Intercity train fare price inflation, 2015→2019

Intercity Train Fare Inflation Calculator

Prices for Intercity Train Fare, 2015-2019 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for intercity train fare are 1.92% higher in 2019 versus 2015 (a $0.38 difference in value).

Between 2015 and 2019: Intercity train fare experienced an average inflation rate of 0.48% per year. In other words, intercity train fare costing $20 in the year 2015 would cost $20.38 in 2019 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.91% during this same period, inflation for intercity train fare was lower.

In the year 2015: Pricing changed by -0.68%, which is below the average yearly change for intercity train fare during the 2015-2019 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2015 (0.12%), inflation for intercity train fare was lower.

Price Inflation for Intercity train fare since 2007

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2010 (5.98%), 2008 (5.62%), and 2019 (-3.46%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2015

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Intercity train fare, over time, for $20 beginning in 2015. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2015	$20.00	-0.68%
2016	$20.44	2.22%
2017	$21.11	3.28%
2018	$21.11	0.00% **
2019	$20.38	-3.46%*

* 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 Intercity train fare:

Year	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
CPI	100.000	105.617	105.205	111.495	111.499	112.133	113.635	110.727	109.969	112.407	116.097	116.097	112.085

Adjust intercity train fare prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2019 / CPI in 2015 * 2015 USD value = 2019 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Intercity train fare was 109.969 in the year 2015 and 112.085 in 2019:

112.085 / 109.969 * $20 = $20.38

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2015 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.38 in 2019 (in the CPI category of Intercity train fare).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Intercity train fare in 2007. In addition to intercity train fare, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.