According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 548.49% higher in 2024 versus 1973 (a $875,388,313.04 difference in value).
Between 1973 and 2024: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.73% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $159,600,000 in the year 1973 would cost $1,034,988,313.04 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.89% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1973: Pricing changed by 3.16%, which is below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1973-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1973 (6.18%), inflation for transportation was much lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $159,600,000 beginning in 1973. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1973 | $159,600,000.00 | 3.16% |
1974 | $177,485,692.94 | 11.21% |
1975 | $194,149,196.86 | 9.39% |
1976 | $213,465,745.24 | 9.95% |
1977 | $228,519,536.79 | 7.05% |
1978 | $239,221,143.07 | 4.68% |
1979 | $273,323,197.61 | 14.26% |
1980 | $322,002,091.89 | 17.81% |
1981 | $360,992,902.50 | 12.11% |
1982 | $375,867,837.13 | 4.12% |
1983 | $384,840,493.09 | 2.39% |
1984 | $401,921,329.85 | 4.44% |
1985 | $412,533,507.66 | 2.64% |
1986 | $396,496,002.99 | -3.89% |
1987 | $408,479,417.26 | 3.02% |
1988 | $421,088,830.78 | 3.09% |
1989 | $442,164,138.96 | 5.00% |
1990 | $467,025,252.15 | 5.62% |
1991 | $479,873,141.58 | 2.75% |
1992 | $490,366,081.43 | 2.19% |
1993 | $505,181,397.09 | 3.02% |
1994 | $520,443,855.06 | 3.02% |
1995 | $539,074,785.21 | 3.58% |
1996 | $554,277,624.21 | 2.82% |
1997 | $559,106,761.30 | 0.87% |
1998 | $548,554,202.47 | -1.89% |
1999 | $559,583,713.11 | 2.01% |
2000 | $594,192,528.95 | 6.18% |
2001 | $597,769,667.54 | 0.60% |
2002 | $592,374,150.17 | -0.90% |
2003 | $610,587,747.48 | 3.07% |
2004 | $632,050,579.01 | 3.52% |
2005 | $673,932,909.97 | 6.63% |
2006 | $700,880,687.34 | 4.00% |
2007 | $715,684,377.29 | 2.11% |
2008 | $757,799,222.26 | 5.88% |
2009 | $694,644,840.49 | -8.33% |
2010 | $749,454,354.13 | 7.89% |
2011 | $822,967,831.15 | 9.81% |
2012 | $842,233,107.21 | 2.34% |
2013 | $842,520,768.77 | 0.03% |
2014 | $836,814,934.63 | -0.68% |
2015 | $771,429,610.76 | -7.81% |
2016 | $755,258,261.49 | -2.10% |
2017 | $781,111,732.54 | 3.42% |
2018 | $816,370,395.22 | 4.51% |
2019 | $814,063,438.92 | -0.28% |
2020 | $780,217,149.79 | -4.16% |
2021 | $893,849,726.56 | 14.56% |
2022 | $1,032,090,333.96 | 15.47% |
2023 | $1,034,603,571.91 | 0.24% |
2024 | $1,034,988,313.04 | 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 |