According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,795.08% higher in 2024 versus 1940 (a $14,181.11 difference in value).
Between 1940 and 2024: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.56% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $790 in the year 1940 would cost $14,971.11 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 $790 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 | $790.00 | -0.56% |
1941 | $820.00 | 3.80% |
1942 | $890.00 | 8.54% |
1943 | $884.44 | -0.62% |
1944 | $883.33 | -0.13% |
1945 | $883.33 | 0.00% ** |
1946 | $936.67 | 6.04% |
1947 | $1,025.21 | 9.45% |
1948 | $1,143.16 | 11.50% |
1949 | $1,228.63 | 7.48% |
1950 | $1,260.26 | 2.57% |
1951 | $1,341.03 | 6.41% |
1952 | $1,429.49 | 6.60% |
1953 | $1,470.51 | 2.87% |
1954 | $1,449.15 | -1.45% |
1955 | $1,431.62 | -1.21% |
1956 | $1,457.26 | 1.79% |
1957 | $1,538.46 | 5.57% |
1958 | $1,589.32 | 3.31% |
1959 | $1,655.13 | 4.14% |
1960 | $1,654.70 | -0.03% |
1961 | $1,673.50 | 1.14% |
1962 | $1,708.55 | 2.09% |
1963 | $1,717.95 | 0.55% |
1964 | $1,743.59 | 1.49% |
1965 | $1,772.22 | 1.64% |
1966 | $1,797.44 | 1.42% |
1967 | $1,848.72 | 2.85% |
1968 | $1,907.69 | 3.19% |
1969 | $1,981.20 | 3.85% |
1970 | $2,082.91 | 5.13% |
1971 | $2,192.31 | 5.25% |
1972 | $2,217.95 | 1.17% |
1973 | $2,288.03 | 3.16% |
1974 | $2,544.44 | 11.21% |
1975 | $2,783.33 | 9.39% |
1976 | $3,060.26 | 9.95% |
1977 | $3,276.07 | 7.05% |
1978 | $3,429.49 | 4.68% |
1979 | $3,918.38 | 14.26% |
1980 | $4,616.24 | 17.81% |
1981 | $5,175.21 | 12.11% |
1982 | $5,388.46 | 4.12% |
1983 | $5,517.09 | 2.39% |
1984 | $5,761.97 | 4.44% |
1985 | $5,914.10 | 2.64% |
1986 | $5,684.19 | -3.89% |
1987 | $5,855.98 | 3.02% |
1988 | $6,036.75 | 3.09% |
1989 | $6,338.89 | 5.00% |
1990 | $6,695.30 | 5.62% |
1991 | $6,879.49 | 2.75% |
1992 | $7,029.91 | 2.19% |
1993 | $7,242.31 | 3.02% |
1994 | $7,461.11 | 3.02% |
1995 | $7,728.21 | 3.58% |
1996 | $7,946.15 | 2.82% |
1997 | $8,015.38 | 0.87% |
1998 | $7,864.10 | -1.89% |
1999 | $8,022.22 | 2.01% |
2000 | $8,518.38 | 6.18% |
2001 | $8,569.66 | 0.60% |
2002 | $8,492.31 | -0.90% |
2003 | $8,753.42 | 3.07% |
2004 | $9,061.11 | 3.52% |
2005 | $9,661.54 | 6.63% |
2006 | $10,047.86 | 4.00% |
2007 | $10,260.09 | 2.11% |
2008 | $10,863.85 | 5.88% |
2009 | $9,958.47 | -8.33% |
2010 | $10,744.22 | 7.89% |
2011 | $11,798.11 | 9.81% |
2012 | $12,074.30 | 2.34% |
2013 | $12,078.42 | 0.03% |
2014 | $11,996.62 | -0.68% |
2015 | $11,059.26 | -7.81% |
2016 | $10,827.42 | -2.10% |
2017 | $11,198.06 | 3.42% |
2018 | $11,703.53 | 4.51% |
2019 | $11,670.46 | -0.28% |
2020 | $11,185.24 | -4.16% |
2021 | $12,814.28 | 14.56% |
2022 | $14,796.10 | 15.47% |
2023 | $14,832.13 | 0.24% |
2024 | $14,971.11 | 0.94%* |
* 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 | 269.480 |