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 May 2026 (our latest available CPI data baseline).

Key Takeaways
  • The latest average price for a dozen of eggs was $2.191, in May 2026.
  • In January 1980, the nominal price was $0.879, which is equivalent to $3.786 in today's dollars.
  • Since January 1980, the inflation-adjusted price has fallen 42.13%, an average decline of -1.17% per year.
  • The peak inflation-adjusted price was $6.525, 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
May 2026 2.191 2.191
Apr 2026 2.25 2.264
Mar 2026 2.348 2.383
Feb 2026 2.5 2.564
Jan 2026 2.577 2.655
Dec 2025 2.712 2.805
Nov 2025 2.86 2.957
Sep 2025 3.488 3.599
Aug 2025 3.587 3.71
Jul 2025 3.599 3.734
Jun 2025 3.775 3.922
May 2025 4.548 4.741
Apr 2025 5.122 5.351
Mar 2025 6.227 6.525
Feb 2025 5.897 6.193
Jan 2025 4.953 5.225
Dec 2024 4.146 4.402
Nov 2024 3.649 3.876
Oct 2024 3.37 3.578
Sep 2024 3.821 4.061
Aug 2024 3.204 3.411
Jul 2024 3.08 3.282
Jun 2024 2.715 2.896
May 2024 2.699 2.88
Apr 2024 2.864 3.061
Mar 2024 2.992 3.21
Feb 2024 2.996 3.235
Jan 2024 2.522 2.74
Dec 2023 2.507 2.739
Nov 2023 2.138 2.333
Oct 2023 2.072 2.257
Sep 2023 2.065 2.248
Aug 2023 2.043 2.23
Jul 2023 2.094 2.296
Jun 2023 2.219 2.437
May 2023 2.666 2.938
Apr 2023 3.27 3.612
Mar 2023 3.446 3.826
Feb 2023 4.211 4.691
Jan 2023 4.823 5.403
Dec 2022 4.25 4.799
Nov 2022 3.589 4.04
Oct 2022 3.419 3.845
Sep 2022 2.902 3.277
Aug 2022 3.116 3.526
Jul 2022 2.936 3.321
Jun 2022 2.707 3.062
May 2022 2.863 3.282
Apr 2022 2.52 2.921
Mar 2022 2.046 2.385
Feb 2022 2.005 2.368
Jan 2022 1.929 2.299
Dec 2021 1.788 2.149
Nov 2021 1.718 2.071
Oct 2021 1.821 2.206
Sep 2021 1.835 2.242
Aug 2021 1.709 2.094
Jul 2021 1.642 2.016
Jun 2021 1.642 2.025
May 2021 1.625 2.023
Apr 2021 1.62 2.033
Mar 2021 1.625 2.056
Feb 2021 1.597 2.035
Jan 2021 1.466 1.878
Dec 2020 1.481 1.905
Nov 2020 1.45 1.867
Oct 2020 1.408 1.812
Sep 2020 1.353 1.742
Aug 2020 1.328 1.712
Jul 2020 1.401 1.812
Jun 2020 1.554 2.02
May 2020 1.64 2.144
Apr 2020 2.019 2.639
Mar 2020 1.525 1.98
Feb 2020 1.449 1.877
Jan 2020 1.461 1.898
Dec 2019 1.535 2.002
Nov 2019 1.405 1.831
Oct 2019 1.282 1.669
Sep 2019 1.383 1.805
Aug 2019 1.219 1.592
Jul 2019 1.243 1.624
Jun 2019 1.203 1.574
May 2019 1.362 1.782
Apr 2019 1.463 1.919
Mar 2019 1.544 2.036
Feb 2019 1.557 2.064
Jan 2019 1.554 2.069
Dec 2018 1.595 2.128
Nov 2018 1.596 2.122
Oct 2018 1.66 2.2
Sep 2018 1.651 2.192
Aug 2018 1.622 2.156
Jul 2018 1.725 2.294
Jun 2018 1.628 2.165
May 2018 1.987 2.647
Apr 2018 2.081 2.783
Mar 2018 1.831 2.459
Feb 2018 1.755 2.362
Jan 2018 1.769 2.392
Dec 2017 1.815 2.467
Nov 2017 1.506 2.046
Oct 2017 1.54 2.092
Sep 2017 1.422 1.931
Aug 2017 1.367 1.866
Jul 2017 1.333 1.825
Jun 2017 1.332 1.822
May 2017 1.414 1.936
Apr 2017 1.409 1.931
Mar 2017 1.404 1.93
Feb 2017 1.464 2.014
Jan 2017 1.599 2.207
Dec 2016 1.383 1.92
Nov 2016 1.321 1.834
Oct 2016 1.39 1.927
Sep 2016 1.471 2.042
Aug 2016 1.455 2.025
Jul 2016 1.546 2.153
Jun 2016 1.491 2.073
May 2016 1.684 2.349
Apr 2016 1.793 2.511
Mar 2016 2.081 2.929
Feb 2016 2.267 3.204
Jan 2016 2.328 3.293
Dec 2015 2.751 3.898
Nov 2015 2.664 3.762
Oct 2015 2.808 3.957
Sep 2015 2.966 4.177
Aug 2015 2.943 4.138
Jul 2015 2.57 3.609
Jun 2015 2.57 3.609
May 2015 1.962 2.765
Apr 2015 2.065 2.925
Mar 2015 2.133 3.027
Feb 2015 2.088 2.981
Jan 2015 2.113 3.03
Dec 2014 2.21 3.154
Nov 2014 2.032 2.884
Oct 2014 1.951 2.754
Sep 2014 1.97 2.774
Aug 2014 1.979 2.788
Jul 2014 1.95 2.743
Jun 2014 1.948 2.739
May 2014 1.996 2.812
Apr 2014 2.119 2.995
Mar 2014 2.061 2.923
Feb 2014 1.998 2.852
Jan 2014 2.008 2.877
Dec 2013 2.026 2.913
Nov 2013 1.925 2.768
Oct 2013 1.925 2.762
Sep 2013 1.897 2.715
Aug 2013 1.838 2.634
Jul 2013 1.833 2.63
Jun 2013 1.859 2.668
May 2013 1.87 2.69
Apr 2013 1.918 2.764
Mar 2013 1.925 2.771
Feb 2013 1.965 2.836
Jan 2013 1.933 2.813
Dec 2012 2.007 2.929
Nov 2012 1.963 2.857
Oct 2012 1.96 2.84
Sep 2012 1.889 2.736
Aug 2012 1.884 2.741
Jul 2012 1.648 2.411
Jun 2012 1.67 2.439
May 2012 1.691 2.466
Apr 2012 1.829 2.664
Mar 2012 1.774 2.592
Feb 2012 1.798 2.647
Jan 2012 1.939 2.867
Dec 2011 1.874 2.783
Nov 2011 1.836 2.72
Oct 2011 1.871 2.769
Sep 2011 1.947 2.876
Aug 2011 1.711 2.531
Jul 2011 1.647 2.443
Jun 2011 1.683 2.499
May 2011 1.692 2.509
Apr 2011 1.727 2.573
Mar 2011 1.732 2.597
Feb 2011 1.708 2.586
Jan 2011 1.806 2.748
Dec 2010 1.793 2.741
Nov 2010 1.675 2.565
Oct 2010 1.456 2.231
Sep 2010 1.753 2.689
Aug 2010 1.519 2.332
Jul 2010 1.441 2.215
Jun 2010 1.494 2.297
May 2010 1.523 2.339
Apr 2010 1.779 2.735
Mar 2010 1.822 2.806
Feb 2010 1.872 2.894
Jan 2010 1.789 2.767
Dec 2009 1.772 2.75
Nov 2009 1.705 2.641
Oct 2009 1.595 2.473
Sep 2009 1.627 2.525
Aug 2009 1.632 2.534
Jul 2009 1.495 2.326
Jun 2009 1.529 2.376
May 2009 1.501 2.352
Apr 2009 1.774 2.788
Mar 2009 1.693 2.667
Feb 2009 1.795 2.835
Jan 2009 1.85 2.936
Dec 2008 1.834 2.924
Nov 2008 1.838 2.9
Oct 2008 1.858 2.875
Sep 2008 1.978 3.03
Aug 2008 1.854 2.836
Jul 2008 2.011 3.064
Jun 2008 1.92 2.941
May 2008 1.93 2.986
Apr 2008 2.069 3.228
Mar 2008 2.203 3.458
Feb 2008 2.168 3.432
Jan 2008 2.175 3.453
Dec 2007 2.099 3.349
Nov 2007 1.862 2.969
Oct 2007 1.771 2.841
Sep 2007 1.825 2.933
Aug 2007 1.634 2.634
Jul 2007 1.502 2.417
Jun 2007 1.373 2.208
May 2007 1.504 2.424
Apr 2007 1.616 2.62
Mar 2007 1.634 2.667
Feb 2007 1.746 2.875
Jan 2007 1.549 2.565
Dec 2006 1.543 2.562
Nov 2006 1.354 2.252
Oct 2006 1.257 2.087
Sep 2006 1.254 2.071
Aug 2006 1.244 2.045
Jul 2006 1.213 1.998
Jun 2006 1.242 2.051
May 2006 1.206 1.996
Apr 2006 1.283 2.134
Mar 2006 1.302 2.184
Feb 2006 1.328 2.24
Jan 2006 1.449 2.449
Dec 2005 1.35 2.299
Nov 2005 1.279 2.169
Oct 2005 1.264 2.126
Sep 2005 1.279 2.156
Aug 2005 1.166 1.99
Jul 2005 1.165 1.998
Jun 2005 1.139 1.962
May 2005 1.185 2.043
Apr 2005 1.164 2.005
Mar 2005 1.132 1.963
Feb 2005 1.284 2.243
Jan 2005 1.211 2.128
Dec 2004 1.199 2.111
Nov 2004 1.085 1.904
Oct 2004 1.089 1.912
Sep 2004 1.145 2.021
Aug 2004 1.277 2.258
Jul 2004 1.253 2.217
Jun 2004 1.311 2.316
May 2004 1.372 2.431
Apr 2004 1.562 2.784
Mar 2004 1.625 2.906
Feb 2004 1.583 2.849
Jan 2004 1.573 2.846
Dec 2003 1.559 2.835
Nov 2003 1.448 2.63
Oct 2003 1.33 2.409
Sep 2003 1.257 2.275
Aug 2003 1.277 2.318
Jul 2003 1.15 2.096
Jun 2003 1.199 2.187
May 2003 1.009 1.843
Apr 2003 1.131 2.062
Mar 2003 1.209 2.2
Feb 2003 1.189 2.176
Jan 2003 1.175 2.167
Dec 2002 1.176 2.179
Nov 2002 1.08 1.996
Oct 2002 1.039 1.921
Sep 2002 1.055 1.953
Aug 2002 1.053 1.953
Jul 2002 0.99 1.842
Jun 2002 0.975 1.816
May 2002 0.997 1.858
Apr 2002 1.047 1.951
Mar 2002 1.003 1.88
Feb 2002 0.996 1.877
Jan 2002 0.973 1.841
Dec 2001 0.925 1.754
Nov 2001 0.935 1.766
Oct 2001 0.916 1.727
Sep 2001 0.916 1.722
Aug 2001 0.929 1.754
Jul 2001 0.862 1.627
Jun 2001 0.92 1.732
May 2001 0.881 1.661
Apr 2001 1.028 1.947
Mar 2001 0.886 1.685
Feb 2001 0.943 1.798
Jan 2001 1.011 1.935
Dec 2000 0.959 1.847
Nov 2000 0.902 1.736
Oct 2000 0.923 1.778
Sep 2000 0.92 1.775
Aug 2000 0.893 1.732
Jul 2000 0.868 1.683
Jun 2000 0.838 1.629
May 2000 0.852 1.665
Apr 2000 0.939 1.837
Mar 2000 0.931 1.822
Feb 2000 0.962 1.899
Jan 2000 0.975 1.936
Dec 1999 0.92 1.832
Nov 1999 0.92 1.832
Oct 1999 0.888 1.769
Sep 1999 0.956 1.908
Aug 1999 1.02 2.046
Jul 1999 0.88 1.769
Jun 1999 0.949 1.914
May 1999 0.9 1.815
Apr 1999 0.942 1.899
Mar 1999 1.005 2.041
Feb 1999 1.078 2.196
Jan 1999 1.053 2.148
Dec 1998 1.089 2.227
Nov 1998 1.077 2.201
Oct 1998 1.048 2.142
Sep 1998 1.022 2.093
Aug 1998 1.053 2.16
Jul 1998 0.971 1.994
Jun 1998 0.932 1.916
May 1998 0.96 1.976
Apr 1998 1.061 2.188
Mar 1998 1.043 2.155
Feb 1998 1.073 2.221
Jan 1998 1.12 2.323
Dec 1997 1.172 2.435
Nov 1997 1.09 2.262
Oct 1997 1.018 2.111
Sep 1997 1.009 2.098
Aug 1997 1.061 2.211
Jul 1997 0.979 2.044
Jun 1997 0.952 1.99
May 1997 1.002 2.097
Apr 1997 1.081 2.261
Mar 1997 1.056 2.212
Feb 1997 1.132 2.377
Jan 1997 1.148 2.418
Dec 1996 1.308 2.764
Nov 1996 1.139 2.407
Oct 1996 1.129 2.39
Sep 1996 1.15 2.442
Aug 1996 1.072 2.284
Jul 1996 1.042 2.224
Jun 1996 0.945 2.021
May 1996 1.021 2.185
Apr 1996 1.086 2.328
Mar 1996 1.138 2.449
Feb 1996 1.091 2.36
Jan 1996 1.155 2.507
Dec 1995 1.16 2.533
Nov 1995 1.037 2.263
Oct 1995 0.981 2.139
Sep 1995 0.956 2.091
Aug 1995 0.984 2.157
Jul 1995 0.879 1.932
Jun 1995 0.825 1.813
May 1995 0.819 1.803
Apr 1995 0.833 1.838
Mar 1995 0.875 1.937
Feb 1995 0.863 1.917
Jan 1995 0.882 1.967
Dec 1994 0.873 1.954
Nov 1994 0.857 1.919
Oct 1994 0.81 1.816
Sep 1994 0.855 1.918
Aug 1994 0.895 2.013
Jul 1994 0.815 1.84
Jun 1994 0.841 1.904
May 1994 0.801 1.82
Apr 1994 0.861 1.958
Mar 1994 0.926 2.108
Feb 1994 0.903 2.063
Jan 1994 0.917 2.102
Dec 1993 0.871 2.002
Nov 1993 0.917 2.108
Oct 1993 0.897 2.063
Sep 1993 0.89 2.056
Aug 1993 0.929 2.15
Jul 1993 0.9 2.089
Jun 1993 0.921 2.137
May 1993 0.895 2.08
Apr 1993 0.997 2.32
Mar 1993 0.927 2.163
Feb 1993 0.895 2.096
Jan 1993 0.898 2.11
Dec 1992 0.928 2.192
Nov 1992 0.897 2.117
Oct 1992 0.858 2.028
Sep 1992 0.873 2.071
Aug 1992 0.809 1.924
Jul 1992 0.827 1.973
Jun 1992 0.801 1.915
May 1992 0.836 2.005
Apr 1992 0.829 1.992
Mar 1992 0.85 2.045
Feb 1992 0.881 2.13
Jan 1992 0.933 2.264
Dec 1991 1.012 2.459
Nov 1991 0.95 2.31
Oct 1991 0.976 2.38
Sep 1991 0.987 2.411
Aug 1991 1.024 2.512
Jul 1991 0.966 2.377
Jun 1991 0.884 2.178
May 1991 0.908 2.244
Apr 1991 1.002 2.484
Mar 1991 1.069 2.654
Feb 1991 0.987 2.454
Jan 1991 1.106 2.754
Dec 1990 1.001 2.507
Nov 1990 1.018 2.55
Oct 1990 1.012 2.54
Sep 1990 0.946 2.389
Aug 1990 0.954 2.429
Jul 1990 0.899 2.31
Jun 1990 0.93 2.399
May 1990 0.94 2.438
Apr 1990 1.092 2.839
Mar 1990 1.111 2.893
Feb 1990 1.041 2.725
Jan 1990 1.223 3.217
Dec 1989 1.137 3.022
Nov 1989 1.08 2.875
Oct 1989 1.023 2.73
Sep 1989 1.038 2.783
Aug 1989 0.983 2.644
Jul 1989 0.961 2.589
Jun 1989 0.937 2.53
May 1989 0.956 2.588
Apr 1989 0.997 2.714
Mar 1989 1.031 2.825
Feb 1989 0.89 2.453
Jan 1989 0.941 2.604
Dec 1988 0.833 2.317
Nov 1988 0.839 2.337
Oct 1988 0.896 2.498
Sep 1988 0.874 2.445
Aug 1988 0.909 2.56
Jul 1988 0.803 2.271
Jun 1988 0.705 2.002
May 1988 0.678 1.934
Apr 1988 0.719 2.058
Mar 1988 0.74 2.129
Feb 1988 0.718 2.074
Jan 1988 0.76 2.201
Dec 1987 0.733 2.129
Nov 1987 0.805 2.338
Oct 1987 0.778 2.261
Sep 1987 0.837 2.439
Aug 1987 0.73 2.138
Jul 1987 0.763 2.247
Jun 1987 0.711 2.099
May 1987 0.763 2.261
Apr 1987 0.786 2.337
Mar 1987 0.8 2.392
Feb 1987 0.823 2.471
Jan 1987 0.862 2.598
Dec 1986 0.91 2.76
Nov 1986 0.897 2.723
Oct 1986 0.855 2.598
Sep 1986 0.868 2.64
Aug 1986 0.913 2.789
Jul 1986 0.833 2.549
Jun 1986 0.795 2.433
May 1986 0.82 2.523
Apr 1986 0.89 2.746
Mar 1986 0.887 2.732
Feb 1986 0.866 2.655
Jan 1986 0.901 2.755
Dec 1985 0.906 2.778
Nov 1985 0.872 2.681
Oct 1985 0.86 2.651
Sep 1985 0.857 2.652
Aug 1985 0.789 2.448
Jul 1985 0.787 2.447
Jun 1985 0.724 2.255
May 1985 0.745 2.327
Apr 1985 0.783 2.455
Mar 1985 0.79 2.488
Feb 1985 0.784 2.479
Jan 1985 0.746 2.37
Dec 1984 0.867 2.759
Nov 1984 0.823 2.619
Oct 1984 0.842 2.68
Sep 1984 0.854 2.726
Aug 1984 0.86 2.758
Jul 1984 0.876 2.82
Jun 1984 0.903 2.918
May 1984 1.054 3.416
Apr 1984 1.199 3.897
Mar 1984 1.153 3.766
Feb 1984 1.324 4.333
Jan 1984 1.301 4.279
Dec 1983 1.131 3.742
Nov 1983 0.996 3.298
Oct 1983 0.962 3.192
Sep 1983 0.938 3.122
Aug 1983 0.884 2.957
Jul 1983 0.847 2.841
Jun 1983 0.825 2.779
May 1983 0.865 2.922
Apr 1983 0.825 2.804
Mar 1983 0.836 2.862
Feb 1983 0.794 2.718
Jan 1983 0.821 2.813
Dec 1982 0.813 2.792
Nov 1982 0.849 2.903
Oct 1982 0.854 2.914
Sep 1982 0.852 2.916
Aug 1982 0.778 2.669
Jul 1982 0.851 2.925
Jun 1982 0.783 2.705
May 1982 0.842 2.945
Apr 1982 0.896 3.164
Mar 1982 0.952 3.376
Feb 1982 1.007 3.567
Jan 1982 0.925 3.287
Dec 1981 0.966 3.444
Nov 1981 0.943 3.373
Oct 1981 0.898 3.222
Sep 1981 0.915 3.29
Aug 1981 0.868 3.152
Jul 1981 0.86 3.146
Jun 1981 0.852 3.151
May 1981 0.836 3.12
Apr 1981 0.904 3.4
Mar 1981 0.875 3.313
Feb 1981 0.924 3.523
Jan 1981 0.943 3.632
Dec 1980 1.031 4.004
Nov 1980 0.917 3.594
Oct 1980 0.867 3.426
Sep 1980 0.898 3.583
Aug 1980 0.907 3.649
Jul 1980 0.776 3.145
Jun 1980 0.731 2.962
May 1980 0.737 3.019
Apr 1980 0.797 3.297
Mar 1980 0.812 3.397
Feb 1980 0.774 3.288
Jan 1980 0.879 3.786

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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