Transportation priced at $367,134 in 2009 $541,475 in 2024

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Prices for Transportation, 2009-2024 ($367,134)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 47.49% higher in 2024 versus 2009 (a $174,341 difference in value).

Between 2009 and 2024: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 2.62% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $367,134 in the year 2009 would cost $541,475 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.47% during this same period, inflation for transportation was higher.

In the year 2009: Pricing changed by -8.33%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for transportation during the 2009-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2009 (-0.36%), inflation for transportation was much lower.

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 $367,134.00 since 2009

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $367,134 beginning in 2009. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2009$367,134.00-8.33%
2010$396,101.957.89%
2011$434,955.329.81%
2012$445,137.422.34%
2013$445,289.450.03%
2014$442,273.80-0.68%
2015$407,716.32-7.81%
2016$399,169.43-2.10%
2017$412,833.523.42%
2018$431,468.444.51%
2019$430,249.17-0.28%
2020$412,360.71-4.16%
2021$472,417.8514.56%
2022$545,480.8415.47%
2023$546,809.140.24%
2024$541,475.00-0.98%*

* 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
CPI14.20014.26714.56014.62014.30014.22014.76016.02015.92015.90015.90016.86018.45420.57722.11522.68524.13825.73126.46926.08525.76926.23127.69228.60829.79229.78530.12330.75430.92331.38531.90032.35433.27734.33835.66237.49239.46239.92341.18545.80050.10055.08558.96961.73170.53183.09293.15496.99299.308103.715106.454102.315105.408108.662114.100120.515123.831126.538130.362134.300139.108143.031144.277141.554144.400153.331154.254152.862157.562163.100173.908180.862184.682195.549179.252193.396212.366217.337217.412215.939199.067194.894201.565210.664210.068201.334230.657266.330266.978264.374

Adjust transportation prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2009 * 2009 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Transportation was 179.252 in the year 2009 and 264.374 in 2024:

264.374 / 179.252 * $367,134 = $541,475

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $367,134 in 2009 has the same "purchasing power" as $541,475 in 2024 (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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