Debunking Trump's Claims on Low Prices for Gas, Groceries, and Eggs

President Donald Trump has repeatedly made false claims about the price of gas, groceries, and eggs in an effort to downplay concerns that his tariffs will fuel inflation. Here's a fact check:

Trump claimed that gas prices hit $1.98 per gallon yesterday in a couple of states. However, according to data from AAA, no state had an average gas price below $2.70 per gallon on Wednesday, with the national average at about $3.17 per gallon. GasBuddy, which tracks tens of thousands of gas stations across the country, found that the lowest individual price was $2.19 at a station in Texas.

The White House couldn't substantiate Trump's claim and added a new false claim that gas prices in "the Middle America" are at "record lows." Then Trump claimed that three states had hit $1.98 per gallon on Thursday, which was also not true.

Groceries

Trump claimed that grocery prices are down, but according to federal Consumer Price Index data, average grocery prices in March were up about 0.49% from February, the biggest month-to-month jump since October 2022. Average grocery prices in March were also up about 2.41% from the previous March.

These increases happened before Trump imposed 10% tariffs on imports from most countries, which are likely to raise the prices of some grocery items.

Eggs

"As you know, the cost of eggs has come down like 93, 94% since we took office." - Donald Trump

This is wildly inaccurate. Egg prices have actually spiked over the past year amid a bird flu outbreak. A decline of 93% or 94% from the national average consumer cost of a dozen large Grade A eggs in January would mean that eggs are now costing consumers under 38 cents per dozen, which is nowhere close to true.

The White House has previously pointed to wholesale egg prices as evidence of improvement, but those aren't the prices consumers pay in stores. Wholesale prices have declined substantially since late February, but not nearly as much as Trump claimed. As of Friday, the national wholesale price for a dozen large white eggs was $3.13, down from $6.55 as of the Friday after Trump took office on January 20.