What did Donald Trump claim about the economy on 1 May 2025?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
And prices of eggs have gone down 87 percent since I took office.
Egg prices had not fallen 87 percent. A dozen eggs averaged $4.95 in January 2025, hit a record $6.23 in March and were $5.12 in April, still above January.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics average retail price of a dozen Grade A large eggs was $4.95 in January 2025, rose to a record $6.23 in March 2025 (the latest month published on May 1), and was $5.12 in April 2025, still above January (BLS average price series APU0000708111). The BLS March 2025 CPI release reported the egg index up 5.9 percent in March and 60.4 percent over 12 months.
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- Commencement address at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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