Special Report

The Price of Bacon and Eggs the Year You Were Born

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The Delta wave of the coronavirus began to subside in the U.S. in late September, but congestion in the global supply chain linked to the pandemic continues to torment businesses and consumers. Wholesale orders for materials and finished goods are piling up, while cargo ships at key U.S. ports wait to unload the products they have due to labor shortages.

Meanwhile, consumer demand remains strong, and for many products, from breakfast cereal to new cars, it is outpacing supply — and this is leading to the highest inflation rate in over a decade. The consumer price index rose by 5.4% in September compared to a year earlier, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. (There are also regional differences in prices. This is what pizza costs in every state.

Despite strong demand for workers and fresh highs in the stock market, the White House is struggling to alleviate public worry about shortages and rising prices ahead of the holiday season. Public polls from Fox News, CNBC, and Gallup show declining approval of President Joe Biden and concerns over the health of the U.S. economy.

While price inflation for gasoline, electricity, and used vehicles backed away from summertime highs, price increases at the grocery store accelerated, led by a 10.5% jump in meat, poultry, fish, and eggs over the 12 months ending in September. Still, when looking at the long-term trend of two American breakfast staples, bacon and eggs, 2020 prices were not a complete anomaly.

Inflation-adjusted bacon prices, for example, trended higher in the decade or so after World War II, then subsided only to jump again during the inflationary period of the 1970s. Since the late 1990s, bacon prices have been generally inching upward. Egg prices, on the other hand, have been on a general downward trend since WWII. While not food, this is the cost of a computer every year since 1970.

To determine the cost of bacon and eggs the year you were born, 24/7 Wall St. adjusted the average price of a pound of sliced bacon and a dozen large grade A eggs in U.S. cities for every year from 1939 to 2020. Based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, bacon prices were adjusted using the annual consumer price index for bacon and related products; egg prices were adjusted using the consumer price index for eggs. Historical prices of bacon and eggs were adjusted for overall inflation using the annual consumer price index for all items.

Click here to see the price of bacon and eggs the year you were born

Source: Library of Congress / Wikimedia Commons

1939
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.26
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.17
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.26
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $5.13

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Source: Wikimedia Commons

1940
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.23
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.49
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.27
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $5.25

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (NLFDR) / Wikimedia Commons

1941
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.29
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.39
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.32
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $5.98

Source: National Archives / Getty Images

1942
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.33
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.57
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.39
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $6.55

Source: pingnews.com / Flickr

1943
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.35
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.49
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.46
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $7.33

Source: U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation / Wikimedia Commons

1944
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.33
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.13
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.44
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $6.86

Source: National Archives and Records Administration / Wikimedia Commons

1945
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.33
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.05
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.47
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $7.16

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Source: Wikimedia Commons

1946
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.43
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $6.09
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.48
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $6.78

Source: National Archives and Records Administration / Wikimedia Commons

1947
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.63
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $7.77
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.57
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $7.06

Source: Wikimedia Commons

1948
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.62
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $7.10
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.60
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $6.79

Source: The U.S. National Archives / Flickr

1949
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.54
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $6.23
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.57
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $6.62

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Source: National Archives and Records Administration / Wikimedia Commons

1950
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.52
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.89
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.50
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $5.65

Source: Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons

1951
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.54
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.75
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.60
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $6.37

Source: Wikimedia Commons

1952
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.53
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.44
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.55
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $5.71

Source: Library of Congress / Wikimedia Commons

1953
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.64
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $6.58
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.58
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $6.00

Source: Seattle Municipal Archives / Wikimedia Commons

1954
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.66
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $6.77
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.49
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $4.98

Source: Seattle Municipal Archives / Wikimedia Commons

1955
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.54
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.48
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.50
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $5.17

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Source: ABC Television / Wikimedia Commons

1956
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.47
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.78
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.50
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $5.06

Source: Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons

1957
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.61
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.94
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.48
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $4.67

Source: National Archives and Records Administration / Wikimedia Commons

1958
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.65
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $6.17
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.50
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $4.77

Source: The Sporting News Archives / Wikimedia Commons

1959
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.54
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.13
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.44
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $4.15

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Source: Alden Jewell / Wikimedia Commons

1960
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.54
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.96
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.47
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $4.40

Source: The U.S. National Archives / Wikimedia Commons

1961
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.58
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.35
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.47
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $4.35

Source: Wikimedia Commons

1962
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.58
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.24
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.45
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $4.07

Source: Executive Office of the President of the United States / Wikimedia Commons

1963
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.56
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.02
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.46
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $4.08

Source: Harry Pot, / Wikimedia Commons

1964
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.56
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.97
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.45
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $3.98

Source: Seattle Municipal Archives / Wikimedia Commons

1965
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.69
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.97
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.44
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $3.83

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Source: NASA / Wikimedia Commons

1966
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.81
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $6.83
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.50
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $4.24

Source: JOHN LLOYD / Flickr

1967
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.71
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.82
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.42
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $3.44

Source: Ollie Atkins, White House photographer / Library of Congress / Wikimedia Commons

1968
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.69
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.43
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.45
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $3.56

Source: NASA / Wikimedia Commons

1969
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.75
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.58
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.53
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $3.97

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Source: CBS Television / Wikimedia Commons

1970
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.81
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.70
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.53
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $3.72

Source: Leena A. Krohn / Wikimedia Commons

1971
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.68
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.63
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.45
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $3.08

Source: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration / Wikimedia Commons

1972
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $0.83
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.43
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.45
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $2.96

Source: sterferg / Wikimedia Commons

1973
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $1.14
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $7.05
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.67
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $4.15

Source: ABC Television / Wikimedia Commons

1974
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $1.14
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $6.32
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.67
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $3.75

Source: O'Halloran, Thomas J. / Library of Congress / Wikimedia Commons

1975
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $1.53
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $7.78
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.66
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $3.37

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Source: White House Photograph Courtesy Gerald R. Ford Library / Wikimedia Commons

1976
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $1.49
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $7.18
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.72
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $3.48

Source: Derzsi Elekes Andor / Wikimedia Commons

1977
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $1.37
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $6.19
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.70
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $3.16

Source: Steve Morgan / Wikimedia Commons

1978
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $1.57
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $6.62
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.66
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $2.78

Source: Frances M Ginter / Getty Images

1979
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $1.46
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.51
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.72
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $2.74

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Source: Bogaerts, Rob / Anefo / Wikimedia Commons

1980
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $1.41
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.71
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.71
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $2.37

Source: White House Photographic Office / The National Archives and Records Administration / Wikimedia Commons

1981
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $1.60
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.84
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.77
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $2.32

Source: Tom Kelley Archive / Getty Images

1982
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $1.97
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.59
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.75
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $2.13

Source: Wikimedia Commons

1983
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $1.92
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.30
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.78
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $2.16

Source: Marcin Wichary / Wikimedia Commons

1984
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $1.88
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.97
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.88
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $2.31

Source: Wikimedia Commons

1985
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $1.95
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.97
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.73
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.86

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Source: A1C Nancy Smelser / Wikimedia Commons

1986
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $2.09
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.23
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.78
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.95

Source: Virginia Tehan / Wikimedia Commons

1987
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $2.21
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.33
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.73
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.77

Source: National Park Service / Wikimedia Commons

1988
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $1.94
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.50
> Price of a dozen eggs: $0.75
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.74

Source: Library of Congress / Wikimedia Commons

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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Source: Andrew Thomas / Wikimedia Commons

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

Source: U.S. Air Force / Wikimedia Commons

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

Source: Gary B. Edstrom / Wikimedia Commons

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

Source: Official White House photograph / Wikimedia Commons

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

Source: Andrea Booher / FEMA / Wikimedia Commons

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

Source: NASA / Wikimedia Commons

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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Source: Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons

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

Source: Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images

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

Source: Flickr user Kevin Jarrett / Wikimedia Commons

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

Source: Grj23 / Wikimedia Commons

1999
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $2.92
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.80
> Price of a dozen eggs: $1.03
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.69

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Source: Rob Boudon / Wikimedia Commons

2000
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $3.42
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.44
> Price of a dozen eggs: $1.06
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.69

Source: SFC Thomas R. Roberts / Wikimedia Commons

2001
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $3.55
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.50
> Price of a dozen eggs: $1.09
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.70

Source: Sergeant Joseph R. Chenelly, United States Marine Corps / Wikimedia Commons

2002
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $3.58
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.46
> Price of a dozen eggs: $1.11
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.69

Source: National Archive Catalog / Wikimedia Commons

2003
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $3.78
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.64
> Price of a dozen eggs: $1.26
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.88

Source: Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison Jr., U.S. Air Force / Wikimedia Commons

2004
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.08
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.93
> Price of a dozen eggs: $1.34
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.95

Source: Jocelyn Augustino / Wikimedia Commons

2005
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.04
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.67
> Price of a dozen eggs: $1.16
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.62

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Source: Kjetil Ree / Wikimedia Commons

2006
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.10
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.58
> Price of a dozen eggs: $1.21
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.65

Source: Ben Stanfield / Wikimedia Commons

2007
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.25
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.63
> Price of a dozen eggs: $1.57
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $2.07

Source: CODEPINK Women For Peace / Wikimedia Commons

2008
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.22
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.38
> Price of a dozen eggs: $1.79
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $2.28

Source: Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo, U.S. Air Force / Wikimedia Commons

2009
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.15
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.31
> Price of a dozen eggs: $1.53
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.95

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Source: U.S. Coast Guard / Wikimedia Commons

2010
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $4.47
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.62
> Price of a dozen eggs: $1.55
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.95

Source: David Shankbone / Wikimedia Commons

2011
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.07
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $6.18
> Price of a dozen eggs: $1.69
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $2.06

Source: New Jersey National Guard / Wikimedia Commons

2012
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.15
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $6.16
> Price of a dozen eggs: $1.74
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $2.08

Source: White House / Sonya Hebert / Wikimedia Commons

2013
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.46
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $6.43
> Price of a dozen eggs: $1.80
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $2.12

Source: TechCrunch / Wikimedia Commons

2014
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.77
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $6.68
> Price of a dozen eggs: $1.95
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $2.26

Source: Difference engine / Wikimedia Commons

2015
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.41
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $6.26
> Price of a dozen eggs: $2.30
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $2.66

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Source: Krassotkin, Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons

2016
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.44
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $6.22
> Price of a dozen eggs: $1.81
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $2.07

Source: Wikimedia Commons

2017
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.81
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $6.50
> Price of a dozen eggs: $1.64
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.84

Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images

2018
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.71
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $6.24
> Price of a dozen eggs: $1.82
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.99

Source: Alex Grimm / Getty Images

2019
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.82
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $6.25
> Price of a dozen eggs: $1.64
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.76

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Source: Drew Angerer / Getty Images

2020
> Price of 1 pound of bacon: $5.98
> Inflation-adjusted price of 1 pound of bacon: $6.33
> Price of a dozen eggs: $1.71
> Inflation-adjusted price of a dozen eggs: $1.81

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