According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation services were 2,474.51% higher in 2018 versus 1945 (a $9,898.03 difference in value).
Between 1945 and 2018: Transportation services experienced an average inflation rate of 4.55% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation services costing $400 in the year 1945 would cost $10,298.03 in 2018 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.68% during this same period, inflation for transportation services was higher.
In the year 1945: Pricing changed by 0%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for transportation services during the 1945-2018 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1945 (2.27%), inflation for transportation services was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation services, over time, for $400 beginning in 1945. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1945 | $400.00 | - |
1946 | $407.68 | 1.92% |
1947 | $422.40 | 3.61% |
1948 | $474.88 | 12.42% |
1949 | $525.44 | 10.65% |
1950 | $558.72 | 6.33% |
1951 | $611.84 | 9.51% |
1952 | $654.72 | 7.01% |
1953 | $695.04 | 6.16% |
1954 | $725.12 | 4.33% |
1955 | $725.12 | 0.00% ** |
1956 | $736.00 | 1.50% |
1957 | $771.45 | 4.82% |
1958 | $819.94 | 6.29% |
1959 | $848.49 | 3.48% |
1960 | $870.89 | 2.64% |
1961 | $890.58 | 2.26% |
1962 | $904.12 | 1.52% |
1963 | $914.71 | 1.17% |
1964 | $934.40 | 2.15% |
1965 | $970.83 | 3.90% |
1966 | $1,011.20 | 4.16% |
1967 | $1,043.94 | 3.24% |
1968 | $1,085.78 | 4.01% |
1969 | $1,161.85 | 7.01% |
1970 | $1,285.66 | 10.66% |
1971 | $1,389.54 | 8.08% |
1972 | $1,420.80 | 2.25% |
1973 | $1,429.66 | 0.62% |
1974 | $1,482.34 | 3.68% |
1975 | $1,594.58 | 7.57% |
1976 | $1,820.06 | 14.14% |
1977 | $1,967.26 | 8.09% |
1978 | $2,061.78 | 4.80% |
1979 | $2,223.02 | 7.82% |
1980 | $2,534.15 | 14.00% |
1981 | $2,836.43 | 11.93% |
1982 | $3,075.20 | 8.42% |
1983 | $3,171.69 | 3.14% |
1984 | $3,353.60 | 5.74% |
1985 | $3,520.00 | 4.96% |
1986 | $3,721.85 | 5.73% |
1987 | $3,900.80 | 4.81% |
1988 | $4,096.74 | 5.02% |
1989 | $4,339.45 | 5.92% |
1990 | $4,613.17 | 6.31% |
1991 | $4,836.92 | 4.85% |
1992 | $4,981.17 | 2.98% |
1993 | $5,212.31 | 4.64% |
1994 | $5,394.22 | 3.49% |
1995 | $5,627.32 | 4.32% |
1996 | $5,774.52 | 2.62% |
1997 | $5,920.74 | 2.53% |
1998 | $6,011.82 | 1.54% |
1999 | $6,101.42 | 1.49% |
2000 | $6,274.95 | 2.84% |
2001 | $6,459.57 | 2.94% |
2002 | $6,691.94 | 3.60% |
2003 | $6,922.09 | 3.44% |
2004 | $7,057.97 | 1.96% |
2005 | $7,220.92 | 2.31% |
2006 | $7,384.12 | 2.26% |
2007 | $7,479.38 | 1.29% |
2008 | $7,810.36 | 4.43% |
2009 | $8,032.98 | 2.85% |
2010 | $8,314.35 | 3.50% |
2011 | $8,576.06 | 3.15% |
2012 | $8,731.47 | 1.81% |
2013 | $8,960.06 | 2.62% |
2014 | $9,128.15 | 1.88% |
2015 | $9,312.39 | 2.02% |
2016 | $9,581.66 | 2.89% |
2017 | $9,917.27 | 3.50% |
2018 | $10,298.03 | 3.84% |
2019 | $10,399.06 | 0.98% |
2020 | $10,009.68 | -3.74% |
2021 | $10,373.41 | 3.63% |
2022 | $11,448.91 | 10.37% |
2023 | $12,679.45 | 10.75% |
2024 | $13,472.90 | 6.26%* |
* 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:
Year | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
CPI | 11.800 | 11.750 | 11.700 | 11.780 | 11.800 | 11.800 | 11.840 | 12.540 | 12.480 | 12.500 | 12.500 | 12.740 | 13.200 | 14.840 | 16.420 | 17.460 | 19.120 | 20.460 | 21.720 | 22.660 | 22.660 | 23.000 | 24.108 | 25.623 | 26.515 | 27.215 | 27.831 | 28.254 | 28.585 | 29.200 | 30.338 | 31.600 | 32.623 | 33.931 | 36.308 | 40.177 | 43.423 | 44.400 | 44.677 | 46.323 | 49.831 | 56.877 | 61.477 | 64.431 | 69.469 | 79.192 | 88.638 | 96.100 | 99.115 | 104.800 | 110.000 | 116.308 | 121.900 | 128.023 | 135.608 | 144.162 | 151.154 | 155.662 | 162.885 | 168.569 | 175.854 | 180.454 | 185.023 | 187.869 | 190.669 | 196.092 | 201.862 | 209.123 | 216.315 | 220.562 | 225.654 | 230.754 | 233.731 | 244.074 | 251.031 | 259.823 | 268.002 | 272.858 | 280.002 | 285.255 | 291.012 | 299.427 | 309.915 | 321.814 | 324.971 | 312.803 | 324.169 | 357.779 | 396.233 | 421.028 |