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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Nina Lakhani in New York

HISTORICAL FACTS: Us egg prices break record high for third consecutive month even as inflation drops | History Defined

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Eggs at a grocery store in Carmel, Indiana, on 9 April 2025. Photograph: Michael Conroy/AP

The price of eggs continues to soar for American consumers, rising by almost 6% in March even as overall inflation fell slightly.

Breaking a record high for the third consecutive month, the average cost of a dozen large eggs hit $6.23 in March – more than double the price just 12 months earlier, according to new figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday. This surpassed the previous record highs of $5.90 a dozen in February, and $4.95 in January.

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