According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for eggs were 64.35% higher in 2021 versus 1999 (a $12.87 difference in value).
Between 1999 and 2021: Eggs experienced an average inflation rate of 2.28% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, eggs costing $20 in the year 1999 would cost $32.87 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.07% during this same period, inflation for eggs was higher.
In the year 1999: Pricing changed by -5.40%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for eggs during the 1999-2021 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1999 (2.19%), inflation for eggs was much 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 1999. 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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1999 | $20.00 | -5.40% |
2000 | $20.58 | 2.92% |
2001 | $21.30 | 3.48% |
2002 | $21.57 | 1.29% |
2003 | $24.55 | 13.80% |
2004 | $26.07 | 6.20% |
2005 | $22.50 | -13.70% |
2006 | $23.60 | 4.88% |
2007 | $30.49 | 29.19% |
2008 | $34.77 | 14.04% |
2009 | $29.66 | -14.68% |
2010 | $30.10 | 1.48% |
2011 | $32.86 | 9.16% |
2012 | $33.90 | 3.16% |
2013 | $35.00 | 3.26% |
2014 | $37.93 | 8.37% |
2015 | $44.68 | 17.80% |
2016 | $35.28 | -21.05% |
2017 | $31.92 | -9.53% |
2018 | $35.37 | 10.83% |
2019 | $31.83 | -10.03% |
2020 | $33.18 | 4.25% |
2021 | $32.87 | -0.94%* |