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 December 2025 (our latest available CPI data baseline).

Key Takeaways
  • The latest average price for a dozen of eggs was $2.712, in December 2025.
  • In January 1980, the nominal price was $0.879, which is equivalent to $3.661 in today's dollars.
  • Since January 1980, the inflation-adjusted price has fallen 25.93%, an average decline of -0.65% per year.
  • The peak inflation-adjusted price was $6.31, 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
Dec 2025 2.712 2.712
Nov 2025 2.86 2.859
Sep 2025 3.488 3.48
Aug 2025 3.587 3.588
Jul 2025 3.599 3.61
Jun 2025 3.775 3.792
May 2025 4.548 4.585
Apr 2025 5.122 5.174
Mar 2025 6.227 6.31
Feb 2025 5.897 5.989
Jan 2025 4.953 5.053
Dec 2024 4.146 4.257
Nov 2024 3.649 3.748
Oct 2024 3.37 3.46
Sep 2024 3.821 3.927
Aug 2024 3.204 3.298
Jul 2024 3.08 3.173
Jun 2024 2.715 2.8
May 2024 2.699 2.785
Apr 2024 2.864 2.96
Mar 2024 2.992 3.104
Feb 2024 2.996 3.129
Jan 2024 2.522 2.65
Dec 2023 2.507 2.648
Nov 2023 2.138 2.256
Oct 2023 2.072 2.182
Sep 2023 2.065 2.174
Aug 2023 2.043 2.156
Jul 2023 2.094 2.22
Jun 2023 2.219 2.357
May 2023 2.666 2.841
Apr 2023 3.27 3.493
Mar 2023 3.446 3.7
Feb 2023 4.211 4.536
Jan 2023 4.823 5.224
Dec 2022 4.25 4.64
Nov 2022 3.589 3.907
Oct 2022 3.419 3.718
Sep 2022 2.902 3.168
Aug 2022 3.116 3.409
Jul 2022 2.936 3.211
Jun 2022 2.707 2.96
May 2022 2.863 3.174
Apr 2022 2.52 2.825
Mar 2022 2.046 2.306
Feb 2022 2.005 2.29
Jan 2022 1.929 2.223
Dec 2021 1.788 2.078
Nov 2021 1.718 2.003
Oct 2021 1.821 2.133
Sep 2021 1.835 2.168
Aug 2021 1.709 2.024
Jul 2021 1.642 1.949
Jun 2021 1.642 1.958
May 2021 1.625 1.956
Apr 2021 1.62 1.966
Mar 2021 1.625 1.988
Feb 2021 1.597 1.968
Jan 2021 1.466 1.816
Dec 2020 1.481 1.843
Nov 2020 1.45 1.806
Oct 2020 1.408 1.752
Sep 2020 1.353 1.685
Aug 2020 1.328 1.656
Jul 2020 1.401 1.752
Jun 2020 1.554 1.953
May 2020 1.64 2.073
Apr 2020 2.019 2.552
Mar 2020 1.525 1.915
Feb 2020 1.449 1.815
Jan 2020 1.461 1.835
Dec 2019 1.535 1.936
Nov 2019 1.405 1.77
Oct 2019 1.282 1.614
Sep 2019 1.383 1.745
Aug 2019 1.219 1.54
Jul 2019 1.243 1.57
Jun 2019 1.203 1.522
May 2019 1.362 1.723
Apr 2019 1.463 1.855
Mar 2019 1.544 1.968
Feb 2019 1.557 1.996
Jan 2019 1.554 2.001
Dec 2018 1.595 2.057
Nov 2018 1.596 2.052
Oct 2018 1.66 2.127
Sep 2018 1.651 2.119
Aug 2018 1.622 2.085
Jul 2018 1.725 2.218
Jun 2018 1.628 2.094
May 2018 1.987 2.559
Apr 2018 2.081 2.692
Mar 2018 1.831 2.378
Feb 2018 1.755 2.284
Jan 2018 1.769 2.313
Dec 2017 1.815 2.386
Nov 2017 1.506 1.978
Oct 2017 1.54 2.023
Sep 2017 1.422 1.867
Aug 2017 1.367 1.804
Jul 2017 1.333 1.765
Jun 2017 1.332 1.762
May 2017 1.414 1.872
Apr 2017 1.409 1.867
Mar 2017 1.404 1.866
Feb 2017 1.464 1.947
Jan 2017 1.599 2.134
Dec 2016 1.383 1.856
Nov 2016 1.321 1.774
Oct 2016 1.39 1.863
Sep 2016 1.471 1.974
Aug 2016 1.455 1.958
Jul 2016 1.546 2.082
Jun 2016 1.491 2.005
May 2016 1.684 2.272
Apr 2016 1.793 2.428
Mar 2016 2.081 2.832
Feb 2016 2.267 3.098
Jan 2016 2.328 3.184
Dec 2015 2.751 3.769
Nov 2015 2.664 3.637
Oct 2015 2.808 3.826
Sep 2015 2.966 4.039
Aug 2015 2.943 4.002
Jul 2015 2.57 3.49
Jun 2015 2.57 3.49
May 2015 1.962 2.674
Apr 2015 2.065 2.828
Mar 2015 2.133 2.927
Feb 2015 2.088 2.883
Jan 2015 2.113 2.93
Dec 2014 2.21 3.05
Nov 2014 2.032 2.788
Oct 2014 1.951 2.663
Sep 2014 1.97 2.682
Aug 2014 1.979 2.696
Jul 2014 1.95 2.652
Jun 2014 1.948 2.649
May 2014 1.996 2.719
Apr 2014 2.119 2.896
Mar 2014 2.061 2.826
Feb 2014 1.998 2.758
Jan 2014 2.008 2.782
Dec 2013 2.026 2.817
Nov 2013 1.925 2.676
Oct 2013 1.925 2.671
Sep 2013 1.897 2.625
Aug 2013 1.838 2.547
Jul 2013 1.833 2.543
Jun 2013 1.859 2.58
May 2013 1.87 2.601
Apr 2013 1.918 2.673
Mar 2013 1.925 2.68
Feb 2013 1.965 2.743
Jan 2013 1.933 2.72
Dec 2012 2.007 2.833
Nov 2012 1.963 2.763
Oct 2012 1.96 2.746
Sep 2012 1.889 2.645
Aug 2012 1.884 2.65
Jul 2012 1.648 2.331
Jun 2012 1.67 2.358
May 2012 1.691 2.384
Apr 2012 1.829 2.576
Mar 2012 1.774 2.506
Feb 2012 1.798 2.559
Jan 2012 1.939 2.772
Dec 2011 1.874 2.691
Nov 2011 1.836 2.63
Oct 2011 1.871 2.678
Sep 2011 1.947 2.781
Aug 2011 1.711 2.447
Jul 2011 1.647 2.362
Jun 2011 1.683 2.416
May 2011 1.692 2.426
Apr 2011 1.727 2.488
Mar 2011 1.732 2.512
Feb 2011 1.708 2.501
Jan 2011 1.806 2.657
Dec 2010 1.793 2.651
Nov 2010 1.675 2.481
Oct 2010 1.456 2.157
Sep 2010 1.753 2.601
Aug 2010 1.519 2.255
Jul 2010 1.441 2.142
Jun 2010 1.494 2.221
May 2010 1.523 2.262
Apr 2010 1.779 2.644
Mar 2010 1.822 2.713
Feb 2010 1.872 2.799
Jan 2010 1.789 2.675
Dec 2009 1.772 2.659
Nov 2009 1.705 2.554
Oct 2009 1.595 2.391
Sep 2009 1.627 2.441
Aug 2009 1.632 2.45
Jul 2009 1.495 2.25
Jun 2009 1.529 2.297
May 2009 1.501 2.274
Apr 2009 1.774 2.696
Mar 2009 1.693 2.579
Feb 2009 1.795 2.741
Jan 2009 1.85 2.839
Dec 2008 1.834 2.827
Nov 2008 1.838 2.804
Oct 2008 1.858 2.78
Sep 2008 1.978 2.93
Aug 2008 1.854 2.742
Jul 2008 2.011 2.963
Jun 2008 1.92 2.843
May 2008 1.93 2.887
Apr 2008 2.069 3.121
Mar 2008 2.203 3.343
Feb 2008 2.168 3.319
Jan 2008 2.175 3.339
Dec 2007 2.099 3.238
Nov 2007 1.862 2.871
Oct 2007 1.771 2.747
Sep 2007 1.825 2.837
Aug 2007 1.634 2.547
Jul 2007 1.502 2.337
Jun 2007 1.373 2.135
May 2007 1.504 2.344
Apr 2007 1.616 2.534
Mar 2007 1.634 2.579
Feb 2007 1.746 2.78
Jan 2007 1.549 2.48
Dec 2006 1.543 2.478
Nov 2006 1.354 2.178
Oct 2006 1.257 2.019
Sep 2006 1.254 2.003
Aug 2006 1.244 1.977
Jul 2006 1.213 1.932
Jun 2006 1.242 1.984
May 2006 1.206 1.93
Apr 2006 1.283 2.063
Mar 2006 1.302 2.112
Feb 2006 1.328 2.166
Jan 2006 1.449 2.368
Dec 2005 1.35 2.223
Nov 2005 1.279 2.097
Oct 2005 1.264 2.056
Sep 2005 1.279 2.085
Aug 2005 1.166 1.924
Jul 2005 1.165 1.932
Jun 2005 1.139 1.898
May 2005 1.185 1.975
Apr 2005 1.164 1.938
Mar 2005 1.132 1.898
Feb 2005 1.284 2.169
Jan 2005 1.211 2.058
Dec 2004 1.199 2.042
Nov 2004 1.085 1.841
Oct 2004 1.089 1.849
Sep 2004 1.145 1.954
Aug 2004 1.277 2.184
Jul 2004 1.253 2.144
Jun 2004 1.311 2.24
May 2004 1.372 2.351
Apr 2004 1.562 2.692
Mar 2004 1.625 2.81
Feb 2004 1.583 2.755
Jan 2004 1.573 2.752
Dec 2003 1.559 2.741
Nov 2003 1.448 2.543
Oct 2003 1.33 2.33
Sep 2003 1.257 2.199
Aug 2003 1.277 2.242
Jul 2003 1.15 2.026
Jun 2003 1.199 2.115
May 2003 1.009 1.782
Apr 2003 1.131 1.994
Mar 2003 1.209 2.127
Feb 2003 1.189 2.104
Jan 2003 1.175 2.096
Dec 2002 1.176 2.107
Nov 2002 1.08 1.93
Oct 2002 1.039 1.857
Sep 2002 1.055 1.889
Aug 2002 1.053 1.888
Jul 2002 0.99 1.781
Jun 2002 0.975 1.756
May 2002 0.997 1.797
Apr 2002 1.047 1.887
Mar 2002 1.003 1.818
Feb 2002 0.996 1.815
Jan 2002 0.973 1.78
Dec 2001 0.925 1.696
Nov 2001 0.935 1.708
Oct 2001 0.916 1.67
Sep 2001 0.916 1.665
Aug 2001 0.929 1.696
Jul 2001 0.862 1.574
Jun 2001 0.92 1.675
May 2001 0.881 1.607
Apr 2001 1.028 1.883
Mar 2001 0.886 1.629
Feb 2001 0.943 1.738
Jan 2001 1.011 1.871
Dec 2000 0.959 1.786
Nov 2000 0.902 1.679
Oct 2000 0.923 1.719
Sep 2000 0.92 1.716
Aug 2000 0.893 1.675
Jul 2000 0.868 1.628
Jun 2000 0.838 1.575
May 2000 0.852 1.61
Apr 2000 0.939 1.776
Mar 2000 0.931 1.762
Feb 2000 0.962 1.836
Jan 2000 0.975 1.872
Dec 1999 0.92 1.771
Nov 1999 0.92 1.771
Oct 1999 0.888 1.711
Sep 1999 0.956 1.845
Aug 1999 1.02 1.978
Jul 1999 0.88 1.711
Jun 1999 0.949 1.85
May 1999 0.9 1.755
Apr 1999 0.942 1.837
Mar 1999 1.005 1.974
Feb 1999 1.078 2.124
Jan 1999 1.053 2.077
Dec 1998 1.089 2.153
Nov 1998 1.077 2.128
Oct 1998 1.048 2.071
Sep 1998 1.022 2.024
Aug 1998 1.053 2.088
Jul 1998 0.971 1.928
Jun 1998 0.932 1.853
May 1998 0.96 1.911
Apr 1998 1.061 2.116
Mar 1998 1.043 2.084
Feb 1998 1.073 2.148
Jan 1998 1.12 2.246
Dec 1997 1.172 2.355
Nov 1997 1.09 2.187
Oct 1997 1.018 2.041
Sep 1997 1.009 2.028
Aug 1997 1.061 2.138
Jul 1997 0.979 1.977
Jun 1997 0.952 1.925
May 1997 1.002 2.028
Apr 1997 1.081 2.187
Mar 1997 1.056 2.139
Feb 1997 1.132 2.298
Jan 1997 1.148 2.338
Dec 1996 1.308 2.673
Nov 1996 1.139 2.327
Oct 1996 1.129 2.311
Sep 1996 1.15 2.362
Aug 1996 1.072 2.208
Jul 1996 1.042 2.151
Jun 1996 0.945 1.954
May 1996 1.021 2.113
Apr 1996 1.086 2.252
Mar 1996 1.138 2.368
Feb 1996 1.091 2.282
Jan 1996 1.155 2.424
Dec 1995 1.16 2.449
Nov 1995 1.037 2.188
Oct 1995 0.981 2.068
Sep 1995 0.956 2.022
Aug 1995 0.984 2.085
Jul 1995 0.879 1.868
Jun 1995 0.825 1.753
May 1995 0.819 1.744
Apr 1995 0.833 1.777
Mar 1995 0.875 1.873
Feb 1995 0.863 1.853
Jan 1995 0.882 1.902
Dec 1994 0.873 1.89
Nov 1994 0.857 1.855
Oct 1994 0.81 1.756
Sep 1994 0.855 1.855
Aug 1994 0.895 1.946
Jul 1994 0.815 1.78
Jun 1994 0.841 1.841
May 1994 0.801 1.76
Apr 1994 0.861 1.893
Mar 1994 0.926 2.039
Feb 1994 0.903 1.995
Jan 1994 0.917 2.033
Dec 1993 0.871 1.936
Nov 1993 0.917 2.038
Oct 1993 0.897 1.995
Sep 1993 0.89 1.988
Aug 1993 0.929 2.079
Jul 1993 0.9 2.02
Jun 1993 0.921 2.067
May 1993 0.895 2.011
Apr 1993 0.997 2.244
Mar 1993 0.927 2.092
Feb 1993 0.895 2.027
Jan 1993 0.898 2.041
Dec 1992 0.928 2.119
Nov 1992 0.897 2.047
Oct 1992 0.858 1.961
Sep 1992 0.873 2.002
Aug 1992 0.809 1.861
Jul 1992 0.827 1.907
Jun 1992 0.801 1.851
May 1992 0.836 1.939
Apr 1992 0.829 1.926
Mar 1992 0.85 1.977
Feb 1992 0.881 2.06
Jan 1992 0.933 2.189
Dec 1991 1.012 2.378
Nov 1991 0.95 2.234
Oct 1991 0.976 2.302
Sep 1991 0.987 2.331
Aug 1991 1.024 2.429
Jul 1991 0.966 2.298
Jun 1991 0.884 2.106
May 1991 0.908 2.17
Apr 1991 1.002 2.402
Mar 1991 1.069 2.566
Feb 1991 0.987 2.373
Jan 1991 1.106 2.663
Dec 1990 1.001 2.424
Nov 1990 1.018 2.466
Oct 1990 1.012 2.456
Sep 1990 0.946 2.31
Aug 1990 0.954 2.349
Jul 1990 0.899 2.234
Jun 1990 0.93 2.32
May 1990 0.94 2.358
Apr 1990 1.092 2.745
Mar 1990 1.111 2.797
Feb 1990 1.041 2.635
Jan 1990 1.223 3.111
Dec 1989 1.137 2.922
Nov 1989 1.08 2.78
Oct 1989 1.023 2.639
Sep 1989 1.038 2.691
Aug 1989 0.983 2.557
Jul 1989 0.961 2.503
Jun 1989 0.937 2.447
May 1989 0.956 2.502
Apr 1989 0.997 2.625
Mar 1989 1.031 2.732
Feb 1989 0.89 2.372
Jan 1989 0.941 2.518
Dec 1988 0.833 2.24
Nov 1988 0.839 2.26
Oct 1988 0.896 2.416
Sep 1988 0.874 2.364
Aug 1988 0.909 2.475
Jul 1988 0.803 2.196
Jun 1988 0.705 1.936
May 1988 0.678 1.87
Apr 1988 0.719 1.99
Mar 1988 0.74 2.058
Feb 1988 0.718 2.006
Jan 1988 0.76 2.129
Dec 1987 0.733 2.058
Nov 1987 0.805 2.261
Oct 1987 0.778 2.187
Sep 1987 0.837 2.359
Aug 1987 0.73 2.068
Jul 1987 0.763 2.173
Jun 1987 0.711 2.03
May 1987 0.763 2.186
Apr 1987 0.786 2.26
Mar 1987 0.8 2.313
Feb 1987 0.823 2.39
Jan 1987 0.862 2.512
Dec 1986 0.91 2.669
Nov 1986 0.897 2.633
Oct 1986 0.855 2.512
Sep 1986 0.868 2.552
Aug 1986 0.913 2.697
Jul 1986 0.833 2.465
Jun 1986 0.795 2.353
May 1986 0.82 2.44
Apr 1986 0.89 2.656
Mar 1986 0.887 2.642
Feb 1986 0.866 2.568
Jan 1986 0.901 2.664
Dec 1985 0.906 2.686
Nov 1985 0.872 2.592
Oct 1985 0.86 2.564
Sep 1985 0.857 2.564
Aug 1985 0.789 2.367
Jul 1985 0.787 2.366
Jun 1985 0.724 2.18
May 1985 0.745 2.25
Apr 1985 0.783 2.374
Mar 1985 0.79 2.406
Feb 1985 0.784 2.397
Jan 1985 0.746 2.291
Dec 1984 0.867 2.668
Nov 1984 0.823 2.533
Oct 1984 0.842 2.591
Sep 1984 0.854 2.636
Aug 1984 0.86 2.667
Jul 1984 0.876 2.727
Jun 1984 0.903 2.822
May 1984 1.054 3.303
Apr 1984 1.199 3.769
Mar 1984 1.153 3.642
Feb 1984 1.324 4.19
Jan 1984 1.301 4.137
Dec 1983 1.131 3.618
Nov 1983 0.996 3.189
Oct 1983 0.962 3.087
Sep 1983 0.938 3.018
Aug 1983 0.884 2.859
Jul 1983 0.847 2.747
Jun 1983 0.825 2.687
May 1983 0.865 2.826
Apr 1983 0.825 2.711
Mar 1983 0.836 2.767
Feb 1983 0.794 2.628
Jan 1983 0.821 2.72
Dec 1982 0.813 2.699
Nov 1982 0.849 2.807
Oct 1982 0.854 2.818
Sep 1982 0.852 2.82
Aug 1982 0.778 2.58
Jul 1982 0.851 2.828
Jun 1982 0.783 2.616
May 1982 0.842 2.848
Apr 1982 0.896 3.06
Mar 1982 0.952 3.265
Feb 1982 1.007 3.449
Jan 1982 0.925 3.179
Dec 1981 0.966 3.33
Nov 1981 0.943 3.261
Oct 1981 0.898 3.116
Sep 1981 0.915 3.181
Aug 1981 0.868 3.047
Jul 1981 0.86 3.042
Jun 1981 0.852 3.047
May 1981 0.836 3.017
Apr 1981 0.904 3.288
Mar 1981 0.875 3.204
Feb 1981 0.924 3.406
Jan 1981 0.943 3.512
Dec 1980 1.031 3.871
Nov 1980 0.917 3.476
Oct 1980 0.867 3.313
Sep 1980 0.898 3.464
Aug 1980 0.907 3.528
Jul 1980 0.776 3.041
Jun 1980 0.731 2.864
May 1980 0.737 2.92
Apr 1980 0.797 3.189
Mar 1980 0.812 3.285
Feb 1980 0.774 3.179
Jan 1980 0.879 3.661

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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