Transportation services priced at $100 in 1936 $99.57 in 1937

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Prices for Transportation Services, 1936-1937 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation services were 0.43% lower in 1937 versus 1936 (a $0.43 difference in value).

Between 1936 and 1937: Transportation services experienced an average inflation rate of -0.43% per year. In other words, transportation services costing $100 in the year 1936 would cost $99.57 in 1937 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.72% during this same period, inflation for transportation services was significantly lower.

In the year 1936: Pricing changed by -0.42%, which is above the average yearly change for transportation services during the 1936-1937 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1936 (1.07%), inflation for transportation services was lower.

Price Inflation for Transportation services since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1976 (14.14%), 1980 (14%), and 1948 (12.42%).

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Buying power of $100.00 since 1936

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation services, over time, for $100 beginning in 1936. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1936$100.00-0.42%
1937$99.57-0.43%
1938$100.260.68%
1939$100.430.17%
1940$100.430.00% **
1941$100.770.34%
1942$106.725.91%
1943$106.21-0.48%
1944$106.380.16%
1945$106.380.00% **
1946$108.431.92%
1947$112.343.61%
1948$126.3012.42%
1949$139.7410.65%
1950$148.606.33%
1951$162.729.51%
1952$174.137.01%
1953$184.856.16%
1954$192.854.33%
1955$192.850.00% **
1956$195.741.50%
1957$205.174.82%
1958$218.076.29%
1959$225.663.48%
1960$231.622.64%
1961$236.862.26%
1962$240.461.52%
1963$243.271.17%
1964$248.512.15%
1965$258.203.90%
1966$268.944.16%
1967$277.643.24%
1968$288.774.01%
1969$309.007.01%
1970$341.9310.66%
1971$369.568.08%
1972$377.872.25%
1973$380.230.62%
1974$394.243.68%
1975$424.097.57%
1976$484.0614.14%
1977$523.218.09%
1978$548.354.80%
1979$591.237.82%
1980$673.9814.00%
1981$754.3711.93%
1982$817.878.42%
1983$843.543.14%
1984$891.915.74%
1985$936.174.96%
1986$989.855.73%
1987$1,037.454.81%
1988$1,089.565.02%
1989$1,154.115.92%
1990$1,226.916.31%
1991$1,286.424.85%
1992$1,324.782.98%
1993$1,386.254.64%
1994$1,434.633.49%
1995$1,496.634.32%
1996$1,535.782.62%
1997$1,574.662.53%
1998$1,598.891.54%
1999$1,622.721.49%
2000$1,668.872.84%
2001$1,717.972.94%
2002$1,779.773.60%
2003$1,840.983.44%
2004$1,877.121.96%
2005$1,920.462.31%
2006$1,963.862.26%
2007$1,989.201.29%
2008$2,077.224.43%
2009$2,136.432.85%
2010$2,211.263.50%
2011$2,280.873.15%
2012$2,322.201.81%
2013$2,383.002.62%
2014$2,427.701.88%
2015$2,476.702.02%
2016$2,548.312.89%
2017$2,637.573.50%
2018$2,738.843.84%
2019$2,765.710.98%
2020$2,662.15-3.74%
2021$2,758.893.63%
2022$3,044.9210.37%
2023$3,372.1910.75%
2024$3,546.785.18%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.


Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Transportation services:

Year193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI11.80011.75011.70011.78011.80011.80011.84012.54012.48012.50012.50012.74013.20014.84016.42017.46019.12020.46021.72022.66022.66023.00024.10825.62326.51527.21527.83128.25428.58529.20030.33831.60032.62333.93136.30840.17743.42344.40044.67746.32349.83156.87761.47764.43169.46979.19288.63896.10099.115104.800110.000116.308121.900128.023135.608144.162151.154155.662162.885168.569175.854180.454185.023187.869190.669196.092201.862209.123216.315220.562225.654230.754233.731244.074251.031259.823268.002272.858280.002285.255291.012299.427309.915321.814324.971312.803324.169357.779396.233416.746

Adjust transportation services prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 1937 / CPI in 1936 * 1936 USD value = 1937 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Transportation services was 11.750 in the year 1936 and 11.700 in 1937:

11.700 / 11.750 * $100 = $99.57

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 1936 has the same "purchasing power" as $99.57 in 1937 (in the CPI category of Transportation services).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Transportation services in 1935. In addition to transportation services, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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