According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation services were 971.15% higher in 2019 versus 1965 (a $194,230,070.99 difference in value).
Between 1965 and 2019: Transportation services experienced an average inflation rate of 4.49% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation services costing $20,000,000 in the year 1965 would cost $214,230,070.99 in 2019 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.95% during this same period, inflation for transportation services was higher.
In the year 1965: Pricing changed by 3.90%, which is below the average yearly change for transportation services during the 1965-2019 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1965 (1.59%), inflation for transportation services was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation services, over time, for $20,000,000 beginning in 1965. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1965 | $20,000,000.00 | 3.90% |
1966 | $20,831,643.00 | 4.16% |
1967 | $21,506,085.19 | 3.24% |
1968 | $22,368,154.16 | 4.01% |
1969 | $23,935,091.28 | 7.01% |
1970 | $26,485,801.22 | 10.66% |
1971 | $28,625,760.65 | 8.08% |
1972 | $29,269,776.88 | 2.25% |
1973 | $29,452,332.66 | 0.62% |
1974 | $30,537,525.35 | 3.68% |
1975 | $32,849,898.58 | 7.57% |
1976 | $37,494,929.01 | 14.14% |
1977 | $40,527,383.37 | 8.09% |
1978 | $42,474,645.03 | 4.80% |
1979 | $45,796,146.04 | 7.82% |
1980 | $52,205,882.35 | 14.00% |
1981 | $58,433,062.88 | 11.93% |
1982 | $63,351,926.98 | 8.42% |
1983 | $65,339,756.59 | 3.14% |
1984 | $69,087,221.10 | 5.74% |
1985 | $72,515,212.98 | 4.96% |
1986 | $76,673,427.99 | 5.73% |
1987 | $80,360,040.57 | 4.81% |
1988 | $84,396,551.72 | 5.02% |
1989 | $89,396,551.72 | 5.92% |
1990 | $95,035,496.96 | 6.31% |
1991 | $99,645,030.43 | 4.85% |
1992 | $102,616,632.86 | 2.98% |
1993 | $107,378,296.15 | 4.64% |
1994 | $111,125,760.65 | 3.49% |
1995 | $115,927,991.89 | 4.32% |
1996 | $118,960,446.25 | 2.62% |
1997 | $121,972,616.63 | 2.53% |
1998 | $123,848,884.38 | 1.54% |
1999 | $125,694,726.17 | 1.49% |
2000 | $129,269,776.88 | 2.84% |
2001 | $133,073,022.31 | 2.94% |
2002 | $137,860,040.57 | 3.60% |
2003 | $142,601,419.88 | 3.44% |
2004 | $145,400,608.52 | 1.96% |
2005 | $148,757,606.49 | 2.31% |
2006 | $152,119,675.46 | 2.26% |
2007 | $154,082,099.39 | 1.29% |
2008 | $160,900,557.81 | 4.43% |
2009 | $165,486,714.00 | 2.85% |
2010 | $171,283,164.30 | 3.50% |
2011 | $176,674,645.03 | 3.15% |
2012 | $179,876,267.75 | 1.81% |
2013 | $184,585,496.96 | 2.62% |
2014 | $188,048,225.15 | 1.88% |
2015 | $191,843,661.26 | 2.02% |
2016 | $197,391,024.34 | 2.89% |
2017 | $204,304,716.02 | 3.50% |
2018 | $212,148,884.38 | 3.84% |
2019 | $214,230,070.99 | 0.98% |
2020 | $206,208,620.69 | -3.74% |
2021 | $213,701,724.14 | 3.63% |
2022 | $235,858,062.88 | 10.37% |
2023 | $261,208,164.30 | 10.75% |
2024 | $277,553,955.38 | 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 |