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 June 2025 (our latest available CPI data baseline).

Key Takeaways
  • The latest average price for a dozen of eggs was $3.775, in June 2025.
  • In January 1980, the nominal price was $0.879, which is equivalent to $3.644 in today's dollars.
  • Since January 1980, the inflation-adjusted price has risen 3.58%, an average increase of just 0.08% per year.
  • The peak inflation-adjusted price was $6.281, 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
Jun 2025 3.775 3.775
May 2025 4.548 4.564
Apr 2025 5.122 5.15
Mar 2025 6.227 6.281
Feb 2025 5.897 5.961
Jan 2025 4.953 5.029
Dec 2024 4.146 4.237
Nov 2024 3.649 3.731
Oct 2024 3.37 3.444
Sep 2024 3.821 3.909
Aug 2024 3.204 3.283
Jul 2024 3.08 3.159
Jun 2024 2.715 2.787
May 2024 2.699 2.772
Apr 2024 2.864 2.946
Mar 2024 2.992 3.09
Feb 2024 2.996 3.114
Jan 2024 2.522 2.638
Dec 2023 2.507 2.636
Nov 2023 2.138 2.246
Oct 2023 2.072 2.172
Sep 2023 2.065 2.164
Aug 2023 2.043 2.146
Jul 2023 2.094 2.21
Jun 2023 2.219 2.346
May 2023 2.666 2.828
Apr 2023 3.27 3.477
Mar 2023 3.446 3.683
Feb 2023 4.211 4.515
Jan 2023 4.823 5.2
Dec 2022 4.25 4.619
Nov 2022 3.589 3.889
Oct 2022 3.419 3.701
Sep 2022 2.902 3.154
Aug 2022 3.116 3.394
Jul 2022 2.936 3.196
Jun 2022 2.707 2.947
May 2022 2.863 3.159
Apr 2022 2.52 2.812
Mar 2022 2.046 2.295
Feb 2022 2.005 2.28
Jan 2022 1.929 2.213
Dec 2021 1.788 2.069
Nov 2021 1.718 1.994
Oct 2021 1.821 2.124
Sep 2021 1.835 2.158
Aug 2021 1.709 2.015
Jul 2021 1.642 1.94
Jun 2021 1.642 1.949
May 2021 1.625 1.947
Apr 2021 1.62 1.957
Mar 2021 1.625 1.979
Feb 2021 1.597 1.959
Jan 2021 1.466 1.808
Dec 2020 1.481 1.834
Nov 2020 1.45 1.797
Oct 2020 1.408 1.744
Sep 2020 1.353 1.677
Aug 2020 1.328 1.648
Jul 2020 1.401 1.744
Jun 2020 1.554 1.944
May 2020 1.64 2.063
Apr 2020 2.019 2.54
Mar 2020 1.525 1.906
Feb 2020 1.449 1.807
Jan 2020 1.461 1.827
Dec 2019 1.535 1.927
Nov 2019 1.405 1.762
Oct 2019 1.282 1.607
Sep 2019 1.383 1.737
Aug 2019 1.219 1.533
Jul 2019 1.243 1.563
Jun 2019 1.203 1.515
May 2019 1.362 1.716
Apr 2019 1.463 1.847
Mar 2019 1.544 1.959
Feb 2019 1.557 1.987
Jan 2019 1.554 1.991
Dec 2018 1.595 2.048
Nov 2018 1.596 2.043
Oct 2018 1.66 2.117
Sep 2018 1.651 2.11
Aug 2018 1.622 2.075
Jul 2018 1.725 2.208
Jun 2018 1.628 2.084
May 2018 1.987 2.548
Apr 2018 2.081 2.679
Mar 2018 1.831 2.367
Feb 2018 1.755 2.274
Jan 2018 1.769 2.302
Dec 2017 1.815 2.375
Nov 2017 1.506 1.969
Oct 2017 1.54 2.014
Sep 2017 1.422 1.858
Aug 2017 1.367 1.796
Jul 2017 1.333 1.757
Jun 2017 1.332 1.754
May 2017 1.414 1.864
Apr 2017 1.409 1.859
Mar 2017 1.404 1.858
Feb 2017 1.464 1.939
Jan 2017 1.599 2.124
Dec 2016 1.383 1.848
Nov 2016 1.321 1.765
Oct 2016 1.39 1.855
Sep 2016 1.471 1.965
Aug 2016 1.455 1.949
Jul 2016 1.546 2.072
Jun 2016 1.491 1.995
May 2016 1.684 2.261
Apr 2016 1.793 2.417
Mar 2016 2.081 2.819
Feb 2016 2.267 3.084
Jan 2016 2.328 3.17
Dec 2015 2.751 3.752
Nov 2015 2.664 3.621
Oct 2015 2.808 3.808
Sep 2015 2.966 4.021
Aug 2015 2.943 3.983
Jul 2015 2.57 3.474
Jun 2015 2.57 3.474
May 2015 1.962 2.661
Apr 2015 2.065 2.815
Mar 2015 2.133 2.914
Feb 2015 2.088 2.869
Jan 2015 2.113 2.916
Dec 2014 2.21 3.036
Nov 2014 2.032 2.776
Oct 2014 1.951 2.651
Sep 2014 1.97 2.67
Aug 2014 1.979 2.684
Jul 2014 1.95 2.64
Jun 2014 1.948 2.636
May 2014 1.996 2.706
Apr 2014 2.119 2.883
Mar 2014 2.061 2.813
Feb 2014 1.998 2.745
Jan 2014 2.008 2.769
Dec 2013 2.026 2.804
Nov 2013 1.925 2.664
Oct 2013 1.925 2.659
Sep 2013 1.897 2.613
Aug 2013 1.838 2.535
Jul 2013 1.833 2.531
Jun 2013 1.859 2.568
May 2013 1.87 2.589
Apr 2013 1.918 2.661
Mar 2013 1.925 2.668
Feb 2013 1.965 2.73
Jan 2013 1.933 2.708
Dec 2012 2.007 2.82
Nov 2012 1.963 2.75
Oct 2012 1.96 2.733
Sep 2012 1.889 2.633
Aug 2012 1.884 2.638
Jul 2012 1.648 2.32
Jun 2012 1.67 2.347
May 2012 1.691 2.373
Apr 2012 1.829 2.564
Mar 2012 1.774 2.495
Feb 2012 1.798 2.547
Jan 2012 1.939 2.759
Dec 2011 1.874 2.679
Nov 2011 1.836 2.618
Oct 2011 1.871 2.665
Sep 2011 1.947 2.768
Aug 2011 1.711 2.436
Jul 2011 1.647 2.352
Jun 2011 1.683 2.405
May 2011 1.692 2.415
Apr 2011 1.727 2.477
Mar 2011 1.732 2.5
Feb 2011 1.708 2.489
Jan 2011 1.806 2.645
Dec 2010 1.793 2.639
Nov 2010 1.675 2.469
Oct 2010 1.456 2.147
Sep 2010 1.753 2.589
Aug 2010 1.519 2.244
Jul 2010 1.441 2.132
Jun 2010 1.494 2.211
May 2010 1.523 2.252
Apr 2010 1.779 2.632
Mar 2010 1.822 2.7
Feb 2010 1.872 2.786
Jan 2010 1.789 2.663
Dec 2009 1.772 2.647
Nov 2009 1.705 2.542
Oct 2009 1.595 2.38
Sep 2009 1.627 2.43
Aug 2009 1.632 2.439
Jul 2009 1.495 2.239
Jun 2009 1.529 2.287
May 2009 1.501 2.264
Apr 2009 1.774 2.683
Mar 2009 1.693 2.567
Feb 2009 1.795 2.729
Jan 2009 1.85 2.826
Dec 2008 1.834 2.814
Nov 2008 1.838 2.791
Oct 2008 1.858 2.767
Sep 2008 1.978 2.916
Aug 2008 1.854 2.73
Jul 2008 2.011 2.949
Jun 2008 1.92 2.83
May 2008 1.93 2.874
Apr 2008 2.069 3.107
Mar 2008 2.203 3.328
Feb 2008 2.168 3.303
Jan 2008 2.175 3.324
Dec 2007 2.099 3.224
Nov 2007 1.862 2.858
Oct 2007 1.771 2.734
Sep 2007 1.825 2.824
Aug 2007 1.634 2.535
Jul 2007 1.502 2.326
Jun 2007 1.373 2.126
May 2007 1.504 2.333
Apr 2007 1.616 2.522
Mar 2007 1.634 2.567
Feb 2007 1.746 2.768
Jan 2007 1.549 2.468
Dec 2006 1.543 2.466
Nov 2006 1.354 2.167
Oct 2006 1.257 2.009
Sep 2006 1.254 1.994
Aug 2006 1.244 1.968
Jul 2006 1.213 1.923
Jun 2006 1.242 1.974
May 2006 1.206 1.921
Apr 2006 1.283 2.054
Mar 2006 1.302 2.102
Feb 2006 1.328 2.156
Jan 2006 1.449 2.357
Dec 2005 1.35 2.213
Nov 2005 1.279 2.088
Oct 2005 1.264 2.047
Sep 2005 1.279 2.075
Aug 2005 1.166 1.915
Jul 2005 1.165 1.923
Jun 2005 1.139 1.889
May 2005 1.185 1.966
Apr 2005 1.164 1.929
Mar 2005 1.132 1.889
Feb 2005 1.284 2.159
Jan 2005 1.211 2.048
Dec 2004 1.199 2.032
Nov 2004 1.085 1.832
Oct 2004 1.089 1.84
Sep 2004 1.145 1.945
Aug 2004 1.277 2.174
Jul 2004 1.253 2.134
Jun 2004 1.311 2.229
May 2004 1.372 2.34
Apr 2004 1.562 2.68
Mar 2004 1.625 2.797
Feb 2004 1.583 2.742
Jan 2004 1.573 2.74
Dec 2003 1.559 2.729
Nov 2003 1.448 2.532
Oct 2003 1.33 2.319
Sep 2003 1.257 2.189
Aug 2003 1.277 2.231
Jul 2003 1.15 2.017
Jun 2003 1.199 2.105
May 2003 1.009 1.774
Apr 2003 1.131 1.985
Mar 2003 1.209 2.117
Feb 2003 1.189 2.095
Jan 2003 1.175 2.086
Dec 2002 1.176 2.097
Nov 2002 1.08 1.921
Oct 2002 1.039 1.849
Sep 2002 1.055 1.88
Aug 2002 1.053 1.88
Jul 2002 0.99 1.773
Jun 2002 0.975 1.748
May 2002 0.997 1.789
Apr 2002 1.047 1.878
Mar 2002 1.003 1.809
Feb 2002 0.996 1.807
Jan 2002 0.973 1.772
Dec 2001 0.925 1.689
Nov 2001 0.935 1.7
Oct 2001 0.916 1.663
Sep 2001 0.916 1.657
Aug 2001 0.929 1.688
Jul 2001 0.862 1.566
Jun 2001 0.92 1.667
May 2001 0.881 1.599
Apr 2001 1.028 1.874
Mar 2001 0.886 1.622
Feb 2001 0.943 1.73
Jan 2001 1.011 1.862
Dec 2000 0.959 1.778
Nov 2000 0.902 1.671
Oct 2000 0.923 1.711
Sep 2000 0.92 1.708
Aug 2000 0.893 1.667
Jul 2000 0.868 1.62
Jun 2000 0.838 1.568
May 2000 0.852 1.602
Apr 2000 0.939 1.768
Mar 2000 0.931 1.754
Feb 2000 0.962 1.827
Jan 2000 0.975 1.863
Dec 1999 0.92 1.763
Nov 1999 0.92 1.763
Oct 1999 0.888 1.703
Sep 1999 0.956 1.837
Aug 1999 1.02 1.969
Jul 1999 0.88 1.703
Jun 1999 0.949 1.842
May 1999 0.9 1.747
Apr 1999 0.942 1.828
Mar 1999 1.005 1.965
Feb 1999 1.078 2.114
Jan 1999 1.053 2.067
Dec 1998 1.089 2.143
Nov 1998 1.077 2.118
Oct 1998 1.048 2.061
Sep 1998 1.022 2.015
Aug 1998 1.053 2.079
Jul 1998 0.971 1.919
Jun 1998 0.932 1.844
May 1998 0.96 1.902
Apr 1998 1.061 2.106
Mar 1998 1.043 2.074
Feb 1998 1.073 2.138
Jan 1998 1.12 2.236
Dec 1997 1.172 2.344
Nov 1997 1.09 2.177
Oct 1997 1.018 2.032
Sep 1997 1.009 2.019
Aug 1997 1.061 2.128
Jul 1997 0.979 1.968
Jun 1997 0.952 1.916
May 1997 1.002 2.019
Apr 1997 1.081 2.177
Mar 1997 1.056 2.129
Feb 1997 1.132 2.288
Jan 1997 1.148 2.327
Dec 1996 1.308 2.66
Nov 1996 1.139 2.317
Oct 1996 1.129 2.301
Sep 1996 1.15 2.351
Aug 1996 1.072 2.198
Jul 1996 1.042 2.141
Jun 1996 0.945 1.945
May 1996 1.021 2.103
Apr 1996 1.086 2.241
Mar 1996 1.138 2.358
Feb 1996 1.091 2.272
Jan 1996 1.155 2.413
Dec 1995 1.16 2.438
Nov 1995 1.037 2.178
Oct 1995 0.981 2.059
Sep 1995 0.956 2.013
Aug 1995 0.984 2.076
Jul 1995 0.879 1.859
Jun 1995 0.825 1.745
May 1995 0.819 1.736
Apr 1995 0.833 1.769
Mar 1995 0.875 1.864
Feb 1995 0.863 1.845
Jan 1995 0.882 1.893
Dec 1994 0.873 1.881
Nov 1994 0.857 1.847
Oct 1994 0.81 1.748
Sep 1994 0.855 1.846
Aug 1994 0.895 1.938
Jul 1994 0.815 1.771
Jun 1994 0.841 1.833
May 1994 0.801 1.752
Apr 1994 0.861 1.884
Mar 1994 0.926 2.029
Feb 1994 0.903 1.985
Jan 1994 0.917 2.023
Dec 1993 0.871 1.927
Nov 1993 0.917 2.029
Oct 1993 0.897 1.986
Sep 1993 0.89 1.978
Aug 1993 0.929 2.069
Jul 1993 0.9 2.01
Jun 1993 0.921 2.057
May 1993 0.895 2.002
Apr 1993 0.997 2.233
Mar 1993 0.927 2.082
Feb 1993 0.895 2.017
Jan 1993 0.898 2.031
Dec 1992 0.928 2.109
Nov 1992 0.897 2.038
Oct 1992 0.858 1.952
Sep 1992 0.873 1.993
Aug 1992 0.809 1.852
Jul 1992 0.827 1.899
Jun 1992 0.801 1.843
May 1992 0.836 1.93
Apr 1992 0.829 1.917
Mar 1992 0.85 1.968
Feb 1992 0.881 2.05
Jan 1992 0.933 2.179
Dec 1991 1.012 2.367
Nov 1991 0.95 2.224
Oct 1991 0.976 2.291
Sep 1991 0.987 2.32
Aug 1991 1.024 2.418
Jul 1991 0.966 2.288
Jun 1991 0.884 2.097
May 1991 0.908 2.16
Apr 1991 1.002 2.391
Mar 1991 1.069 2.554
Feb 1991 0.987 2.362
Jan 1991 1.106 2.65
Dec 1990 1.001 2.413
Nov 1990 1.018 2.454
Oct 1990 1.012 2.445
Sep 1990 0.946 2.299
Aug 1990 0.954 2.338
Jul 1990 0.899 2.224
Jun 1990 0.93 2.309
May 1990 0.94 2.347
Apr 1990 1.092 2.733
Mar 1990 1.111 2.785
Feb 1990 1.041 2.623
Jan 1990 1.223 3.096
Dec 1989 1.137 2.908
Nov 1989 1.08 2.767
Oct 1989 1.023 2.627
Sep 1989 1.038 2.679
Aug 1989 0.983 2.545
Jul 1989 0.961 2.492
Jun 1989 0.937 2.435
May 1989 0.956 2.491
Apr 1989 0.997 2.612
Mar 1989 1.031 2.719
Feb 1989 0.89 2.361
Jan 1989 0.941 2.506
Dec 1988 0.833 2.23
Nov 1988 0.839 2.25
Oct 1988 0.896 2.404
Sep 1988 0.874 2.353
Aug 1988 0.909 2.464
Jul 1988 0.803 2.186
Jun 1988 0.705 1.927
May 1988 0.678 1.861
Apr 1988 0.719 1.981
Mar 1988 0.74 2.049
Feb 1988 0.718 1.997
Jan 1988 0.76 2.119
Dec 1987 0.733 2.049
Nov 1987 0.805 2.25
Oct 1987 0.778 2.177
Sep 1987 0.837 2.348
Aug 1987 0.73 2.058
Jul 1987 0.763 2.163
Jun 1987 0.711 2.021
May 1987 0.763 2.176
Apr 1987 0.786 2.25
Mar 1987 0.8 2.302
Feb 1987 0.823 2.379
Jan 1987 0.862 2.5
Dec 1986 0.91 2.656
Nov 1986 0.897 2.621
Oct 1986 0.855 2.5
Sep 1986 0.868 2.541
Aug 1986 0.913 2.685
Jul 1986 0.833 2.454
Jun 1986 0.795 2.342
May 1986 0.82 2.429
Apr 1986 0.89 2.643
Mar 1986 0.887 2.63
Feb 1986 0.866 2.556
Jan 1986 0.901 2.652
Dec 1985 0.906 2.674
Nov 1985 0.872 2.58
Oct 1985 0.86 2.552
Sep 1985 0.857 2.552
Aug 1985 0.789 2.356
Jul 1985 0.787 2.355
Jun 1985 0.724 2.17
May 1985 0.745 2.24
Apr 1985 0.783 2.363
Mar 1985 0.79 2.395
Feb 1985 0.784 2.386
Jan 1985 0.746 2.281
Dec 1984 0.867 2.656
Nov 1984 0.823 2.521
Oct 1984 0.842 2.579
Sep 1984 0.854 2.623
Aug 1984 0.86 2.655
Jul 1984 0.876 2.714
Jun 1984 0.903 2.809
May 1984 1.054 3.288
Apr 1984 1.199 3.751
Mar 1984 1.153 3.625
Feb 1984 1.324 4.171
Jan 1984 1.301 4.118
Dec 1983 1.131 3.601
Nov 1983 0.996 3.175
Oct 1983 0.962 3.072
Sep 1983 0.938 3.005
Aug 1983 0.884 2.846
Jul 1983 0.847 2.735
Jun 1983 0.825 2.675
May 1983 0.865 2.813
Apr 1983 0.825 2.699
Mar 1983 0.836 2.754
Feb 1983 0.794 2.616
Jan 1983 0.821 2.708
Dec 1982 0.813 2.687
Nov 1982 0.849 2.794
Oct 1982 0.854 2.805
Sep 1982 0.852 2.807
Aug 1982 0.778 2.569
Jul 1982 0.851 2.815
Jun 1982 0.783 2.604
May 1982 0.842 2.835
Apr 1982 0.896 3.045
Mar 1982 0.952 3.25
Feb 1982 1.007 3.434
Jan 1982 0.925 3.164
Dec 1981 0.966 3.315
Nov 1981 0.943 3.246
Oct 1981 0.898 3.101
Sep 1981 0.915 3.167
Aug 1981 0.868 3.033
Jul 1981 0.86 3.028
Jun 1981 0.852 3.033
May 1981 0.836 3.003
Apr 1981 0.904 3.273
Mar 1981 0.875 3.189
Feb 1981 0.924 3.391
Jan 1981 0.943 3.496
Dec 1980 1.031 3.854
Nov 1980 0.917 3.46
Oct 1980 0.867 3.298
Sep 1980 0.898 3.448
Aug 1980 0.907 3.512
Jul 1980 0.776 3.027
Jun 1980 0.731 2.851
May 1980 0.737 2.906
Apr 1980 0.797 3.174
Mar 1980 0.812 3.27
Feb 1980 0.774 3.164
Jan 1980 0.879 3.644

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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