 1.543 2.499
Nov 2006 1.354 2.196
Oct 2006 1.257 2.036
Sep 2006 1.254 2.02
Aug 2006 1.244 1.994
Jul 2006 1.213 1.948
Jun 2006 1.242 2
May 2006 1.206 1.946
Apr 2006 1.283 2.081
Mar 2006 1.302 2.129
Feb 2006 1.328 2.184
Jan 2006 1.449 2.388
Dec 2005 1.35 2.242
Nov 2005 1.279 2.115
Oct 2005 1.264 2.074
Sep 2005 1.279 2.102
Aug 2005 1.166 1.94
Jul 2005 1.165 1.948
Jun 2005 1.139 1.914
May 2005 1.185 1.992
Apr 2005 1.164 1.955
Mar 2005 1.132 1.914
Feb 2005 1.284 2.188
Jan 2005 1.211 2.075
Dec 2004 1.199 2.059
Nov 2004 1.085 1.856
Oct 2004 1.089 1.864
Sep 2004 1.145 1.97
Aug 2004 1.277 2.202
Jul 2004 1.253 2.162
Jun 2004 1.311 2.258
May 2004 1.372 2.371
Apr 2004 1.562 2.715
Mar 2004 1.625 2.834
Feb 2004 1.583 2.778
Jan 2004 1.573 2.776
Dec 2003 1.559 2.764
Nov 2003 1.448 2.565
Oct 2003 1.33 2.349
Sep 2003 1.257 2.218
Aug 2003 1.277 2.261
Jul 2003 1.15 2.044
Jun 2003 1.199 2.133
May 2003 1.009 1.797
Apr 2003 1.131 2.011
Mar 2003 1.209 2.145
Feb 2003 1.189 2.122
Jan 2003 1.175 2.113
Dec 2002 1.176 2.124
Nov 2002 1.08 1.947
Oct 2002 1.039 1.873
Sep 2002 1.055 1.905
Aug 2002 1.053 1.904
Jul 2002 0.99 1.796
Jun 2002 0.975 1.771
May 2002 0.997 1.812
Apr 2002 1.047 1.903
Mar 2002 1.003 1.833
Feb 2002 0.996 1.831
Jan 2002 0.973 1.795
Dec 2001 0.925 1.711
Nov 2001 0.935 1.722
Oct 2001 0.916 1.684
Sep 2001 0.916 1.679
Aug 2001 0.929 1.71
Jul 2001 0.862 1.587
Jun 2001 0.92 1.689
May 2001 0.881 1.62
Apr 2001 1.028 1.899
Mar 2001 0.886 1.643
Feb 2001 0.943 1.753
Jan 2001 1.011 1.887
Dec 2000 0.959 1.801
Nov 2000 0.902 1.693
Oct 2000 0.923 1.733
Sep 2000 0.92 1.731
Aug 2000 0.893 1.689
Jul 2000 0.868 1.641
Jun 2000 0.838 1.588
May 2000 0.852 1.623
Apr 2000 0.939 1.791
Mar 2000 0.931 1.777
Feb 2000 0.962 1.851
Jan 2000 0.975 1.888
Dec 1999 0.92 1.786
Nov 1999 0.92 1.786
Oct 1999 0.888 1.725
Sep 1999 0.956 1.861
Aug 1999 1.02 1.995
Jul 1999 0.88 1.725
Jun 1999 0.949 1.866
May 1999 0.9 1.77
Apr 1999 0.942 1.852
Mar 1999 1.005 1.99
Feb 1999 1.078 2.141
Jan 1999 1.053 2.094
Dec 1998 1.089 2.171
Nov 1998 1.077 2.146
Oct 1998 1.048 2.088
Sep 1998 1.022 2.041
Aug 1998 1.053 2.106
Jul 1998 0.971 1.944
Jun 1998 0.932 1.868
May 1998 0.96 1.927
Apr 1998 1.061 2.134
Mar 1998 1.043 2.101
Feb 1998 1.073 2.166
Jan 1998 1.12 2.265
Dec 1997 1.172 2.374
Nov 1997 1.09 2.206
Oct 1997 1.018 2.059
Sep 1997 1.009 2.045
Aug 1997 1.061 2.156
Jul 1997 0.979 1.993
Jun 1997 0.952 1.941
May 1997 1.002 2.045
Apr 1997 1.081 2.205
Mar 1997 1.056 2.157
Feb 1997 1.132 2.318
Jan 1997 1.148 2.358
Dec 1996 1.308 2.695
Nov 1996 1.139 2.347
Oct 1996 1.129 2.331
Sep 1996 1.15 2.382
Aug 1996 1.072 2.227
Jul 1996 1.042 2.169
Jun 1996 0.945 1.971
May 1996 1.021 2.131
Apr 1996 1.086 2.271
Mar 1996 1.138 2.388
Feb 1996 1.091 2.302
Jan 1996 1.155 2.445
Dec 1995 1.16 2.47
Nov 1995 1.037 2.206
Oct 1995 0.981 2.086
Sep 1995 0.956 2.039
Aug 1995 0.984 2.103
Jul 1995 0.879 1.884
Jun 1995 0.825 1.768
May 1995 0.819 1.758
Apr 1995 0.833 1.792
Mar 1995 0.875 1.889
Feb 1995 0.863 1.869
Jan 1995 0.882 1.918
Dec 1994 0.873 1.906
Nov 1994 0.857 1.871
Oct 1994 0.81 1.771
Sep 1994 0.855 1.87
Aug 1994 0.895 1.963
Jul 1994 0.815 1.795
Jun 1994 0.841 1.857
May 1994 0.801 1.775
Apr 1994 0.861 1.909
Mar 1994 0.926 2.056
Feb 1994 0.903 2.011
Jan 1994 0.917 2.05
Dec 1993 0.871 1.952
Nov 1993 0.917 2.055
Oct 1993 0.897 2.012
Sep 1993 0.89 2.004
Aug 1993 0.929 2.097
Jul 1993 0.9 2.037
Jun 1993 0.921 2.084
May 1993 0.895 2.028
Apr 1993 0.997 2.263
Mar 1993 0.927 2.11
Feb 1993 0.895 2.044
Jan 1993 0.898 2.058
Dec 1992 0.928 2.137
Nov 1992 0.897 2.064
Oct 1992 0.858 1.977
Sep 1992 0.873 2.019
Aug 1992 0.809 1.876
Jul 1992 0.827 1.923
Jun 1992 0.801 1.867
May 1992 0.836 1.956
Apr 1992 0.829 1.942
Mar 1992 0.85 1.994
Feb 1992 0.881 2.077
Jan 1992 0.933 2.208
Dec 1991 1.012 2.398
Nov 1991 0.95 2.253
Oct 1991 0.976 2.321
Sep 1991 0.987 2.351
Aug 1991 1.024 2.45
Jul 1991 0.966 2.318
Jun 1991 0.884 2.124
May 1991 0.908 2.188
Apr 1991 1.002 2.422
Mar 1991 1.069 2.588
Feb 1991 0.987 2.393
Jan 1991 1.106 2.685
Dec 1990 1.001 2.445
Nov 1990 1.018 2.486
Oct 1990 1.012 2.477
Sep 1990 0.946 2.33
Aug 1990 0.954 2.369
Jul 1990 0.899 2.253
Jun 1990 0.93 2.34
May 1990 0.94 2.378
Apr 1990 1.092 2.768
Mar 1990 1.111 2.821
Feb 1990 1.041 2.658
Jan 1990 1.223 3.137
Dec 1989 1.137 2.947
Nov 1989 1.08 2.803
Oct 1989 1.023 2.662
Sep 1989 1.038 2.714
Aug 1989 0.983 2.578
Jul 1989 0.961 2.524
Jun 1989 0.937 2.467
May 1989 0.956 2.523
Apr 1989 0.997 2.647
Mar 1989 1.031 2.755
Feb 1989 0.89 2.392
Jan 1989 0.941 2.539
Dec 1988 0.833 2.259
Nov 1988 0.839 2.279
Oct 1988 0.896 2.436
Sep 1988 0.874 2.384
Aug 1988 0.909 2.496
Jul 1988 0.803 2.214
Jun 1988 0.705 1.952
May 1988 0.678 1.886
Apr 1988 0.719 2.006
Mar 1988 0.74 2.076
Feb 1988 0.718 2.023
Jan 1988 0.76 2.147
Dec 1987 0.733 2.076
Nov 1987 0.805 2.28
Oct 1987 0.778 2.205
Sep 1987 0.837 2.378
Aug 1987 0.73 2.085
Jul 1987 0.763 2.191
Jun 1987 0.711 2.047
May 1987 0.763 2.205
Apr 1987 0.786 2.279
Mar 1987 0.8 2.332
Feb 1987 0.823 2.41
Jan 1987 0.862 2.533
Dec 1986 0.91 2.691
Nov 1986 0.897 2.655
Oct 1986 0.855 2.533
Sep 1986 0.868 2.574
Aug 1986 0.913 2.72
Jul 1986 0.833 2.486
Jun 1986 0.795 2.373
May 1986 0.82 2.461
Apr 1986 0.89 2.678
Mar 1986 0.887 2.664
Feb 1986 0.866 2.589
Jan 1986 0.901 2.686
Dec 1985 0.906 2.709
Nov 1985 0.872 2.614
Oct 1985 0.86 2.585
Sep 1985 0.857 2.586
Aug 1985 0.789 2.387
Jul 1985 0.787 2.386
Jun 1985 0.724 2.199
May 1985 0.745 2.269
Apr 1985 0.783 2.394
Mar 1985 0.79 2.426
Feb 1985 0.784 2.417
Jan 1985 0.746 2.311
Dec 1984 0.867 2.691
Nov 1984 0.823 2.554
Oct 1984 0.842 2.613
Sep 1984 0.854 2.658
Aug 1984 0.86 2.689
Jul 1984 0.876 2.75
Jun 1984 0.903 2.846
May 1984 1.054 3.331
Apr 1984 1.199 3.8
Mar 1984 1.153 3.672
Feb 1984 1.324 4.225
Jan 1984 1.301 4.172
Dec 1983 1.131 3.649
Nov 1983 0.996 3.216
Oct 1983 0.962 3.113
Sep 1983 0.938 3.044
Aug 1983 0.884 2.883
Jul 1983 0.847 2.771
Jun 1983 0.825 2.71
May 1983 0.865 2.849
Apr 1983 0.825 2.734
Mar 1983 0.836 2.791
Feb 1983 0.794 2.65
Jan 1983 0.821 2.743
Dec 1982 0.813 2.722
Nov 1982 0.849 2.831
Oct 1982 0.854 2.842
Sep 1982 0.852 2.844
Aug 1982 0.778 2.602
Jul 1982 0.851 2.852
Jun 1982 0.783 2.638
May 1982 0.842 2.872
Apr 1982 0.896 3.085
Mar 1982 0.952 3.292
Feb 1982 1.007 3.479
Jan 1982 0.925 3.205
Dec 1981 0.966 3.358
Nov 1981 0.943 3.289
Oct 1981 0.898 3.142
Sep 1981 0.915 3.208
Aug 1981 0.868 3.073
Jul 1981 0.86 3.068
Jun 1981 0.852 3.073
May 1981 0.836 3.042
Apr 1981 0.904 3.316
Mar 1981 0.875 3.231
Feb 1981 0.924 3.435
Jan 1981 0.943 3.542
Dec 1980 1.031 3.904
Nov 1980 0.917 3.505
Oct 1980 0.867 3.341
Sep 1980 0.898 3.493
Aug 1980 0.907 3.558
Jul 1980 0.776 3.066
Jun 1980 0.731 2.889
May 1980 0.737 2.944
Apr 1980 0.797 3.215
Mar 1980 0.812 3.313
Feb 1980 0.774 3.206
Jan 1980 0.879 3.692

About the Data

The US Average Eggs Price represents the average cost of a dozen Grade A large eggs in urban areas across the United States, collected and published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

We have adjusted these prices for inflation based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). While a specific CPI for "Food" exists, using the broader CPI-U allows us to compare egg prices against the overall cost of goods and services typically purchased by households, revealing whether eggs have become relatively more or less expensive compared to general inflation over time.

This data allows consumers and policymakers to understand trends in food prices and their impact on household budgets. By adjusting for inflation, this page provides insights into the real cost of eggs over time, helping users make informed decisions and analyses.

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