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 September 2026 (our latest available CPI data baseline).

Key Takeaways
  • The latest average price for a dozen of eggs was $2.272, in September 2026.
  • In January 1980, the nominal price was $0.879, which is equivalent to $3.807 in today's dollars.
  • Since January 1980, the inflation-adjusted price has fallen 40.32%, an average decline of -1.1% per year.
  • The peak inflation-adjusted price was $6.561, 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
Sep 2026 2.272 2.272
Aug 2026 2.272 2.285
Jul 2026 2.189 2.209
Jun 2026 2.141 2.16
May 2026 2.191 2.203
Apr 2026 2.25 2.276
Mar 2026 2.348 2.396
Feb 2026 2.5 2.578
Jan 2026 2.577 2.67
Dec 2025 2.712 2.82
Nov 2025 2.86 2.973
Sep 2025 3.488 3.618
Aug 2025 3.587 3.731
Jul 2025 3.599 3.754
Jun 2025 3.775 3.943
May 2025 4.548 4.767
Apr 2025 5.122 5.38
Mar 2025 6.227 6.561
Feb 2025 5.897 6.227
Jan 2025 4.953 5.253
Dec 2024 4.146 4.426
Nov 2024 3.649 3.897
Oct 2024 3.37 3.597
Sep 2024 3.821 4.083
Aug 2024 3.204 3.429
Jul 2024 3.08 3.299
Jun 2024 2.715 2.912
May 2024 2.699 2.896
Apr 2024 2.864 3.078
Mar 2024 2.992 3.228
Feb 2024 2.996 3.253
Jan 2024 2.522 2.755
Dec 2023 2.507 2.754
Nov 2023 2.138 2.346
Oct 2023 2.072 2.269
Sep 2023 2.065 2.261
Aug 2023 2.043 2.242
Jul 2023 2.094 2.308
Jun 2023 2.219 2.451
May 2023 2.666 2.954
Apr 2023 3.27 3.632
Mar 2023 3.446 3.847
Feb 2023 4.211 4.716
Jan 2023 4.823 5.432
Dec 2022 4.25 4.825
Nov 2022 3.589 4.062
Oct 2022 3.419 3.866
Sep 2022 2.902 3.294
Aug 2022 3.116 3.545
Jul 2022 2.936 3.339
Jun 2022 2.707 3.078
May 2022 2.863 3.3
Apr 2022 2.52 2.937
Mar 2022 2.046 2.398
Feb 2022 2.005 2.381
Jan 2022 1.929 2.312
Dec 2021 1.788 2.161
Nov 2021 1.718 2.083
Oct 2021 1.821 2.218
Sep 2021 1.835 2.254
Aug 2021 1.709 2.105
Jul 2021 1.642 2.027
Jun 2021 1.642 2.036
May 2021 1.625 2.034
Apr 2021 1.62 2.044
Mar 2021 1.625 2.067
Feb 2021 1.597 2.046
Jan 2021 1.466 1.888
Dec 2020 1.481 1.916
Nov 2020 1.45 1.877
Oct 2020 1.408 1.822
Sep 2020 1.353 1.751
Aug 2020 1.328 1.722
Jul 2020 1.401 1.822
Jun 2020 1.554 2.031
May 2020 1.64 2.155
Apr 2020 2.019 2.653
Mar 2020 1.525 1.991
Feb 2020 1.449 1.887
Jan 2020 1.461 1.908
Dec 2019 1.535 2.013
Nov 2019 1.405 1.841
Oct 2019 1.282 1.679
Sep 2019 1.383 1.815
Aug 2019 1.219 1.601
Jul 2019 1.243 1.632
Jun 2019 1.203 1.582
May 2019 1.362 1.792
Apr 2019 1.463 1.929
Mar 2019 1.544 2.047
Feb 2019 1.557 2.075
Jan 2019 1.554 2.08
Dec 2018 1.595 2.139
Nov 2018 1.596 2.134
Oct 2018 1.66 2.212
Sep 2018 1.651 2.204
Aug 2018 1.622 2.167
Jul 2018 1.725 2.306
Jun 2018 1.628 2.177
May 2018 1.987 2.661
Apr 2018 2.081 2.799
Mar 2018 1.831 2.472
Feb 2018 1.755 2.375
Jan 2018 1.769 2.405
Dec 2017 1.815 2.481
Nov 2017 1.506 2.057
Oct 2017 1.54 2.104
Sep 2017 1.422 1.941
Aug 2017 1.367 1.876
Jul 2017 1.333 1.835
Jun 2017 1.332 1.832
May 2017 1.414 1.947
Apr 2017 1.409 1.942
Mar 2017 1.404 1.94
Feb 2017 1.464 2.025
Jan 2017 1.599 2.219
Dec 2016 1.383 1.93
Nov 2016 1.321 1.844
Oct 2016 1.39 1.937
Sep 2016 1.471 2.053
Aug 2016 1.455 2.035
Jul 2016 1.546 2.165
Jun 2016 1.491 2.084
May 2016 1.684 2.362
Apr 2016 1.793 2.525
Mar 2016 2.081 2.944
Feb 2016 2.267 3.221
Jan 2016 2.328 3.311
Dec 2015 2.751 3.919
Nov 2015 2.664 3.782
Oct 2015 2.808 3.978
Sep 2015 2.966 4.2
Aug 2015 2.943 4.161
Jul 2015 2.57 3.628
Jun 2015 2.57 3.629
May 2015 1.962 2.78
Apr 2015 2.065 2.941
Mar 2015 2.133 3.044
Feb 2015 2.088 2.997
Jan 2015 2.113 3.046
Dec 2014 2.21 3.171
Nov 2014 2.032 2.899
Oct 2014 1.951 2.769
Sep 2014 1.97 2.789
Aug 2014 1.979 2.803
Jul 2014 1.95 2.758
Jun 2014 1.948 2.754
May 2014 1.996 2.827
Apr 2014 2.119 3.012
Mar 2014 2.061 2.939
Feb 2014 1.998 2.867
Jan 2014 2.008 2.892
Dec 2013 2.026 2.929
Nov 2013 1.925 2.783
Oct 2013 1.925 2.777
Sep 2013 1.897 2.73
Aug 2013 1.838 2.648
Jul 2013 1.833 2.644
Jun 2013 1.859 2.682
May 2013 1.87 2.705
Apr 2013 1.918 2.779
Mar 2013 1.925 2.786
Feb 2013 1.965 2.852
Jan 2013 1.933 2.828
Dec 2012 2.007 2.945
Nov 2012 1.963 2.873
Oct 2012 1.96 2.855
Sep 2012 1.889 2.75
Aug 2012 1.884 2.755
Jul 2012 1.648 2.424
Jun 2012 1.67 2.452
May 2012 1.691 2.479
Apr 2012 1.829 2.678
Mar 2012 1.774 2.606
Feb 2012 1.798 2.661
Jan 2012 1.939 2.882
Dec 2011 1.874 2.798
Nov 2011 1.836 2.734
Oct 2011 1.871 2.784
Sep 2011 1.947 2.891
Aug 2011 1.711 2.545
Jul 2011 1.647 2.456
Jun 2011 1.683 2.512
May 2011 1.692 2.523
Apr 2011 1.727 2.587
Mar 2011 1.732 2.611
Feb 2011 1.708 2.6
Jan 2011 1.806 2.763
Dec 2010 1.793 2.756
Nov 2010 1.675 2.579
Oct 2010 1.456 2.243
Sep 2010 1.753 2.704
Aug 2010 1.519 2.344
Jul 2010 1.441 2.227
Jun 2010 1.494 2.309
May 2010 1.523 2.352
Apr 2010 1.779 2.75
Mar 2010 1.822 2.821
Feb 2010 1.872 2.91
Jan 2010 1.789 2.782
Dec 2009 1.772 2.765
Nov 2009 1.705 2.656
Oct 2009 1.595 2.486
Sep 2009 1.627 2.538
Aug 2009 1.632 2.548
Jul 2009 1.495 2.339
Jun 2009 1.529 2.388
May 2009 1.501 2.365
Apr 2009 1.774 2.803
Mar 2009 1.693 2.682
Feb 2009 1.795 2.85
Jan 2009 1.85 2.952
Dec 2008 1.834 2.939
Nov 2008 1.838 2.915
Oct 2008 1.858 2.891
Sep 2008 1.978 3.046
Aug 2008 1.854 2.851
Jul 2008 2.011 3.08
Jun 2008 1.92 2.956
May 2008 1.93 3.002
Apr 2008 2.069 3.245
Mar 2008 2.203 3.476
Feb 2008 2.168 3.451
Jan 2008 2.175 3.472
Dec 2007 2.099 3.367
Nov 2007 1.862 2.985
Oct 2007 1.771 2.856
Sep 2007 1.825 2.949
Aug 2007 1.634 2.648
Jul 2007 1.502 2.43
Jun 2007 1.373 2.22
May 2007 1.504 2.437
Apr 2007 1.616 2.634
Mar 2007 1.634 2.681
Feb 2007 1.746 2.891
Jan 2007 1.549 2.578
Dec 2006 1.543 2.576
Nov 2006 1.354 2.264
Oct 2006 1.257 2.099
Sep 2006 1.254 2.082
Aug 2006 1.244 2.056
Jul 2006 1.213 2.008
Jun 2006 1.242 2.062
May 2006 1.206 2.007
Apr 2006 1.283 2.145
Mar 2006 1.302 2.196
Feb 2006 1.328 2.252
Jan 2006 1.449 2.462
Dec 2005 1.35 2.311
Nov 2005 1.279 2.181
Oct 2005 1.264 2.138
Sep 2005 1.279 2.168
Aug 2005 1.166 2
Jul 2005 1.165 2.009
Jun 2005 1.139 1.973
May 2005 1.185 2.054
Apr 2005 1.164 2.015
Mar 2005 1.132 1.973
Feb 2005 1.284 2.256
Jan 2005 1.211 2.14
Dec 2004 1.199 2.123
Nov 2004 1.085 1.914
Oct 2004 1.089 1.922
Sep 2004 1.145 2.032
Aug 2004 1.277 2.271
Jul 2004 1.253 2.229
Jun 2004 1.311 2.329
May 2004 1.372 2.445
Apr 2004 1.562 2.799
Mar 2004 1.625 2.922
Feb 2004 1.583 2.865
Jan 2004 1.573 2.862
Dec 2003 1.559 2.85
Nov 2003 1.448 2.644
Oct 2003 1.33 2.422
Sep 2003 1.257 2.287
Aug 2003 1.277 2.331
Jul 2003 1.15 2.107
Jun 2003 1.199 2.199
May 2003 1.009 1.853
Apr 2003 1.131 2.073
Mar 2003 1.209 2.212
Feb 2003 1.189 2.188
Jan 2003 1.175 2.179
Dec 2002 1.176 2.19
Nov 2002 1.08 2.007
Oct 2002 1.039 1.931
Sep 2002 1.055 1.964
Aug 2002 1.053 1.963
Jul 2002 0.99 1.852
Jun 2002 0.975 1.826
May 2002 0.997 1.868
Apr 2002 1.047 1.962
Mar 2002 1.003 1.89
Feb 2002 0.996 1.887
Jan 2002 0.973 1.851
Dec 2001 0.925 1.764
Nov 2001 0.935 1.776
Oct 2001 0.916 1.737
Sep 2001 0.916 1.731
Aug 2001 0.929 1.763
Jul 2001 0.862 1.636
Jun 2001 0.92 1.741
May 2001 0.881 1.67
Apr 2001 1.028 1.958
Mar 2001 0.886 1.694
Feb 2001 0.943 1.807
Jan 2001 1.011 1.945
Dec 2000 0.959 1.857
Nov 2000 0.902 1.746
Oct 2000 0.923 1.787
Sep 2000 0.92 1.785
Aug 2000 0.893 1.741
Jul 2000 0.868 1.692
Jun 2000 0.838 1.638
May 2000 0.852 1.674
Apr 2000 0.939 1.847
Mar 2000 0.931 1.832
Feb 2000 0.962 1.909
Jan 2000 0.975 1.946
Dec 1999 0.92 1.842
Nov 1999 0.92 1.842
Oct 1999 0.888 1.779
Sep 1999 0.956 1.918
Aug 1999 1.02 2.057
Jul 1999 0.88 1.779
Jun 1999 0.949 1.924
May 1999 0.9 1.825
Apr 1999 0.942 1.91
Mar 1999 1.005 2.052
Feb 1999 1.078 2.208
Jan 1999 1.053 2.159
Dec 1998 1.089 2.239
Nov 1998 1.077 2.213
Oct 1998 1.048 2.153
Sep 1998 1.022 2.105
Aug 1998 1.053 2.171
Jul 1998 0.971 2.005
Jun 1998 0.932 1.927
May 1998 0.96 1.987
Apr 1998 1.061 2.2
Mar 1998 1.043 2.167
Feb 1998 1.073 2.233
Jan 1998 1.12 2.335
Dec 1997 1.172 2.448
Nov 1997 1.09 2.274
Oct 1997 1.018 2.123
Sep 1997 1.009 2.109
Aug 1997 1.061 2.223
Jul 1997 0.979 2.055
Jun 1997 0.952 2.001
May 1997 1.002 2.109
Apr 1997 1.081 2.274
Mar 1997 1.056 2.224
Feb 1997 1.132 2.39
Jan 1997 1.148 2.431
Dec 1996 1.308 2.779
Nov 1996 1.139 2.42
Oct 1996 1.129 2.403
Sep 1996 1.15 2.456
Aug 1996 1.072 2.296
Jul 1996 1.042 2.236
Jun 1996 0.945 2.032
May 1996 1.021 2.197
Apr 1996 1.086 2.341
Mar 1996 1.138 2.463
Feb 1996 1.091 2.373
Jan 1996 1.155 2.521
Dec 1995 1.16 2.546
Nov 1995 1.037 2.275
Oct 1995 0.981 2.151
Sep 1995 0.956 2.103
Aug 1995 0.984 2.168
Jul 1995 0.879 1.942
Jun 1995 0.825 1.823
May 1995 0.819 1.813
Apr 1995 0.833 1.848
Mar 1995 0.875 1.947
Feb 1995 0.863 1.927
Jan 1995 0.882 1.977
Dec 1994 0.873 1.965
Nov 1994 0.857 1.929
Oct 1994 0.81 1.826
Sep 1994 0.855 1.928
Aug 1994 0.895 2.024
Jul 1994 0.815 1.85
Jun 1994 0.841 1.915
May 1994 0.801 1.83
Apr 1994 0.861 1.968
Mar 1994 0.926 2.12
Feb 1994 0.903 2.074
Jan 1994 0.917 2.113
Dec 1993 0.871 2.013
Nov 1993 0.917 2.119
Oct 1993 0.897 2.074
Sep 1993 0.89 2.067
Aug 1993 0.929 2.162
Jul 1993 0.9 2.1
Jun 1993 0.921 2.149
May 1993 0.895 2.091
Apr 1993 0.997 2.333
Mar 1993 0.927 2.175
Feb 1993 0.895 2.107
Jan 1993 0.898 2.122
Dec 1992 0.928 2.204
Nov 1992 0.897 2.128
Oct 1992 0.858 2.039
Sep 1992 0.873 2.082
Aug 1992 0.809 1.935
Jul 1992 0.827 1.983
Jun 1992 0.801 1.925
May 1992 0.836 2.016
Apr 1992 0.829 2.002
Mar 1992 0.85 2.056
Feb 1992 0.881 2.142
Jan 1992 0.933 2.276
Dec 1991 1.012 2.473
Nov 1991 0.95 2.323
Oct 1991 0.976 2.393
Sep 1991 0.987 2.424
Aug 1991 1.024 2.526
Jul 1991 0.966 2.39
Jun 1991 0.884 2.19
May 1991 0.908 2.256
Apr 1991 1.002 2.497
Mar 1991 1.069 2.668
Feb 1991 0.987 2.467
Jan 1991 1.106 2.769
Dec 1990 1.001 2.521
Nov 1990 1.018 2.564
Oct 1990 1.012 2.554
Sep 1990 0.946 2.402
Aug 1990 0.954 2.443
Jul 1990 0.899 2.323
Jun 1990 0.93 2.412
May 1990 0.94 2.451
Apr 1990 1.092 2.854
Mar 1990 1.111 2.909
Feb 1990 1.041 2.74
Jan 1990 1.223 3.235
Dec 1989 1.137 3.038
Nov 1989 1.08 2.89
Oct 1989 1.023 2.744
Sep 1989 1.038 2.798
Aug 1989 0.983 2.658
Jul 1989 0.961 2.603
Jun 1989 0.937 2.544
May 1989 0.956 2.602
Apr 1989 0.997 2.729
Mar 1989 1.031 2.84
Feb 1989 0.89 2.466
Jan 1989 0.941 2.618
Dec 1988 0.833 2.329
Nov 1988 0.839 2.35
Oct 1988 0.896 2.512
Sep 1988 0.874 2.458
Aug 1988 0.909 2.574
Jul 1988 0.803 2.283
Jun 1988 0.705 2.013
May 1988 0.678 1.944
Apr 1988 0.719 2.069
Mar 1988 0.74 2.14
Feb 1988 0.718 2.086
Jan 1988 0.76 2.213
Dec 1987 0.733 2.14
Nov 1987 0.805 2.35
Oct 1987 0.778 2.274
Sep 1987 0.837 2.452
Aug 1987 0.73 2.15
Jul 1987 0.763 2.259
Jun 1987 0.711 2.111
May 1987 0.763 2.273
Apr 1987 0.786 2.35
Mar 1987 0.8 2.405
Feb 1987 0.823 2.485
Jan 1987 0.862 2.612
Dec 1986 0.91 2.775
Nov 1986 0.897 2.738
Oct 1986 0.855 2.612
Sep 1986 0.868 2.654
Aug 1986 0.913 2.804
Jul 1986 0.833 2.563
Jun 1986 0.795 2.446
May 1986 0.82 2.537
Apr 1986 0.89 2.761
Mar 1986 0.887 2.747
Feb 1986 0.866 2.67
Jan 1986 0.901 2.77
Dec 1985 0.906 2.793
Nov 1985 0.872 2.696
Oct 1985 0.86 2.666
Sep 1985 0.857 2.666
Aug 1985 0.789 2.462
Jul 1985 0.787 2.46
Jun 1985 0.724 2.267
May 1985 0.745 2.339
Apr 1985 0.783 2.468
Mar 1985 0.79 2.502
Feb 1985 0.784 2.492
Jan 1985 0.746 2.383
Dec 1984 0.867 2.774
Nov 1984 0.823 2.633
Oct 1984 0.842 2.694
Sep 1984 0.854 2.74
Aug 1984 0.86 2.773
Jul 1984 0.876 2.835
Jun 1984 0.903 2.934
May 1984 1.054 3.435
Apr 1984 1.199 3.918
Mar 1984 1.153 3.786
Feb 1984 1.324 4.357
Jan 1984 1.301 4.302
Dec 1983 1.131 3.762
Nov 1983 0.996 3.316
Oct 1983 0.962 3.209
Sep 1983 0.938 3.139
Aug 1983 0.884 2.973
Jul 1983 0.847 2.857
Jun 1983 0.825 2.794
May 1983 0.865 2.938
Apr 1983 0.825 2.819
Mar 1983 0.836 2.877
Feb 1983 0.794 2.733
Jan 1983 0.821 2.829
Dec 1982 0.813 2.807
Nov 1982 0.849 2.919
Oct 1982 0.854 2.93
Sep 1982 0.852 2.932
Aug 1982 0.778 2.683
Jul 1982 0.851 2.941
Jun 1982 0.783 2.72
May 1982 0.842 2.961
Apr 1982 0.896 3.181
Mar 1982 0.952 3.394
Feb 1982 1.007 3.587
Jan 1982 0.925 3.305
Dec 1981 0.966 3.463
Nov 1981 0.943 3.391
Oct 1981 0.898 3.24
Sep 1981 0.915 3.308
Aug 1981 0.868 3.169
Jul 1981 0.86 3.163
Jun 1981 0.852 3.169
May 1981 0.836 3.137
Apr 1981 0.904 3.419
Mar 1981 0.875 3.331
Feb 1981 0.924 3.542
Jan 1981 0.943 3.652
Dec 1980 1.031 4.025
Nov 1980 0.917 3.614
Oct 1980 0.867 3.445
Sep 1980 0.898 3.602
Aug 1980 0.907 3.669
Jul 1980 0.776 3.162
Jun 1980 0.731 2.978
May 1980 0.737 3.036
Apr 1980 0.797 3.315
Mar 1980 0.812 3.416
Feb 1980 0.774 3.305
Jan 1980 0.879 3.807

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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