According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation services were 1,583.13% higher in 2018 versus 1951 (a $8,707,188.61 difference in value).
Between 1951 and 2018: Transportation services experienced an average inflation rate of 4.30% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation services costing $550,000 in the year 1951 would cost $9,257,188.61 in 2018 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.44% during this same period, inflation for transportation services was higher.
In the year 1951: Pricing changed by 9.51%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for transportation services during the 1951-2018 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1951 (7.86%), inflation for transportation services was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation services, over time, for $550,000 beginning in 1951. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | $550,000.00 | 9.51% |
| 1952 | $588,546.03 | 7.01% |
| 1953 | $624,790.79 | 6.16% |
| 1954 | $651,830.54 | 4.33% |
| 1955 | $651,830.54 | 0.00% ** |
| 1956 | $661,610.88 | 1.50% |
| 1957 | $693,474.41 | 4.82% |
| 1958 | $737,065.50 | 6.29% |
| 1959 | $762,733.34 | 3.48% |
| 1960 | $782,869.33 | 2.64% |
| 1961 | $800,571.29 | 2.26% |
| 1962 | $812,741.39 | 1.52% |
| 1963 | $822,256.20 | 1.17% |
| 1964 | $839,958.16 | 2.15% |
| 1965 | $872,706.79 | 3.90% |
| 1966 | $908,995.82 | 4.16% |
| 1967 | $938,425.33 | 3.24% |
| 1968 | $976,042.00 | 4.01% |
| 1969 | $1,044,415.84 | 7.01% |
| 1970 | $1,155,716.93 | 10.66% |
| 1971 | $1,249,094.79 | 8.08% |
| 1972 | $1,277,196.65 | 2.25% |
| 1973 | $1,285,162.54 | 0.62% |
| 1974 | $1,332,515.29 | 3.68% |
| 1975 | $1,433,416.48 | 7.57% |
| 1976 | $1,636,103.96 | 14.14% |
| 1977 | $1,768,426.13 | 8.09% |
| 1978 | $1,853,395.56 | 4.80% |
| 1979 | $1,998,330.38 | 7.82% |
| 1980 | $2,278,021.40 | 14.00% |
| 1981 | $2,549,746.54 | 11.93% |
| 1982 | $2,764,382.85 | 8.42% |
| 1983 | $2,851,122.47 | 3.14% |
| 1984 | $3,014,644.35 | 5.74% |
| 1985 | $3,164,225.94 | 4.96% |
| 1986 | $3,345,671.07 | 5.73% |
| 1987 | $3,506,537.66 | 4.81% |
| 1988 | $3,682,672.19 | 5.02% |
| 1989 | $3,900,848.89 | 5.92% |
| 1990 | $4,146,906.18 | 6.31% |
| 1991 | $4,348,044.74 | 4.85% |
| 1992 | $4,477,711.62 | 2.98% |
| 1993 | $4,685,488.41 | 4.64% |
| 1994 | $4,849,010.30 | 3.49% |
| 1995 | $5,058,557.29 | 4.32% |
| 1996 | $5,190,879.47 | 2.62% |
| 1997 | $5,322,316.54 | 2.53% |
| 1998 | $5,404,188.12 | 1.54% |
| 1999 | $5,484,732.06 | 1.49% |
| 2000 | $5,640,730.61 | 2.84% |
| 2001 | $5,806,686.51 | 2.94% |
| 2002 | $6,015,569.68 | 3.60% |
| 2003 | $6,222,461.38 | 3.44% |
| 2004 | $6,344,604.92 | 1.96% |
| 2005 | $6,491,088.67 | 2.31% |
| 2006 | $6,637,793.69 | 2.26% |
| 2007 | $6,723,424.73 | 1.29% |
| 2008 | $7,020,950.47 | 4.43% |
| 2009 | $7,221,068.96 | 2.85% |
| 2010 | $7,473,999.03 | 3.50% |
| 2011 | $7,709,258.13 | 3.15% |
| 2012 | $7,848,962.02 | 1.81% |
| 2013 | $8,054,450.84 | 2.62% |
| 2014 | $8,205,548.16 | 1.88% |
| 2015 | $8,371,163.30 | 2.02% |
| 2016 | $8,613,224.37 | 2.89% |
| 2017 | $8,914,905.66 | 3.50% |
| 2018 | $9,257,188.61 | 3.84% |
| 2019 | $9,348,001.89 | 0.98% |
| 2020 | $8,997,983.18 | -3.74% |
| 2021 | $9,324,947.30 | 3.63% |
| 2022 | $10,291,746.66 | 10.37% |
| 2023 | $11,397,906.94 | 10.75% |
| 2024 | $12,431,290.03 | 9.07% |
| 2025 | $12,829,803.54 | 3.21%* |
* 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 services:
| 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 | 2025 |
| CPI | 11.800 | 11.750 | 11.700 | 11.780 | 11.800 | 11.800 | 11.840 | 12.540 | 12.480 | 12.500 | 12.500 | 12.740 | 13.200 | 14.840 | 16.420 | 17.460 | 19.120 | 20.460 | 21.720 | 22.660 | 22.660 | 23.000 | 24.108 | 25.623 | 26.515 | 27.215 | 27.831 | 28.254 | 28.585 | 29.200 | 30.338 | 31.600 | 32.623 | 33.931 | 36.308 | 40.177 | 43.423 | 44.400 | 44.677 | 46.323 | 49.831 | 56.877 | 61.477 | 64.431 | 69.469 | 79.192 | 88.638 | 96.100 | 99.115 | 104.800 | 110.000 | 116.308 | 121.900 | 128.023 | 135.608 | 144.162 | 151.154 | 155.662 | 162.885 | 168.569 | 175.854 | 180.454 | 185.023 | 187.869 | 190.669 | 196.092 | 201.862 | 209.123 | 216.315 | 220.562 | 225.654 | 230.754 | 233.731 | 244.074 | 251.031 | 259.823 | 268.002 | 272.858 | 280.002 | 285.255 | 291.012 | 299.427 | 309.915 | 321.814 | 324.971 | 312.803 | 324.169 | 357.779 | 396.233 | 432.157 | 446.011 |