Eggs price history from 1990 through 2021

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Prices for Eggs, 1990-2021 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for eggs were 75.99% higher in 2021 versus 1990 (a $15.20 difference in value).

Between 1990 and 2021: Eggs experienced an average inflation rate of 1.84% per year. In other words, eggs costing $20 in the year 1990 would cost $35.20 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.31% during this same period, inflation for eggs was lower.

In the year 1990: Pricing changed by 4.79%, which is above the average yearly change for eggs during the 1990-2021 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1990 (5.40%), inflation for eggs was lower.

Price Inflation for Eggs since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1973 (48.67%), 2007 (29.19%), and 1989 (26.63%).

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	218.468

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Buying power of $20 since 1990

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Eggs, over time, for $20 beginning in 1990. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
1990	$20.00	4.79%
1991	$19.53	-2.37%
1992	$17.45	-10.64%
1993	$18.86	8.13%
1994	$18.41	-2.42%
1995	$19.41	5.44%
1996	$22.90	17.97%
1997	$22.55	-1.52%
1998	$21.82	-3.24%
1999	$20.64	-5.40%
2000	$21.24	2.92%
2001	$21.98	3.48%
2002	$22.27	1.29%
2003	$25.34	13.80%
2004	$26.91	6.20%
2005	$23.22	-13.70%
2006	$24.35	4.88%
2007	$31.46	29.19%
2008	$35.88	14.04%
2009	$30.61	-14.68%
2010	$31.07	1.48%
2011	$33.91	9.16%
2012	$34.98	3.16%
2013	$36.12	3.26%
2014	$39.15	8.37%
2015	$46.11	17.80%
2016	$36.41	-21.05%
2017	$32.94	-9.53%
2018	$36.51	10.83%
2019	$32.85	-10.03%
2020	$34.24	4.25%
2021	$35.20	2.79%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for eggs, 1990-2021

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2021 / CPI in 1990 * 1990 USD value = 2021 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Eggs was 124.138 in the year 1990 and 218.468 in 2021:

218.468 / 124.138 * $20 = $35.20

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1990 has the same "purchasing power" as $35.20 in 2021 (in the CPI category of Eggs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Eggs in 1935. In addition to eggs, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.