According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,594.84% higher in 2024 versus 1945 (a $11,592,217,042.99 difference in value).
Between 1945 and 2024: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.65% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $726,856,420 in the year 1945 would cost $12,319,073,462.99 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.67% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1945: Pricing changed by 0%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1945-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1945 (2.27%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $726,856,420 beginning in 1945. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1945 | $726,856,420.00 | - |
1946 | $770,742,090.64 | 6.04% |
1947 | $843,603,556.64 | 9.45% |
1948 | $940,658,405.18 | 11.50% |
1949 | $1,010,988,005.56 | 7.48% |
1950 | $1,037,009,957.71 | 2.57% |
1951 | $1,103,471,430.07 | 6.41% |
1952 | $1,176,262,566.47 | 6.60% |
1953 | $1,210,020,774.66 | 2.87% |
1954 | $1,192,438,374.56 | -1.45% |
1955 | $1,178,020,806.48 | -1.21% |
1956 | $1,199,119,686.60 | 1.79% |
1957 | $1,265,932,806.97 | 5.57% |
1958 | $1,307,778,919.20 | 3.31% |
1959 | $1,361,932,711.49 | 4.14% |
1960 | $1,361,581,063.49 | -0.03% |
1961 | $1,377,053,575.58 | 1.14% |
1962 | $1,405,888,711.74 | 2.09% |
1963 | $1,413,624,967.78 | 0.55% |
1964 | $1,434,723,847.90 | 1.49% |
1965 | $1,458,284,264.03 | 1.64% |
1966 | $1,479,031,496.14 | 1.42% |
1967 | $1,521,229,256.37 | 2.85% |
1968 | $1,569,756,680.64 | 3.19% |
1969 | $1,630,240,136.97 | 3.85% |
1970 | $1,713,932,361.43 | 5.13% |
1971 | $1,803,954,249.93 | 5.25% |
1972 | $1,825,053,130.04 | 1.17% |
1973 | $1,882,723,402.36 | 3.16% |
1974 | $2,093,712,203.52 | 11.21% |
1975 | $2,290,283,436.60 | 9.39% |
1976 | $2,518,151,341.86 | 9.95% |
1977 | $2,695,733,582.84 | 7.05% |
1978 | $2,821,975,215.53 | 4.68% |
1979 | $3,224,260,529.74 | 14.26% |
1980 | $3,798,501,716.90 | 17.81% |
1981 | $4,258,457,303.43 | 12.11% |
1982 | $4,433,929,656.40 | 4.12% |
1983 | $4,539,775,704.98 | 2.39% |
1984 | $4,741,270,010.09 | 4.44% |
1985 | $4,866,456,698.78 | 2.64% |
1986 | $4,677,270,073.74 | -3.89% |
1987 | $4,818,632,570.52 | 3.02% |
1988 | $4,967,379,675.34 | 3.09% |
1989 | $5,215,994,812.70 | 5.00% |
1990 | $5,509,269,246.32 | 5.62% |
1991 | $5,660,829,535.15 | 2.75% |
1992 | $5,784,609,631.83 | 2.19% |
1993 | $5,959,378,688.80 | 3.02% |
1994 | $6,139,422,465.79 | 3.02% |
1995 | $6,359,202,467.00 | 3.58% |
1996 | $6,538,542,947.98 | 2.82% |
1997 | $6,595,509,924.30 | 0.87% |
1998 | $6,471,026,531.61 | -1.89% |
1999 | $6,601,136,292.33 | 2.01% |
2000 | $7,009,399,622.57 | 6.18% |
2001 | $7,051,597,382.81 | 0.60% |
2002 | $6,987,949,094.46 | -0.90% |
2003 | $7,202,806,023.64 | 3.07% |
2004 | $7,455,992,585.03 | 3.52% |
2005 | $7,950,058,027.75 | 6.63% |
2006 | $8,267,947,821.50 | 4.00% |
2007 | $8,442,579,735.74 | 2.11% |
2008 | $8,939,388,032.87 | 5.88% |
2009 | $8,194,386,575.97 | -8.33% |
2010 | $8,840,947,691.21 | 7.89% |
2011 | $9,708,150,345.27 | 9.81% |
2012 | $9,935,413,415.96 | 2.34% |
2013 | $9,938,806,819.17 | 0.03% |
2014 | $9,871,497,875.12 | -0.68% |
2015 | $9,100,179,081.76 | -7.81% |
2016 | $8,909,413,557.19 | -2.10% |
2017 | $9,214,394,352.79 | 3.42% |
2018 | $9,630,323,609.48 | 4.51% |
2019 | $9,603,109,570.61 | -0.28% |
2020 | $9,203,841,396.25 | -4.16% |
2021 | $10,544,309,513.71 | 14.56% |
2022 | $12,175,066,573.24 | 15.47% |
2023 | $12,204,714,016.28 | 0.24% |
2024 | $12,319,073,462.99 | 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 |