According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,778.18% higher in 2024 versus 1940 (a $44,454.58 difference in value).
Between 1940 and 2024: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.55% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $2,500 in the year 1940 would cost $46,954.58 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.76% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1940: Pricing changed by -0.56%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1940-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1940 (0.72%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $2,500 beginning in 1940. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1940 | $2,500.00 | -0.56% |
1941 | $2,594.94 | 3.80% |
1942 | $2,816.46 | 8.54% |
1943 | $2,798.87 | -0.62% |
1944 | $2,795.36 | -0.13% |
1945 | $2,795.36 | 0.00% ** |
1946 | $2,964.14 | 6.04% |
1947 | $3,244.35 | 9.45% |
1948 | $3,617.60 | 11.50% |
1949 | $3,888.08 | 7.48% |
1950 | $3,988.15 | 2.57% |
1951 | $4,243.75 | 6.41% |
1952 | $4,523.69 | 6.60% |
1953 | $4,653.52 | 2.87% |
1954 | $4,585.90 | -1.45% |
1955 | $4,530.46 | -1.21% |
1956 | $4,611.60 | 1.79% |
1957 | $4,868.55 | 5.57% |
1958 | $5,029.48 | 3.31% |
1959 | $5,237.75 | 4.14% |
1960 | $5,236.40 | -0.03% |
1961 | $5,295.90 | 1.14% |
1962 | $5,406.79 | 2.09% |
1963 | $5,436.55 | 0.55% |
1964 | $5,517.69 | 1.49% |
1965 | $5,608.30 | 1.64% |
1966 | $5,688.09 | 1.42% |
1967 | $5,850.37 | 2.85% |
1968 | $6,037.00 | 3.19% |
1969 | $6,269.61 | 3.85% |
1970 | $6,591.47 | 5.13% |
1971 | $6,937.68 | 5.25% |
1972 | $7,018.83 | 1.17% |
1973 | $7,240.61 | 3.16% |
1974 | $8,052.04 | 11.21% |
1975 | $8,808.02 | 9.39% |
1976 | $9,684.36 | 9.95% |
1977 | $10,367.30 | 7.05% |
1978 | $10,852.81 | 4.68% |
1979 | $12,399.92 | 14.26% |
1980 | $14,608.35 | 17.81% |
1981 | $16,377.26 | 12.11% |
1982 | $17,052.09 | 4.12% |
1983 | $17,459.16 | 2.39% |
1984 | $18,234.07 | 4.44% |
1985 | $18,715.51 | 2.64% |
1986 | $17,987.94 | -3.89% |
1987 | $18,531.59 | 3.02% |
1988 | $19,103.65 | 3.09% |
1989 | $20,059.77 | 5.00% |
1990 | $21,187.66 | 5.62% |
1991 | $21,770.53 | 2.75% |
1992 | $22,246.56 | 2.19% |
1993 | $22,918.70 | 3.02% |
1994 | $23,611.11 | 3.02% |
1995 | $24,456.35 | 3.58% |
1996 | $25,146.06 | 2.82% |
1997 | $25,365.14 | 0.87% |
1998 | $24,886.40 | -1.89% |
1999 | $25,386.78 | 2.01% |
2000 | $26,956.89 | 6.18% |
2001 | $27,119.17 | 0.60% |
2002 | $26,874.39 | -0.90% |
2003 | $27,700.69 | 3.07% |
2004 | $28,674.40 | 3.52% |
2005 | $30,574.49 | 6.63% |
2006 | $31,797.04 | 4.00% |
2007 | $32,468.64 | 2.11% |
2008 | $34,379.27 | 5.88% |
2009 | $31,514.13 | -8.33% |
2010 | $34,000.69 | 7.89% |
2011 | $37,335.79 | 9.81% |
2012 | $38,209.81 | 2.34% |
2013 | $38,222.86 | 0.03% |
2014 | $37,964.00 | -0.68% |
2015 | $34,997.65 | -7.81% |
2016 | $34,264.00 | -2.10% |
2017 | $35,436.90 | 3.42% |
2018 | $37,036.49 | 4.51% |
2019 | $36,931.83 | -0.28% |
2020 | $35,396.31 | -4.16% |
2021 | $40,551.51 | 14.56% |
2022 | $46,823.11 | 15.47% |
2023 | $46,937.13 | 0.24% |
2024 | $46,954.58 | 0.04%* |
* 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:
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 | 14.200 | 14.267 | 14.560 | 14.620 | 14.300 | 14.220 | 14.760 | 16.020 | 15.920 | 15.900 | 15.900 | 16.860 | 18.454 | 20.577 | 22.115 | 22.685 | 24.138 | 25.731 | 26.469 | 26.085 | 25.769 | 26.231 | 27.692 | 28.608 | 29.792 | 29.785 | 30.123 | 30.754 | 30.923 | 31.385 | 31.900 | 32.354 | 33.277 | 34.338 | 35.662 | 37.492 | 39.462 | 39.923 | 41.185 | 45.800 | 50.100 | 55.085 | 58.969 | 61.731 | 70.531 | 83.092 | 93.154 | 96.992 | 99.308 | 103.715 | 106.454 | 102.315 | 105.408 | 108.662 | 114.100 | 120.515 | 123.831 | 126.538 | 130.362 | 134.300 | 139.108 | 143.031 | 144.277 | 141.554 | 144.400 | 153.331 | 154.254 | 152.862 | 157.562 | 163.100 | 173.908 | 180.862 | 184.682 | 195.549 | 179.252 | 193.396 | 212.366 | 217.337 | 217.412 | 215.939 | 199.067 | 194.894 | 201.565 | 210.664 | 210.068 | 201.334 | 230.657 | 266.330 | 266.978 | 267.078 |