Inflation

How much does a dozen eggs cost in the US?

A dozen grade A large eggs averaged $2.27 in August 2026, down from a record $6.23 in March 2025, when bird flu cut the number of laying hens. Prices are BLS averages across US cities since 1980, when this series begins, in dollars of the day, not adjusted for inflation. October 2025 is missing because a lapse in federal funding stopped data collection.

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Source and date

Source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI Average Price Data (eggs, grade A, large)
License
Public domain (U.S. government work)
Data as of
Published

The data

Month Dollars per dozen, grade A large eggs
Jan 1980 0.879
Feb 1980 0.774
Mar 1980 0.812
Apr 1980 0.797
May 1980 0.737
Jun 1980 0.731
Jul 1980 0.776
Aug 1980 0.907
Sep 1980 0.898
Oct 1980 0.867
Nov 1980 0.917
Dec 1980 1.031
Jan 1981 0.943
Feb 1981 0.924
Mar 1981 0.875
Apr 1981 0.904
May 1981 0.836
Jun 1981 0.852
Jul 1981 0.86
Aug 1981 0.868
Sep 1981 0.915
Oct 1981 0.898
Nov 1981 0.943
Dec 1981 0.966
Jan 1982 0.925
Feb 1982 1.007
Mar 1982 0.952
Apr 1982 0.896
May 1982 0.842
Jun 1982 0.783
Jul 1982 0.851
Aug 1982 0.778
Sep 1982 0.852
Oct 1982 0.854
Nov 1982 0.849
Dec 1982 0.813
Jan 1983 0.821
Feb 1983 0.794
Mar 1983 0.836
Apr 1983 0.825
May 1983 0.865
Jun 1983 0.825
Jul 1983 0.847
Aug 1983 0.884
Sep 1983 0.938
Oct 1983 0.962
Nov 1983 0.996
Dec 1983 1.131
Jan 1984 1.301
Feb 1984 1.324
Mar 1984 1.153
Apr 1984 1.199
May 1984 1.054
Jun 1984 0.903
Jul 1984 0.876
Aug 1984 0.86
Sep 1984 0.854
Oct 1984 0.842
Nov 1984 0.823
Dec 1984 0.867
Jan 1985 0.746
Feb 1985 0.784
Mar 1985 0.79
Apr 1985 0.783
May 1985 0.745
Jun 1985 0.724
Jul 1985 0.787
Aug 1985 0.789
Sep 1985 0.857
Oct 1985 0.86
Nov 1985 0.872
Dec 1985 0.906
Jan 1986 0.901
Feb 1986 0.866
Mar 1986 0.887
Apr 1986 0.89
May 1986 0.82
Jun 1986 0.795
Jul 1986 0.833
Aug 1986 0.913
Sep 1986 0.868
Oct 1986 0.855
Nov 1986 0.897
Dec 1986 0.91
Jan 1987 0.862
Feb 1987 0.823
Mar 1987 0.8
Apr 1987 0.786
May 1987 0.763
Jun 1987 0.711
Jul 1987 0.763
Aug 1987 0.73
Sep 1987 0.837
Oct 1987 0.778
Nov 1987 0.805
Dec 1987 0.733
Jan 1988 0.76
Feb 1988 0.718
Mar 1988 0.74
Apr 1988 0.719
May 1988 0.678
Jun 1988 0.705
Jul 1988 0.803
Aug 1988 0.909
Sep 1988 0.874
Oct 1988 0.896
Nov 1988 0.839
Dec 1988 0.833
Jan 1989 0.941
Feb 1989 0.89
Mar 1989 1.031
Apr 1989 0.997
May 1989 0.956
Jun 1989 0.937
Jul 1989 0.961
Aug 1989 0.983
Sep 1989 1.038
Oct 1989 1.023
Nov 1989 1.08
Dec 1989 1.137
Jan 1990 1.223
Feb 1990 1.041
Mar 1990 1.111
Apr 1990 1.092
May 1990 0.94
Jun 1990 0.93
Jul 1990 0.899
Aug 1990 0.954
Sep 1990 0.946
Oct 1990 1.012
Nov 1990 1.018
Dec 1990 1.001
Jan 1991 1.106
Feb 1991 0.987
Mar 1991 1.069
Apr 1991 1.002
May 1991 0.908
Jun 1991 0.884
Jul 1991 0.966
Aug 1991 1.024
Sep 1991 0.987
Oct 1991 0.976
Nov 1991 0.95
Dec 1991 1.012
Jan 1992 0.933
Feb 1992 0.881
Mar 1992 0.85
Apr 1992 0.829
May 1992 0.836
Jun 1992 0.801
Jul 1992 0.827
Aug 1992 0.809
Sep 1992 0.873
Oct 1992 0.858
Nov 1992 0.897
Dec 1992 0.928
Jan 1993 0.898
Feb 1993 0.895
Mar 1993 0.927
Apr 1993 0.997
May 1993 0.895
Jun 1993 0.921
Jul 1993 0.9
Aug 1993 0.929
Sep 1993 0.89
Oct 1993 0.897
Nov 1993 0.917
Dec 1993 0.871
Jan 1994 0.917
Feb 1994 0.903
Mar 1994 0.926
Apr 1994 0.861
May 1994 0.801
Jun 1994 0.841
Jul 1994 0.815
Aug 1994 0.895
Sep 1994 0.855
Oct 1994 0.81
Nov 1994 0.857
Dec 1994 0.873
Jan 1995 0.882
Feb 1995 0.863
Mar 1995 0.875
Apr 1995 0.833
May 1995 0.819
Jun 1995 0.825
Jul 1995 0.879
Aug 1995 0.984
Sep 1995 0.956
Oct 1995 0.981
Nov 1995 1.037
Dec 1995 1.16
Jan 1996 1.155
Feb 1996 1.091
Mar 1996 1.138
Apr 1996 1.086
May 1996 1.021
Jun 1996 0.945
Jul 1996 1.042
Aug 1996 1.072
Sep 1996 1.15
Oct 1996 1.129
Nov 1996 1.139
Dec 1996 1.308
Jan 1997 1.148
Feb 1997 1.132
Mar 1997 1.056
Apr 1997 1.081
May 1997 1.002
Jun 1997 0.952
Jul 1997 0.979
Aug 1997 1.061
Sep 1997 1.009
Oct 1997 1.018
Nov 1997 1.09
Dec 1997 1.172
Jan 1998 1.12
Feb 1998 1.073
Mar 1998 1.043
Apr 1998 1.061
May 1998 0.96
Jun 1998 0.932
Jul 1998 0.971
Aug 1998 1.053
Sep 1998 1.022
Oct 1998 1.048
Nov 1998 1.077
Dec 1998 1.089
Jan 1999 1.053
Feb 1999 1.078
Mar 1999 1.005
Apr 1999 0.942
May 1999 0.9
Jun 1999 0.949
Jul 1999 0.88
Aug 1999 1.02
Sep 1999 0.956
Oct 1999 0.888
Nov 1999 0.92
Dec 1999 0.92
Jan 2000 0.975
Feb 2000 0.962
Mar 2000 0.931
Apr 2000 0.939
May 2000 0.852
Jun 2000 0.838
Jul 2000 0.868
Aug 2000 0.893
Sep 2000 0.92
Oct 2000 0.923
Nov 2000 0.902
Dec 2000 0.959
Jan 2001 1.011
Feb 2001 0.943
Mar 2001 0.886
Apr 2001 1.028
May 2001 0.881
Jun 2001 0.92
Jul 2001 0.862
Aug 2001 0.929
Sep 2001 0.916
Oct 2001 0.916
Nov 2001 0.935
Dec 2001 0.925
Jan 2002 0.973
Feb 2002 0.996
Mar 2002 1.003
Apr 2002 1.047
May 2002 0.997
Jun 2002 0.975
Jul 2002 0.99
Aug 2002 1.053
Sep 2002 1.055
Oct 2002 1.039
Nov 2002 1.08
Dec 2002 1.176
Jan 2003 1.175
Feb 2003 1.189
Mar 2003 1.209
Apr 2003 1.131
May 2003 1.009
Jun 2003 1.199
Jul 2003 1.15
Aug 2003 1.277
Sep 2003 1.257
Oct 2003 1.33
Nov 2003 1.448
Dec 2003 1.559
Jan 2004 1.573
Feb 2004 1.583
Mar 2004 1.625
Apr 2004 1.562
May 2004 1.372
Jun 2004 1.311
Jul 2004 1.253
Aug 2004 1.277
Sep 2004 1.145
Oct 2004 1.089
Nov 2004 1.085
Dec 2004 1.199
Jan 2005 1.211
Feb 2005 1.284
Mar 2005 1.132
Apr 2005 1.164
May 2005 1.185
Jun 2005 1.139
Jul 2005 1.165
Aug 2005 1.166
Sep 2005 1.279
Oct 2005 1.264
Nov 2005 1.279
Dec 2005 1.35
Jan 2006 1.449
Feb 2006 1.328
Mar 2006 1.302
Apr 2006 1.283
May 2006 1.206
Jun 2006 1.242
Jul 2006 1.213
Aug 2006 1.244
Sep 2006 1.254
Oct 2006 1.257
Nov 2006 1.354
Dec 2006 1.543
Jan 2007 1.549
Feb 2007 1.746
Mar 2007 1.634
Apr 2007 1.616
May 2007 1.504
Jun 2007 1.373
Jul 2007 1.502
Aug 2007 1.634
Sep 2007 1.825
Oct 2007 1.771
Nov 2007 1.862
Dec 2007 2.099
Jan 2008 2.175
Feb 2008 2.168
Mar 2008 2.203
Apr 2008 2.069
May 2008 1.93
Jun 2008 1.92
Jul 2008 2.011
Aug 2008 1.854
Sep 2008 1.978
Oct 2008 1.858
Nov 2008 1.838
Dec 2008 1.834
Jan 2009 1.85
Feb 2009 1.795
Mar 2009 1.693
Apr 2009 1.774
May 2009 1.501
Jun 2009 1.529
Jul 2009 1.495
Aug 2009 1.632
Sep 2009 1.627
Oct 2009 1.595
Nov 2009 1.705
Dec 2009 1.772
Jan 2010 1.789
Feb 2010 1.872
Mar 2010 1.822
Apr 2010 1.779
May 2010 1.523
Jun 2010 1.494
Jul 2010 1.441
Aug 2010 1.519
Sep 2010 1.753
Oct 2010 1.456
Nov 2010 1.675
Dec 2010 1.793
Jan 2011 1.806
Feb 2011 1.708
Mar 2011 1.732
Apr 2011 1.727
May 2011 1.692
Jun 2011 1.683
Jul 2011 1.647
Aug 2011 1.711
Sep 2011 1.947
Oct 2011 1.871
Nov 2011 1.836
Dec 2011 1.874
Jan 2012 1.939
Feb 2012 1.798
Mar 2012 1.774
Apr 2012 1.829
May 2012 1.691
Jun 2012 1.67
Jul 2012 1.648
Aug 2012 1.884
Sep 2012 1.889
Oct 2012 1.96
Nov 2012 1.963
Dec 2012 2.007
Jan 2013 1.933
Feb 2013 1.965
Mar 2013 1.925
Apr 2013 1.918
May 2013 1.87
Jun 2013 1.859
Jul 2013 1.833
Aug 2013 1.838
Sep 2013 1.897
Oct 2013 1.925
Nov 2013 1.925
Dec 2013 2.026
Jan 2014 2.008
Feb 2014 1.998
Mar 2014 2.061
Apr 2014 2.119
May 2014 1.996
Jun 2014 1.948
Jul 2014 1.95
Aug 2014 1.979
Sep 2014 1.97
Oct 2014 1.951
Nov 2014 2.032
Dec 2014 2.21
Jan 2015 2.113
Feb 2015 2.088
Mar 2015 2.133
Apr 2015 2.065
May 2015 1.962
Jun 2015 2.57
Jul 2015 2.57
Aug 2015 2.943
Sep 2015 2.966
Oct 2015 2.808
Nov 2015 2.664
Dec 2015 2.751
Jan 2016 2.328
Feb 2016 2.267
Mar 2016 2.081
Apr 2016 1.793
May 2016 1.684
Jun 2016 1.491
Jul 2016 1.546
Aug 2016 1.455
Sep 2016 1.471
Oct 2016 1.39
Nov 2016 1.321
Dec 2016 1.383
Jan 2017 1.599
Feb 2017 1.464
Mar 2017 1.404
Apr 2017 1.409
May 2017 1.414
Jun 2017 1.332
Jul 2017 1.333
Aug 2017 1.367
Sep 2017 1.422
Oct 2017 1.54
Nov 2017 1.506
Dec 2017 1.815
Jan 2018 1.769
Feb 2018 1.755
Mar 2018 1.831
Apr 2018 2.081
May 2018 1.987
Jun 2018 1.628
Jul 2018 1.725
Aug 2018 1.622
Sep 2018 1.651
Oct 2018 1.66
Nov 2018 1.596
Dec 2018 1.595
Jan 2019 1.554
Feb 2019 1.557
Mar 2019 1.544
Apr 2019 1.463
May 2019 1.362
Jun 2019 1.203
Jul 2019 1.243
Aug 2019 1.219
Sep 2019 1.383
Oct 2019 1.282
Nov 2019 1.405
Dec 2019 1.535
Jan 2020 1.461
Feb 2020 1.449
Mar 2020 1.525
Apr 2020 2.019
May 2020 1.64
Jun 2020 1.554
Jul 2020 1.401
Aug 2020 1.328
Sep 2020 1.353
Oct 2020 1.408
Nov 2020 1.45
Dec 2020 1.481
Jan 2021 1.466
Feb 2021 1.597
Mar 2021 1.625
Apr 2021 1.62
May 2021 1.625
Jun 2021 1.642
Jul 2021 1.642
Aug 2021 1.709
Sep 2021 1.835
Oct 2021 1.821
Nov 2021 1.718
Dec 2021 1.788
Jan 2022 1.929
Feb 2022 2.005
Mar 2022 2.046
Apr 2022 2.52
May 2022 2.863
Jun 2022 2.707
Jul 2022 2.936
Aug 2022 3.116
Sep 2022 2.902
Oct 2022 3.419
Nov 2022 3.589
Dec 2022 4.25
Jan 2023 4.823
Feb 2023 4.211
Mar 2023 3.446
Apr 2023 3.27
May 2023 2.666
Jun 2023 2.219
Jul 2023 2.094
Aug 2023 2.043
Sep 2023 2.065
Oct 2023 2.072
Nov 2023 2.138
Dec 2023 2.507
Jan 2024 2.522
Feb 2024 2.996
Mar 2024 2.992
Apr 2024 2.864
May 2024 2.699
Jun 2024 2.715
Jul 2024 3.08
Aug 2024 3.204
Sep 2024 3.821
Oct 2024 3.37
Nov 2024 3.649
Dec 2024 4.146
Jan 2025 4.953
Feb 2025 5.897
Mar 2025 6.227
Apr 2025 5.122
May 2025 4.548
Jun 2025 3.775
Jul 2025 3.599
Aug 2025 3.587
Sep 2025 3.488
Nov 2025 2.86
Dec 2025 2.712
Jan 2026 2.577
Feb 2026 2.5
Mar 2026 2.348
Apr 2026 2.25
May 2026 2.191
Jun 2026 2.141
Jul 2026 2.189
Aug 2026 2.272