According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for eggs were 69.61% higher in 2021 versus 1990 (a $13.92 difference in value).
Between 1990 and 2021: Eggs experienced an average inflation rate of 1.72% per year. In other words, eggs costing $20 in the year 1990 would cost $33.92 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.26% during this same period, inflation for eggs was lower.
In the year 1990: Pricing changed by 4.79%, which is significantly 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.
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 1990. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
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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 | $33.92 | -0.94%* |