According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,709.47% higher in 2024 versus 1941 (a $512,840.79 difference in value).
Between 1941 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 $30,000 in the year 1941 would cost $542,840.79 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.74% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1941: Pricing changed by 3.80%, which is above the average yearly change for transportation during the 1941-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1941 (5.11%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $30,000 beginning in 1941. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1941 | $30,000.00 | 3.80% |
1942 | $32,560.98 | 8.54% |
1943 | $32,357.72 | -0.62% |
1944 | $32,317.07 | -0.13% |
1945 | $32,317.07 | 0.00% ** |
1946 | $34,268.29 | 6.04% |
1947 | $37,507.82 | 9.45% |
1948 | $41,823.01 | 11.50% |
1949 | $44,949.97 | 7.48% |
1950 | $46,106.94 | 2.57% |
1951 | $49,061.91 | 6.41% |
1952 | $52,298.31 | 6.60% |
1953 | $53,799.25 | 2.87% |
1954 | $53,017.51 | -1.45% |
1955 | $52,376.49 | -1.21% |
1956 | $53,314.57 | 1.79% |
1957 | $56,285.18 | 5.57% |
1958 | $58,145.72 | 3.31% |
1959 | $60,553.47 | 4.14% |
1960 | $60,537.84 | -0.03% |
1961 | $61,225.77 | 1.14% |
1962 | $62,507.82 | 2.09% |
1963 | $62,851.78 | 0.55% |
1964 | $63,789.87 | 1.49% |
1965 | $64,837.40 | 1.64% |
1966 | $65,759.85 | 1.42% |
1967 | $67,636.02 | 2.85% |
1968 | $69,793.62 | 3.19% |
1969 | $72,482.80 | 3.85% |
1970 | $76,203.88 | 5.13% |
1971 | $80,206.38 | 5.25% |
1972 | $81,144.47 | 1.17% |
1973 | $83,708.57 | 3.16% |
1974 | $93,089.43 | 11.21% |
1975 | $101,829.27 | 9.39% |
1976 | $111,960.60 | 9.95% |
1977 | $119,856.16 | 7.05% |
1978 | $125,469.04 | 4.68% |
1979 | $143,355.22 | 14.26% |
1980 | $168,886.80 | 17.81% |
1981 | $189,337.09 | 12.11% |
1982 | $197,138.84 | 4.12% |
1983 | $201,844.90 | 2.39% |
1984 | $210,803.63 | 4.44% |
1985 | $216,369.61 | 2.64% |
1986 | $207,958.10 | -3.89% |
1987 | $214,243.28 | 3.02% |
1988 | $220,856.79 | 3.09% |
1989 | $231,910.57 | 5.00% |
1990 | $244,949.97 | 5.62% |
1991 | $251,688.56 | 2.75% |
1992 | $257,191.99 | 2.19% |
1993 | $264,962.48 | 3.02% |
1994 | $272,967.48 | 3.02% |
1995 | $282,739.21 | 3.58% |
1996 | $290,712.95 | 2.82% |
1997 | $293,245.78 | 0.87% |
1998 | $287,711.07 | -1.89% |
1999 | $293,495.93 | 2.01% |
2000 | $311,647.90 | 6.18% |
2001 | $313,524.08 | 0.60% |
2002 | $310,694.18 | -0.90% |
2003 | $320,247.03 | 3.07% |
2004 | $331,504.07 | 3.52% |
2005 | $353,470.92 | 6.63% |
2006 | $367,604.75 | 4.00% |
2007 | $375,369.14 | 2.11% |
2008 | $397,457.94 | 5.88% |
2009 | $364,334.12 | -8.33% |
2010 | $393,081.14 | 7.89% |
2011 | $431,638.21 | 9.81% |
2012 | $441,742.65 | 2.34% |
2013 | $441,893.53 | 0.03% |
2014 | $438,900.88 | -0.68% |
2015 | $404,606.94 | -7.81% |
2016 | $396,125.23 | -2.10% |
2017 | $409,685.12 | 3.42% |
2018 | $428,177.92 | 4.51% |
2019 | $426,967.95 | -0.28% |
2020 | $409,215.92 | -4.16% |
2021 | $468,815.04 | 14.56% |
2022 | $541,320.83 | 15.47% |
2023 | $542,638.99 | 0.24% |
2024 | $542,840.79 | 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 |