According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 737.23% higher in 2024 versus 1965 (a $5,529,255.49 difference in value).
Between 1965 and 2024: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.67% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $750,000 in the year 1965 would cost $6,279,255.49 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.95% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1965: Pricing changed by 1.64%, which is below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1965-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1965 (1.59%), inflation for transportation was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $750,000 beginning in 1965. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1965 | $750,000.00 | 1.64% |
1966 | $760,670.36 | 1.42% |
1967 | $782,372.80 | 2.85% |
1968 | $807,330.60 | 3.19% |
1969 | $838,437.42 | 3.85% |
1970 | $881,480.59 | 5.13% |
1971 | $927,779.12 | 5.25% |
1972 | $938,630.34 | 1.17% |
1973 | $968,290.33 | 3.16% |
1974 | $1,076,802.51 | 11.21% |
1975 | $1,177,899.69 | 9.39% |
1976 | $1,295,092.84 | 9.95% |
1977 | $1,386,423.92 | 7.05% |
1978 | $1,451,350.37 | 4.68% |
1979 | $1,658,246.93 | 14.26% |
1980 | $1,953,580.90 | 17.81% |
1981 | $2,190,137.45 | 12.11% |
1982 | $2,280,383.41 | 4.12% |
1983 | $2,334,820.35 | 2.39% |
1984 | $2,438,449.48 | 4.44% |
1985 | $2,502,833.37 | 2.64% |
1986 | $2,405,534.12 | -3.89% |
1987 | $2,478,237.28 | 3.02% |
1988 | $2,554,738.37 | 3.09% |
1989 | $2,682,601.88 | 5.00% |
1990 | $2,833,433.81 | 5.62% |
1991 | $2,911,381.72 | 2.75% |
1992 | $2,975,042.20 | 2.19% |
1993 | $3,064,926.45 | 3.02% |
1994 | $3,157,523.51 | 3.02% |
1995 | $3,270,557.03 | 3.58% |
1996 | $3,362,792.38 | 2.82% |
1997 | $3,392,090.67 | 0.87% |
1998 | $3,328,068.48 | -1.89% |
1999 | $3,394,984.33 | 2.01% |
2000 | $3,604,955.39 | 6.18% |
2001 | $3,626,657.82 | 0.60% |
2002 | $3,593,923.32 | -0.90% |
2003 | $3,704,424.89 | 3.07% |
2004 | $3,834,639.50 | 3.52% |
2005 | $4,088,738.85 | 6.63% |
2006 | $4,252,230.53 | 4.00% |
2007 | $4,342,044.25 | 2.11% |
2008 | $4,597,554.26 | 5.88% |
2009 | $4,214,397.76 | -8.33% |
2010 | $4,546,926.09 | 7.89% |
2011 | $4,992,931.03 | 9.81% |
2012 | $5,109,813.12 | 2.34% |
2013 | $5,111,558.36 | 0.03% |
2014 | $5,076,941.16 | -0.68% |
2015 | $4,680,249.58 | -7.81% |
2016 | $4,582,138.29 | -2.10% |
2017 | $4,738,990.84 | 3.42% |
2018 | $4,952,904.51 | 4.51% |
2019 | $4,938,908.25 | -0.28% |
2020 | $4,733,563.42 | -4.16% |
2021 | $5,422,970.22 | 14.56% |
2022 | $6,261,673.50 | 15.47% |
2023 | $6,276,921.27 | 0.24% |
2024 | $6,279,255.49 | 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 |