According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 612.35% higher in 2024 versus 1970 (a $155,537,721,652.30 difference in value).
Between 1970 and 2024: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.70% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $25,400,000,000 in the year 1970 would cost $180,937,721,652.30 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.92% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1970: Pricing changed by 5.13%, which is above the average yearly change for transportation during the 1970-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1970 (5.83%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $25,400,000,000 beginning in 1970. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1970 | $25,400,000,000.00 | 5.13% |
1971 | $26,734,099,302.42 | 5.25% |
1972 | $27,046,778,826.43 | 1.17% |
1973 | $27,901,436,192.04 | 3.16% |
1974 | $31,028,231,432.09 | 11.21% |
1975 | $33,941,362,330.73 | 9.39% |
1976 | $37,318,301,189.99 | 9.95% |
1977 | $39,950,020,517.03 | 7.05% |
1978 | $41,820,886,335.66 | 4.68% |
1979 | $47,782,642,593.35 | 14.26% |
1980 | $56,292,736,971.69 | 17.81% |
1981 | $63,109,150,594.99 | 12.11% |
1982 | $65,709,601,969.63 | 4.12% |
1983 | $67,278,210,915.06 | 2.39% |
1984 | $70,264,300,369.31 | 4.44% |
1985 | $72,119,532,211.74 | 2.64% |
1986 | $69,315,839,146.49 | -3.89% |
1987 | $71,410,791,957.32 | 3.02% |
1988 | $73,615,182,601.56 | 3.09% |
1989 | $77,299,589,659.42 | 5.00% |
1990 | $81,645,835,043.09 | 5.62% |
1991 | $83,891,916,290.52 | 2.75% |
1992 | $85,726,302,831.35 | 2.19% |
1993 | $88,316,331,555.19 | 3.02% |
1994 | $90,984,530,160.03 | 3.02% |
1995 | $94,241,608,535.08 | 3.58% |
1996 | $96,899,384,489.13 | 2.82% |
1997 | $97,743,619,203.94 | 0.87% |
1998 | $95,898,810,012.31 | -1.89% |
1999 | $97,827,000,410.34 | 2.01% |
2000 | $103,877,349,199.84 | 6.18% |
2001 | $104,502,708,247.85 | 0.60% |
2002 | $103,559,458,350.43 | -0.90% |
2003 | $106,743,578,169.88 | 3.07% |
2004 | $110,495,732,457.94 | 3.52% |
2005 | $117,817,644,645.06 | 6.63% |
2006 | $122,528,682,806.73 | 4.00% |
2007 | $125,116,679,113.66 | 2.11% |
2008 | $132,479,239,638.90 | 5.88% |
2009 | $121,438,525,646.29 | -8.33% |
2010 | $131,020,381,206.40 | 7.89% |
2011 | $143,872,082,888.80 | 9.81% |
2012 | $147,240,058,268.36 | 2.34% |
2013 | $147,290,347,558.47 | 0.03% |
2014 | $146,292,847,763.64 | -0.68% |
2015 | $134,862,118,178.09 | -7.81% |
2016 | $132,035,026,261.80 | -2.10% |
2017 | $136,554,756,668.03 | 3.42% |
2018 | $142,718,712,351.25 | 4.51% |
2019 | $142,315,407,878.54 | -0.28% |
2020 | $136,398,364,792.78 | -4.16% |
2021 | $156,263,728,764.87 | 14.56% |
2022 | $180,431,093,967.99 | 15.47% |
2023 | $180,870,460,812.47 | 0.24% |
2024 | $180,937,721,652.30 | 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 |