According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,778.18% higher in 2024 versus 1940 (a $629,476,891,701.83 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 $35,400,000,000 in the year 1940 would cost $664,876,891,701.83 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 $35,400,000,000 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 | $35,400,000,000.00 | -0.56% |
1941 | $36,744,303,797.47 | 3.80% |
1942 | $39,881,012,658.23 | 8.54% |
1943 | $39,632,067,510.55 | -0.62% |
1944 | $39,582,278,481.01 | -0.13% |
1945 | $39,582,278,481.01 | 0.00% ** |
1946 | $41,972,151,898.73 | 6.04% |
1947 | $45,939,954,560.21 | 9.45% |
1948 | $51,225,251,541.71 | 11.50% |
1949 | $55,055,176,890.62 | 7.48% |
1950 | $56,472,249,269.72 | 2.57% |
1951 | $60,091,528,724.44 | 6.41% |
1952 | $64,055,501,460.56 | 6.60% |
1953 | $65,893,865,628.04 | 2.87% |
1954 | $64,936,384,290.81 | -1.45% |
1955 | $64,151,249,594.29 | -1.21% |
1956 | $65,300,227,198.96 | 1.79% |
1957 | $68,938,656,280.43 | 5.57% |
1958 | $71,217,461,863.03 | 3.31% |
1959 | $74,166,504,381.69 | 4.14% |
1960 | $74,147,354,754.95 | -0.03% |
1961 | $74,989,938,331.71 | 1.14% |
1962 | $76,560,207,724.76 | 2.09% |
1963 | $76,981,499,513.15 | 0.55% |
1964 | $78,130,477,117.82 | 1.49% |
1965 | $79,413,502,109.70 | 1.64% |
1966 | $80,543,330,087.63 | 1.42% |
1967 | $82,841,285,296.98 | 2.85% |
1968 | $85,483,933,787.73 | 3.19% |
1969 | $88,777,669,587.80 | 3.85% |
1970 | $93,335,280,753.00 | 5.13% |
1971 | $98,237,585,199.61 | 5.25% |
1972 | $99,386,562,804.28 | 1.17% |
1973 | $102,527,101,590.39 | 3.16% |
1974 | $114,016,877,637.13 | 11.21% |
1975 | $124,721,518,987.34 | 9.39% |
1976 | $137,130,477,117.82 | 9.95% |
1977 | $146,801,038,623.82 | 7.05% |
1978 | $153,675,754,625.12 | 4.68% |
1979 | $175,582,927,620.90 | 14.26% |
1980 | $206,854,268,094.77 | 17.81% |
1981 | $231,901,979,876.66 | 12.11% |
1982 | $241,457,643,622.20 | 4.12% |
1983 | $247,221,681,272.31 | 2.39% |
1984 | $258,194,417,396.95 | 4.44% |
1985 | $265,011,684,518.01 | 2.64% |
1986 | $254,709,185,329.44 | -3.89% |
1987 | $262,407,335,280.75 | 3.02% |
1988 | $270,507,627,393.70 | 3.09% |
1989 | $284,046,413,502.11 | 5.00% |
1990 | $300,017,202,207.08 | 5.62% |
1991 | $308,270,691,333.98 | 2.75% |
1992 | $315,011,359,948.07 | 2.19% |
1993 | $324,528,724,440.12 | 3.02% |
1994 | $334,333,333,333.33 | 3.02% |
1995 | $346,301,850,048.69 | 3.58% |
1996 | $356,068,159,688.41 | 2.82% |
1997 | $359,170,399,221.03 | 0.87% |
1998 | $352,391,431,353.46 | -1.89% |
1999 | $359,476,793,248.95 | 2.01% |
2000 | $381,709,509,899.38 | 6.18% |
2001 | $384,007,465,108.73 | 0.60% |
2002 | $380,541,382,667.97 | -0.90% |
2003 | $392,241,804,608.89 | 3.07% |
2004 | $406,029,535,864.98 | 3.52% |
2005 | $432,934,761,441.09 | 6.63% |
2006 | $450,246,024,018.18 | 4.00% |
2007 | $459,755,920,155.79 | 2.11% |
2008 | $486,810,512,820.51 | 5.88% |
2009 | $446,240,113,599.48 | -8.33% |
2010 | $481,449,766,309.64 | 7.89% |
2011 | $528,674,852,320.68 | 9.81% |
2012 | $541,050,873,093.15 | 2.34% |
2013 | $541,235,666,991.24 | 0.03% |
2014 | $537,570,236,936.06 | -0.68% |
2015 | $495,566,679,649.46 | -7.81% |
2016 | $485,178,198,636.81 | -2.10% |
2017 | $501,786,478,416.10 | 3.42% |
2018 | $524,436,656,929.57 | 4.51% |
2019 | $522,954,667,315.81 | -0.28% |
2020 | $501,211,798,117.49 | -4.16% |
2021 | $574,209,409,282.70 | 14.56% |
2022 | $663,015,228,821.81 | 15.47% |
2023 | $664,629,733,852.65 | 0.24% |
2024 | $664,876,891,701.83 | 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 |