Transportation services priced at $1 in 1959 $1.03 in 1960

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Prices for Transportation Services, 1959-1960 ($1)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation services were 2.64% higher in 1960 versus 1959 (a $0.03 difference in value).

Between 1959 and 1960: Transportation services experienced an average inflation rate of 2.64% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation services costing $1 in the year 1959 would cost $1.03 in 1960 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.48% during this same period, inflation for transportation services was higher.

In the year 1959: Pricing changed by 3.48%, which is above the average yearly change for transportation services during the 1959-1960 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1959 (0.99%), inflation for transportation services was higher.

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 $1.00 since 1959

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation services, over time, for $1 beginning in 1959. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1959$1.003.48%
1960$1.032.64%
1961$1.052.26%
1962$1.071.52%
1963$1.081.17%
1964$1.102.15%
1965$1.143.90%
1966$1.194.16%
1967$1.233.24%
1968$1.284.01%
1969$1.377.01%
1970$1.5210.66%
1971$1.648.08%
1972$1.672.25%
1973$1.680.62%
1974$1.753.68%
1975$1.887.57%
1976$2.1514.14%
1977$2.328.09%
1978$2.434.80%
1979$2.627.82%
1980$2.9914.00%
1981$3.3411.93%
1982$3.628.42%
1983$3.743.14%
1984$3.955.74%
1985$4.154.96%
1986$4.395.73%
1987$4.604.81%
1988$4.835.02%
1989$5.115.92%
1990$5.446.31%
1991$5.704.85%
1992$5.872.98%
1993$6.144.64%
1994$6.363.49%
1995$6.634.32%
1996$6.812.62%
1997$6.982.53%
1998$7.091.54%
1999$7.191.49%
2000$7.402.84%
2001$7.612.94%
2002$7.893.60%
2003$8.163.44%
2004$8.321.96%
2005$8.512.31%
2006$8.702.26%
2007$8.811.29%
2008$9.204.43%
2009$9.472.85%
2010$9.803.50%
2011$10.113.15%
2012$10.291.81%
2013$10.562.62%
2014$10.761.88%
2015$10.982.02%
2016$11.292.89%
2017$11.693.50%
2018$12.143.84%
2019$12.260.98%
2020$11.80-3.74%
2021$12.233.63%
2022$13.4910.37%
2023$14.9410.75%
2024$15.725.18%*

* 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 1960 / CPI in 1959 * 1959 USD value = 1960 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Transportation services was 26.515 in the year 1959 and 27.215 in 1960:

27.215 / 26.515 * $1 = $1.03

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $1 in 1959 has the same "purchasing power" as $1.03 in 1960 (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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