According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,726.80% higher in 2024 versus 1938 (a $17,267.97 difference in value).
Between 1938 and 2024: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.44% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $1,000 in the year 1938 would cost $18,267.97 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.66% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1938: Pricing changed by 0.41%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1938-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1938 (-2.03%), inflation for transportation was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $1,000 beginning in 1938. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1938 | $1,000.00 | 0.41% |
1939 | $978.11 | -2.19% |
1940 | $972.64 | -0.56% |
1941 | $1,009.58 | 3.80% |
1942 | $1,095.76 | 8.54% |
1943 | $1,088.92 | -0.62% |
1944 | $1,087.55 | -0.13% |
1945 | $1,087.55 | 0.00% ** |
1946 | $1,153.21 | 6.04% |
1947 | $1,262.23 | 9.45% |
1948 | $1,407.45 | 11.50% |
1949 | $1,512.68 | 7.48% |
1950 | $1,551.62 | 2.57% |
1951 | $1,651.06 | 6.41% |
1952 | $1,759.97 | 6.60% |
1953 | $1,810.48 | 2.87% |
1954 | $1,784.17 | -1.45% |
1955 | $1,762.60 | -1.21% |
1956 | $1,794.17 | 1.79% |
1957 | $1,894.14 | 5.57% |
1958 | $1,956.75 | 3.31% |
1959 | $2,037.78 | 4.14% |
1960 | $2,037.25 | -0.03% |
1961 | $2,060.40 | 1.14% |
1962 | $2,103.55 | 2.09% |
1963 | $2,115.12 | 0.55% |
1964 | $2,146.69 | 1.49% |
1965 | $2,181.94 | 1.64% |
1966 | $2,212.99 | 1.42% |
1967 | $2,276.12 | 2.85% |
1968 | $2,348.73 | 3.19% |
1969 | $2,439.23 | 3.85% |
1970 | $2,564.45 | 5.13% |
1971 | $2,699.15 | 5.25% |
1972 | $2,730.72 | 1.17% |
1973 | $2,817.01 | 3.16% |
1974 | $3,132.69 | 11.21% |
1975 | $3,426.81 | 9.39% |
1976 | $3,767.76 | 9.95% |
1977 | $4,033.46 | 7.05% |
1978 | $4,222.35 | 4.68% |
1979 | $4,824.27 | 14.26% |
1980 | $5,683.47 | 17.81% |
1981 | $6,371.67 | 12.11% |
1982 | $6,634.22 | 4.12% |
1983 | $6,792.59 | 2.39% |
1984 | $7,094.08 | 4.44% |
1985 | $7,281.38 | 2.64% |
1986 | $6,998.32 | -3.89% |
1987 | $7,209.83 | 3.02% |
1988 | $7,432.39 | 3.09% |
1989 | $7,804.38 | 5.00% |
1990 | $8,243.19 | 5.62% |
1991 | $8,469.96 | 2.75% |
1992 | $8,655.16 | 2.19% |
1993 | $8,916.66 | 3.02% |
1994 | $9,186.05 | 3.02% |
1995 | $9,514.89 | 3.58% |
1996 | $9,783.23 | 2.82% |
1997 | $9,868.46 | 0.87% |
1998 | $9,682.21 | -1.89% |
1999 | $9,876.88 | 2.01% |
2000 | $10,487.74 | 6.18% |
2001 | $10,550.88 | 0.60% |
2002 | $10,455.65 | -0.90% |
2003 | $10,777.12 | 3.07% |
2004 | $11,155.95 | 3.52% |
2005 | $11,895.19 | 6.63% |
2006 | $12,370.83 | 4.00% |
2007 | $12,632.12 | 2.11% |
2008 | $13,375.47 | 5.88% |
2009 | $12,260.77 | -8.33% |
2010 | $13,228.18 | 7.89% |
2011 | $14,525.72 | 9.81% |
2012 | $14,865.76 | 2.34% |
2013 | $14,870.84 | 0.03% |
2014 | $14,770.13 | -0.68% |
2015 | $13,616.05 | -7.81% |
2016 | $13,330.62 | -2.10% |
2017 | $13,786.94 | 3.42% |
2018 | $14,409.27 | 4.51% |
2019 | $14,368.55 | -0.28% |
2020 | $13,771.15 | -4.16% |
2021 | $15,776.81 | 14.56% |
2022 | $18,216.82 | 15.47% |
2023 | $18,261.18 | 0.24% |
2024 | $18,267.97 | 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 |