The Price of Bacon and Eggs the Year You Were Born

Special Report

November 2, 2021 10:00 am

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1989
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $1.84
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.08
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.95
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $2.10

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1990
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $2.18
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.58
> Price of a dozen eggs: $1.00
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $2.09

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1991
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $2.31
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.64
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.97
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.96

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1992
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $2.01
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $3.94
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.87
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.70

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1993
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $2.13
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.05
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.94
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.78

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1994
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $2.27
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.21
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.92
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.70

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1995
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $2.31
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.16
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.97
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.74

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1996
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $2.87
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.01
> Price of a dozen eggs: $1.14
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.99

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1997
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $3.16
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.39
> Price of a dozen eggs: $1.12
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.92

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1998
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $2.93
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.92
> Price of a dozen eggs: $1.09
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.83