Fact check: Eggs are cheaper than when Trump returned to office. ‘Everything else’? Absolutely not
Fact Check: Egg Prices Drop While Others Rise
Healfromzero.com – In this fact check, we examine President Donald Trump’s claim that nearly every commodity has become more affordable since he returned to office in January 2025. The former president made this assertion during a Michigan address, linking the dramatic decline in egg costs to a universal trend of falling prices. However, federal Consumer Price Index data reveals a more complex reality.
Now eggs are much lower than they were when we first started. And that’s true with everything else. And you’ll see how true it’s going to be after we get rid of the nuclear threat of Iran, which will be very quickly.
This fact check focuses on the numbers. Between January 2025 and June 2026, egg prices plummeted by 32.7 percent, making them a remarkable outlier among the 332 tracked products and categories. During this identical timeframe, overall consumer prices actually increased by 4.3 percent, demonstrating that it is mathematically impossible for “everything” to have become substantially cheaper simultaneously.
What This Fact Check Reveals About Broader Costs
The statistical evidence paints a clear picture of rising costs across nearly every major economic category. Shelter expenses climbed by 4.6 percent overall during the measured period. Energy costs experienced an even steeper trajectory, surging by 13.1 percent in total. Within the energy sector specifically, electricity rates increased by 8.3 percent while gasoline prices jumped 15.2 percent, despite a temporary monthly decline that was subsequently reversed.
Healthcare expenses also contributed to the upward trend, with medical care services rising 4.9 percent. Clothing and apparel costs grew by 4.5 percent, while educational expenses—including tuition, school fees, and childcare—increased by 3.8 percent. Household furnishings and supplies saw a more modest rise of 3 percent. The automotive market presented a mixed picture: new vehicles became slightly more expensive at 0.9 percent, yet new trucks actually decreased marginally by 0.1 percent, and used cars and trucks combined dropped by 2.9 percent.
Food Prices: A Fact Check of the Grocery Aisle
When examining the food sector specifically, the narrative becomes even more nuanced. Food prices overall increased by 4.2 percent between January 2025 and June 2026, with all figures seasonally adjusted. The “food at home” category, which captures grocery spending, rose by 3.4 percent during this same window.
Five out of six overarching grocery categories experienced price growth. The category containing eggs—meats, poultry, fish, and eggs—increased by 3.6 percent. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials climbed 5.2 percent, as did fruits and vegetables. Cereals and bakery products rose 3.1 percent, while “other food at home” increased by 3 percent. Only the dairy and related products group showed any decrease, though the decline was minimal at just 0.1 percent.
Egg prices experienced their dramatic spike during the fall of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025, largely driven by a widespread bird flu outbreak. This surge occurred under former President Joe Biden’s administration and continued into the initial months of Trump’s return. Prices began stabilizing toward normal levels starting in April 2025.
Among individual grocery items, certain products experienced particularly sharp increases. Lettuce prices surged by 32.6 percent, coffee jumped 22.6 percent, and uncooked ground beef rose 19.9 percent. When considering all items on the Consumer Price Index list, only approximately one-sixth experienced any price decline whatsoever, and none came close to matching the magnitude of the egg price reduction.
FAQ: Common Questions About Egg Prices
Why did egg prices drop so dramatically? Egg prices dropped 32.7 percent between January 2025 and June 2026, primarily because the bird flu outbreak that caused their earlier surge subsided. Prices began stabilizing in April 2025 as supply chains recovered.
Are eggs the only product that got cheaper? No. This fact check reveals that used cars and trucks dropped 2.9 percent, new trucks fell 0.1 percent, and dairy products decreased 0.1 percent. However, only about one-sixth of all CPI items saw any price decline.
How do egg price changes compare to other food categories? While eggs fell 32.7 percent, most other food categories rose. Lettuce increased 32.6 percent, coffee jumped 22.6 percent, and uncooked ground beef rose 19.9 percent. Overall food prices increased 4.2 percent during the same period.
When did egg prices start falling? Egg prices began stabilizing toward normal levels starting in April 2025, following their dramatic spike during the fall of 2024 and first quarter of 2025.
What does this fact check mean for consumers? While egg buyers have seen significant relief, most other household expenses continue to rise. Shelter, energy, healthcare, and most food categories all experienced price increases between January 2025 and June 2026.