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Average price of eggs in United States

Average price of eggs in the United States was 2.272 USD per dozen in September 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 34.9% from September 2025.

September 2026, USD per dozen2.272
Change on September 2025-34.9%
Series high6.227March 2025
Series low0.678May 1988

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Average price of eggs in United States, January 1980 to September 2026

024681980-011986-091993-052000-012006-092013-052020-012026-092026-09: 2.272 USD per dozen024681980-011995-082011-032026-092026-09: 2.272 USD per dozen
USD per dozen. Source: BLS, Average Price Data: eggs, grade A, large, per dozen, U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000708111). Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-10-14.
All 560 values
PeriodUSD per dozen
2026-092.272
2026-082.272
2026-072.189
2026-062.141
2026-052.191
2026-042.25
2026-032.348
2026-022.5
2026-012.577
2025-122.712
2025-112.86
2025-093.488
2025-083.587
2025-073.599
2025-063.775
2025-054.548
2025-045.122
2025-036.227
2025-025.897
2025-014.953
2024-124.146
2024-113.649
2024-103.37
2024-093.821
2024-083.204
2024-073.08
2024-062.715
2024-052.699
2024-042.864
2024-032.992
2024-022.996
2024-012.522
2023-122.507
2023-112.138
2023-102.072
2023-092.065
2023-082.043
2023-072.094
2023-062.219
2023-052.666
2023-043.27
2023-033.446
2023-024.211
2023-014.823
2022-124.25
2022-113.589
2022-103.419
2022-092.902
2022-083.116
2022-072.936
2022-062.707
2022-052.863
2022-042.52
2022-032.046
2022-022.005
2022-011.929
2021-121.788
2021-111.718
2021-101.821
2021-091.835
2021-081.709
2021-071.642
2021-061.642
2021-051.625
2021-041.62
2021-031.625
2021-021.597
2021-011.466
2020-121.481
2020-111.45
2020-101.408
2020-091.353
2020-081.328
2020-071.401
2020-061.554
2020-051.64
2020-042.019
2020-031.525
2020-021.449
2020-011.461
2019-121.535
2019-111.405
2019-101.282
2019-091.383
2019-081.219
2019-071.243
2019-061.203
2019-051.362
2019-041.463
2019-031.544
2019-021.557
2019-011.554
2018-121.595
2018-111.596
2018-101.66
2018-091.651
2018-081.622
2018-071.725
2018-061.628
2018-051.987
2018-042.081
2018-031.831
2018-021.755
2018-011.769
2017-121.815
2017-111.506
2017-101.54
2017-091.422
2017-081.367
2017-071.333
2017-061.332
2017-051.414
2017-041.409
2017-031.404
2017-021.464
2017-011.599
2016-121.383
2016-111.321
2016-101.39
2016-091.471
2016-081.455
2016-071.546
2016-061.491
2016-051.684
2016-041.793
2016-032.081
2016-022.267
2016-012.328
2015-122.751
2015-112.664
2015-102.808
2015-092.966
2015-082.943
2015-072.57
2015-062.57
2015-051.962
2015-042.065
2015-032.133
2015-022.088
2015-012.113
2014-122.21
2014-112.032
2014-101.951
2014-091.97
2014-081.979
2014-071.95
2014-061.948
2014-051.996
2014-042.119
2014-032.061
2014-021.998
2014-012.008
2013-122.026
2013-111.925
2013-101.925
2013-091.897
2013-081.838
2013-071.833
2013-061.859
2013-051.87
2013-041.918
2013-031.925
2013-021.965
2013-011.933
2012-122.007
2012-111.963
2012-101.96
2012-091.889
2012-081.884
2012-071.648
2012-061.67
2012-051.691
2012-041.829
2012-031.774
2012-021.798
2012-011.939
2011-121.874
2011-111.836
2011-101.871
2011-091.947
2011-081.711
2011-071.647
2011-061.683
2011-051.692
2011-041.727
2011-031.732
2011-021.708
2011-011.806
2010-121.793
2010-111.675
2010-101.456
2010-091.753
2010-081.519
2010-071.441
2010-061.494
2010-051.523
2010-041.779
2010-031.822
2010-021.872
2010-011.789
2009-121.772
2009-111.705
2009-101.595
2009-091.627
2009-081.632
2009-071.495
2009-061.529
2009-051.501
2009-041.774
2009-031.693
2009-021.795
2009-011.85
2008-121.834
2008-111.838
2008-101.858
2008-091.978
2008-081.854
2008-072.011
2008-061.92
2008-051.93
2008-042.069
2008-032.203
2008-022.168
2008-012.175
2007-122.099
2007-111.862
2007-101.771
2007-091.825
2007-081.634
2007-071.502
2007-061.373
2007-051.504
2007-041.616
2007-031.634
2007-021.746
2007-011.549
2006-121.543
2006-111.354
2006-101.257
2006-091.254
2006-081.244
2006-071.213
2006-061.242
2006-051.206
2006-041.283
2006-031.302
2006-021.328
2006-011.449
2005-121.35
2005-111.279
2005-101.264
2005-091.279
2005-081.166
2005-071.165
2005-061.139
2005-051.185
2005-041.164
2005-031.132
2005-021.284
2005-011.211
2004-121.199
2004-111.085
2004-101.089
2004-091.145
2004-081.277
2004-071.253
2004-061.311
2004-051.372
2004-041.562
2004-031.625
2004-021.583
2004-011.573
2003-121.559
2003-111.448
2003-101.33
2003-091.257
2003-081.277
2003-071.15
2003-061.199
2003-051.009
2003-041.131
2003-031.209
2003-021.189
2003-011.175
2002-121.176
2002-111.08
2002-101.039
2002-091.055
2002-081.053
2002-070.99
2002-060.975
2002-050.997
2002-041.047
2002-031.003
2002-020.996
2002-010.973
2001-120.925
2001-110.935
2001-100.916
2001-090.916
2001-080.929
2001-070.862
2001-060.92
2001-050.881
2001-041.028
2001-030.886
2001-020.943
2001-011.011
2000-120.959
2000-110.902
2000-100.923
2000-090.92
2000-080.893
2000-070.868
2000-060.838
2000-050.852
2000-040.939
2000-030.931
2000-020.962
2000-010.975
1999-120.92
1999-110.92
1999-100.888
1999-090.956
1999-081.02
1999-070.88
1999-060.949
1999-050.9
1999-040.942
1999-031.005
1999-021.078
1999-011.053
1998-121.089
1998-111.077
1998-101.048
1998-091.022
1998-081.053
1998-070.971
1998-060.932
1998-050.96
1998-041.061
1998-031.043
1998-021.073
1998-011.12
1997-121.172
1997-111.09
1997-101.018
1997-091.009
1997-081.061
1997-070.979
1997-060.952
1997-051.002
1997-041.081
1997-031.056
1997-021.132
1997-011.148
1996-121.308
1996-111.139
1996-101.129
1996-091.15
1996-081.072
1996-071.042
1996-060.945
1996-051.021
1996-041.086
1996-031.138
1996-021.091
1996-011.155
1995-121.16
1995-111.037
1995-100.981
1995-090.956
1995-080.984
1995-070.879
1995-060.825
1995-050.819
1995-040.833
1995-030.875
1995-020.863
1995-010.882
1994-120.873
1994-110.857
1994-100.81
1994-090.855
1994-080.895
1994-070.815
1994-060.841
1994-050.801
1994-040.861
1994-030.926
1994-020.903
1994-010.917
1993-120.871
1993-110.917
1993-100.897
1993-090.89
1993-080.929
1993-070.9
1993-060.921
1993-050.895
1993-040.997
1993-030.927
1993-020.895
1993-010.898
1992-120.928
1992-110.897
1992-100.858
1992-090.873
1992-080.809
1992-070.827
1992-060.801
1992-050.836
1992-040.829
1992-030.85
1992-020.881
1992-010.933
1991-121.012
1991-110.95
1991-100.976
1991-090.987
1991-081.024
1991-070.966
1991-060.884
1991-050.908
1991-041.002
1991-031.069
1991-020.987
1991-011.106
1990-121.001
1990-111.018
1990-101.012
1990-090.946
1990-080.954
1990-070.899
1990-060.93
1990-050.94
1990-041.092
1990-031.111
1990-021.041
1990-011.223
1989-121.137
1989-111.08
1989-101.023
1989-091.038
1989-080.983
1989-070.961
1989-060.937
1989-050.956
1989-040.997
1989-031.031
1989-020.89
1989-010.941
1988-120.833
1988-110.839
1988-100.896
1988-090.874
1988-080.909
1988-070.803
1988-060.705
1988-050.678
1988-040.719
1988-030.74
1988-020.718
1988-010.76
1987-120.733
1987-110.805
1987-100.778
1987-090.837
1987-080.73
1987-070.763
1987-060.711
1987-050.763
1987-040.786
1987-030.8
1987-020.823
1987-010.862
1986-120.91
1986-110.897
1986-100.855
1986-090.868
1986-080.913
1986-070.833
1986-060.795
1986-050.82
1986-040.89
1986-030.887
1986-020.866
1986-010.901
1985-120.906
1985-110.872
1985-100.86
1985-090.857
1985-080.789
1985-070.787
1985-060.724
1985-050.745
1985-040.783
1985-030.79
1985-020.784
1985-010.746
1984-120.867
1984-110.823
1984-100.842
1984-090.854
1984-080.86
1984-070.876
1984-060.903
1984-051.054
1984-041.199
1984-031.153
1984-021.324
1984-011.301
1983-121.131
1983-110.996
1983-100.962
1983-090.938
1983-080.884
1983-070.847
1983-060.825
1983-050.865
1983-040.825
1983-030.836
1983-020.794
1983-010.821
1982-120.813
1982-110.849
1982-100.854
1982-090.852
1982-080.778
1982-070.851
1982-060.783
1982-050.842
1982-040.896
1982-030.952
1982-021.007
1982-010.925
1981-120.966
1981-110.943
1981-100.898
1981-090.915
1981-080.868
1981-070.86
1981-060.852
1981-050.836
1981-040.904
1981-030.875
1981-020.924
1981-010.943
1980-121.031
1980-110.917
1980-100.867
1980-090.898
1980-080.907
1980-070.776
1980-060.731
1980-050.737
1980-040.797
1980-030.812
1980-020.774
1980-010.879

Definition

Average retail price of eggs, grade A, large, per dozen, in US dollars, for the U.S. city average (all urban consumers), monthly, from the Average Price Data of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (series APU0000708111).

BLS computes average prices from the prices it collects for the Consumer Price Index in 75 urban areas, not seasonally adjusted. BLS advises using them for the price level in a month and the CPI for price change over time. October 2025 was not collected during the federal government shutdown.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Average Price Data: eggs, grade A, large, per dozen, U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000708111). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Average Price Data: eggs, grade A, large, per dozen, U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000708111) (Average price of eggs, United States, 1980-01 to 2026-09) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food

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Average Price Data: eggs, grade A, large, per dozen, U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000708111), Average price of eggs, United States, 1980-01 to 2026-09. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 14 Oct. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/price-of-eggs/united-states. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Average Price Data: eggs, grade A, large, per dozen, U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000708111). Average price of eggs, United States, 1980-01 to 2026-09. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/price-of-eggs/united-states.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Average Price Data: eggs, grade A, large, per dozen, U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000708111), Average price of eggs, United States, 1980-01 to 2026-09 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/price-of-eggs/united-states (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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What is the average price of eggs in United States?

Average price of eggs in the United States was 2.272 USD per dozen in September 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 34.9% from September 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Average Price Data: eggs, grade A, large, per dozen, U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000708111). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest average price of eggs in United States?

6.227 USD per dozen in March 2025, the highest value since January 1980 in this series.

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