According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for eggs were 490.29% higher in 2021 versus 1938 (a $98.06 difference in value).
Between 1938 and 2021: Eggs experienced an average inflation rate of 2.16% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, eggs costing $20 in the year 1938 would cost $118.06 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.58% during this same period, inflation for eggs was lower.
In the year 1938: Pricing changed by -0.96%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for eggs during the 1938-2021 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1938 (-2.03%), inflation for eggs was higher.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Eggs:
| Year | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| CPI | 37.077 | 36.762 | 36.015 | 35.669 | 32.392 | 33.377 | 39.931 | 48.546 | 57.623 | 54.754 | 58.492 | 60.062 | 71.454 | 74.269 | 71.600 | 61.769 | 75.192 | 68.708 | 72.738 | 60.862 | 62.831 | 62.485 | 59.562 | 62.685 | 54.854 | 59.115 | 59.123 | 55.823 | 56.677 | 56.123 | 54.769 | 62.400 | 52.223 | 56.285 | 66.177 | 65.515 | 56.562 | 56.231 | 83.600 | 83.938 | 82.369 | 89.954 | 87.092 | 82.369 | 90.177 | 88.600 | 95.892 | 93.269 | 97.638 | 109.085 | 90.962 | 97.254 | 91.515 | 93.554 | 118.469 | 124.138 | 121.192 | 108.292 | 117.092 | 114.254 | 120.469 | 142.123 | 139.962 | 135.431 | 128.115 | 131.854 | 136.438 | 138.200 | 157.277 | 167.023 | 144.138 | 151.169 | 195.291 | 222.708 | 190.024 | 192.833 | 210.492 | 217.141 | 224.219 | 242.990 | 286.232 | 225.979 | 204.454 | 226.595 | 203.867 | 212.542 | 210.553 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Eggs, over time, for $20 beginning in 1938. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | $20.00 | -0.96% |
| 1939 | $18.16 | -9.19% |
| 1940 | $18.71 | 3.04% |
| 1941 | $22.39 | 19.64% |
| 1942 | $27.22 | 21.58% |
| 1943 | $32.31 | 18.70% |
| 1944 | $30.70 | -4.98% |
| 1945 | $32.80 | 6.83% |
| 1946 | $33.68 | 2.68% |
| 1947 | $40.06 | 18.97% |
| 1948 | $41.64 | 3.94% |
| 1949 | $40.15 | -3.59% |
| 1950 | $34.63 | -13.73% |
| 1951 | $42.16 | 21.73% |
| 1952 | $38.52 | -8.62% |
| 1953 | $40.78 | 5.87% |
| 1954 | $34.13 | -16.33% |
| 1955 | $35.23 | 3.24% |
| 1956 | $35.04 | -0.55% |
| 1957 | $33.40 | -4.68% |
| 1958 | $35.15 | 5.24% |
| 1959 | $30.76 | -12.49% |
| 1960 | $33.15 | 7.77% |
| 1961 | $33.15 | 0.01% |
| 1962 | $31.30 | -5.58% |
| 1963 | $31.78 | 1.53% |
| 1964 | $31.47 | -0.98% |
| 1965 | $30.71 | -2.41% |
| 1966 | $34.99 | 13.93% |
| 1967 | $29.28 | -16.31% |
| 1968 | $31.56 | 7.78% |
| 1969 | $37.11 | 17.58% |
| 1970 | $36.73 | -1.00% |
| 1971 | $31.71 | -13.67% |
| 1972 | $31.53 | -0.58% |
| 1973 | $46.88 | 48.67% |
| 1974 | $47.06 | 0.40% |
| 1975 | $46.19 | -1.87% |
| 1976 | $50.44 | 9.21% |
| 1977 | $48.83 | -3.18% |
| 1978 | $46.19 | -5.42% |
| 1979 | $50.56 | 9.48% |
| 1980 | $49.68 | -1.75% |
| 1981 | $53.77 | 8.23% |
| 1982 | $52.30 | -2.74% |
| 1983 | $54.75 | 4.68% |
| 1984 | $61.16 | 11.72% |
| 1985 | $51.00 | -16.61% |
| 1986 | $54.53 | 6.92% |
| 1987 | $51.31 | -5.90% |
| 1988 | $52.46 | 2.23% |
| 1989 | $66.43 | 26.63% |
| 1990 | $69.61 | 4.79% |
| 1991 | $67.95 | -2.37% |
| 1992 | $60.72 | -10.64% |
| 1993 | $65.65 | 8.13% |
| 1994 | $64.06 | -2.42% |
| 1995 | $67.55 | 5.44% |
| 1996 | $79.69 | 17.97% |
| 1997 | $78.48 | -1.52% |
| 1998 | $75.94 | -3.24% |
| 1999 | $71.84 | -5.40% |
| 2000 | $73.93 | 2.92% |
| 2001 | $76.50 | 3.48% |
| 2002 | $77.49 | 1.29% |
| 2003 | $88.19 | 13.80% |
| 2004 | $93.65 | 6.20% |
| 2005 | $80.82 | -13.70% |
| 2006 | $84.76 | 4.88% |
| 2007 | $109.50 | 29.19% |
| 2008 | $124.87 | 14.04% |
| 2009 | $106.55 | -14.68% |
| 2010 | $108.12 | 1.48% |
| 2011 | $118.02 | 9.16% |
| 2012 | $121.75 | 3.16% |
| 2013 | $125.72 | 3.26% |
| 2014 | $136.25 | 8.37% |
| 2015 | $160.49 | 17.80% |
| 2016 | $126.71 | -21.05% |
| 2017 | $114.64 | -9.53% |
| 2018 | $127.05 | 10.83% |
| 2019 | $114.31 | -10.03% |
| 2020 | $119.17 | 4.25% |
| 2021 | $118.06 | -0.94%* |