Transportation priced at $1 in 1994 → $1.04 in 1995

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Prices for Transportation, 1994-1995 ($1)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation were 3.58% higher in 1995 versus 1994 (a $0.04 difference in value).

Between 1994 and 1995: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.58% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $1 in the year 1994 would cost $1.04 in 1995 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.81% during this same period, inflation for transportation was higher.

In the year 1994: Pricing changed by 3.02%, which is below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1994-1995 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1994 (2.60%), inflation for transportation was higher.

Price Inflation for Transportation since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (17.81%), 2022 (15.47%), and 2021 (14.56%).
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Buying power of $1.00 since 1994

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $1 beginning in 1994. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1994$1.003.02%
1995$1.043.58%
1996$1.072.82%
1997$1.070.87%
1998$1.05-1.89%
1999$1.082.01%
2000$1.146.18%
2001$1.150.60%
2002$1.14-0.90%
2003$1.173.07%
2004$1.213.52%
2005$1.296.63%
2006$1.354.00%
2007$1.382.11%
2008$1.465.88%
2009$1.33-8.33%
2010$1.447.89%
2011$1.589.81%
2012$1.622.34%
2013$1.620.03%
2014$1.61-0.68%
2015$1.48-7.81%
2016$1.45-2.10%
2017$1.503.42%
2018$1.574.51%
2019$1.56-0.28%
2020$1.50-4.16%
2021$1.7214.56%
2022$1.9815.47%
2023$1.990.24%
2024$1.990.04%*

* 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:

Year193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI14.20014.26714.56014.62014.30014.22014.76016.02015.92015.90015.90016.86018.45420.57722.11522.68524.13825.73126.46926.08525.76926.23127.69228.60829.79229.78530.12330.75430.92331.38531.90032.35433.27734.33835.66237.49239.46239.92341.18545.80050.10055.08558.96961.73170.53183.09293.15496.99299.308103.715106.454102.315105.408108.662114.100120.515123.831126.538130.362134.300139.108143.031144.277141.554144.400153.331154.254152.862157.562163.100173.908180.862184.682195.549179.252193.396212.366217.337217.412215.939199.067194.894201.565210.664210.068201.334230.657266.330266.978267.078

Adjust transportation prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 1995 / CPI in 1994 * 1994 USD value = 1995 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Transportation was 134.300 in the year 1994 and 139.108 in 1995:

139.108 / 134.300 * $1 = $1.04

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $1 in 1994 has the same "purchasing power" as $1.04 in 1995 (in the CPI category of Transportation).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Transportation in 1935. In addition to transportation, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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