According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 150.89% higher in 2024 versus 1985 (a $241,417,404,918.47 difference in value).
Between 1985 and 2024: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 2.39% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $160,000,000,000 in the year 1985 would cost $401,417,404,918.47 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.75% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1985: Pricing changed by 2.64%, which is above the average yearly change for transportation during the 1985-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1985 (3.55%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $160,000,000,000 beginning in 1985. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1985 | $160,000,000,000.00 | 2.64% |
1986 | $153,779,897,391.43 | -3.89% |
1987 | $158,427,632,054.34 | 3.02% |
1988 | $163,318,158,826.50 | 3.09% |
1989 | $171,492,159,838.14 | 5.00% |
1990 | $181,134,475,034.32 | 5.62% |
1991 | $186,117,494,038.59 | 2.75% |
1992 | $190,187,152,250.89 | 2.19% |
1993 | $195,933,232,169.95 | 3.02% |
1994 | $201,852,735,024.21 | 3.02% |
1995 | $209,078,690,656.84 | 3.58% |
1996 | $214,975,070,453.07 | 2.82% |
1997 | $216,848,038,153.05 | 0.87% |
1998 | $212,755,256,882.72 | -1.89% |
1999 | $217,033,022,617.24 | 2.01% |
2000 | $230,455,957,800.42 | 6.18% |
2001 | $231,843,341,281.88 | 0.60% |
2002 | $229,750,704,530.67 | -0.90% |
2003 | $236,814,798,757.14 | 3.07% |
2004 | $245,139,099,645.93 | 3.52% |
2005 | $261,383,047,908.09 | 6.63% |
2006 | $271,834,670,135.13 | 4.00% |
2007 | $277,576,241,057.88 | 2.11% |
2008 | $293,910,369,246.33 | 5.88% |
2009 | $269,416,113,881.06 | -8.33% |
2010 | $290,673,834,814.65 | 7.89% |
2011 | $319,185,837,126.96 | 9.81% |
2012 | $326,657,822,096.97 | 2.34% |
2013 | $326,769,390,851.94 | 0.03% |
2014 | $324,556,398,583.71 | -0.68% |
2015 | $299,196,878,387.17 | -7.81% |
2016 | $292,924,864,513.33 | -2.10% |
2017 | $302,952,063,010.33 | 3.42% |
2018 | $316,627,039,525.98 | 4.51% |
2019 | $315,732,292,795.72 | -0.28% |
2020 | $302,605,101,524.68 | -4.16% |
2021 | $346,677,187,658.07 | 14.56% |
2022 | $400,293,431,606.33 | 15.47% |
2023 | $401,268,184,117.35 | 0.24% |
2024 | $401,417,404,918.47 | 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 |