According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,360.29% higher in 2024 versus 1947 (a $40,808.75 difference in value).
Between 1947 and 2024: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.54% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $3,000 in the year 1947 would cost $43,808.75 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.48% during this same period, inflation for transportation was higher.
In the year 1947: Pricing changed by 9.45%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for transportation during the 1947-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1947 (14.39%), inflation for transportation was much lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $3,000 beginning in 1947. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1947 | $3,000.00 | 9.45% |
1948 | $3,345.14 | 11.50% |
1949 | $3,595.25 | 7.48% |
1950 | $3,687.79 | 2.57% |
1951 | $3,924.14 | 6.41% |
1952 | $4,182.99 | 6.60% |
1953 | $4,303.04 | 2.87% |
1954 | $4,240.52 | -1.45% |
1955 | $4,189.25 | -1.21% |
1956 | $4,264.28 | 1.79% |
1957 | $4,501.88 | 5.57% |
1958 | $4,650.69 | 3.31% |
1959 | $4,843.27 | 4.14% |
1960 | $4,842.02 | -0.03% |
1961 | $4,897.04 | 1.14% |
1962 | $4,999.58 | 2.09% |
1963 | $5,027.09 | 0.55% |
1964 | $5,102.13 | 1.49% |
1965 | $5,185.91 | 1.64% |
1966 | $5,259.69 | 1.42% |
1967 | $5,409.75 | 2.85% |
1968 | $5,582.33 | 3.19% |
1969 | $5,797.42 | 3.85% |
1970 | $6,095.04 | 5.13% |
1971 | $6,415.17 | 5.25% |
1972 | $6,490.20 | 1.17% |
1973 | $6,695.29 | 3.16% |
1974 | $7,445.60 | 11.21% |
1975 | $8,144.64 | 9.39% |
1976 | $8,954.98 | 9.95% |
1977 | $9,586.49 | 7.05% |
1978 | $10,035.43 | 4.68% |
1979 | $11,466.03 | 14.26% |
1980 | $13,508.13 | 17.81% |
1981 | $15,143.81 | 12.11% |
1982 | $15,767.82 | 4.12% |
1983 | $16,144.23 | 2.39% |
1984 | $16,860.78 | 4.44% |
1985 | $17,305.96 | 2.64% |
1986 | $16,633.18 | -3.89% |
1987 | $17,135.89 | 3.02% |
1988 | $17,664.86 | 3.09% |
1989 | $18,548.98 | 5.00% |
1990 | $19,591.91 | 5.62% |
1991 | $20,130.89 | 2.75% |
1992 | $20,571.07 | 2.19% |
1993 | $21,192.58 | 3.02% |
1994 | $21,832.85 | 3.02% |
1995 | $22,614.42 | 3.58% |
1996 | $23,252.19 | 2.82% |
1997 | $23,454.77 | 0.87% |
1998 | $23,012.09 | -1.89% |
1999 | $23,474.78 | 2.01% |
2000 | $24,926.64 | 6.18% |
2001 | $25,076.70 | 0.60% |
2002 | $24,850.35 | -0.90% |
2003 | $25,614.42 | 3.07% |
2004 | $26,514.80 | 3.52% |
2005 | $28,271.78 | 6.63% |
2006 | $29,402.25 | 4.00% |
2007 | $30,023.27 | 2.11% |
2008 | $31,790.01 | 5.88% |
2009 | $29,140.65 | -8.33% |
2010 | $31,439.94 | 7.89% |
2011 | $34,523.86 | 9.81% |
2012 | $35,332.05 | 2.34% |
2013 | $35,344.11 | 0.03% |
2014 | $35,104.75 | -0.68% |
2015 | $32,361.81 | -7.81% |
2016 | $31,683.41 | -2.10% |
2017 | $32,767.98 | 3.42% |
2018 | $34,247.09 | 4.51% |
2019 | $34,150.32 | -0.28% |
2020 | $32,730.45 | -4.16% |
2021 | $37,497.39 | 14.56% |
2022 | $43,296.64 | 15.47% |
2023 | $43,402.07 | 0.24% |
2024 | $43,808.75 | 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 |