Transportation priced at $12,000 in 2017→$17,053.26 in 2026

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Prices for Transportation, 2017-2026 ($12,000)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 42.11% higher in 2026 versus 2017 (a $5,053.26 difference in value).

Between 2017 and 2026, Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.98% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $12,000 in the year 2017 would cost $17,053.26 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.44% during this same period, inflation for transportation was higher.

In the year 2017: Pricing changed by 3.42%, which is below the average yearly change for transportation during the 2017-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2017 (2.13%), 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 (17.80%), 2022 (15.47%), and 2021 (14.56%).

The official rate is based on an average household's spending, so your own inflation rate is probably different. The personal inflation calculator works it out from your budget.

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Buying power of $12,000.00 since 2017

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $12,000 beginning in 2017. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2017$12,000.003.42%
2018$12,541.674.51%
2019$12,506.23-0.28%
2020$11,986.26-4.16%
2021$13,731.9614.56%
2022$15,855.7115.47%
2023$15,894.330.24%
2024$16,115.011.39%
2025$16,210.810.59%
2026$17,053.265.20%*

* 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:

Year19351936193719381939194019411942194319441945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
CPI14.20014.25014.50814.67514.31714.22514.59215.92515.94215.90015.90016.56718.45020.57522.11722.68324.14225.73326.46726.08325.76726.23327.69228.60829.79229.78330.12530.75030.92531.38331.90032.35833.27534.34235.65837.49239.45839.92541.18345.80050.10055.08358.96761.73370.53383.09293.15096.99299.308103.717106.458102.317105.408108.658114.100120.517123.833126.542130.358134.300139.108143.033144.275141.550144.400153.333154.250152.858157.558163.100173.908180.858184.682195.549179.252193.396212.366217.337217.412215.939199.067194.894201.565210.663210.068201.334230.657266.330266.978270.685272.295286.445

Adjust transportation prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2017* 2017 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Transportation was 201.565 in the year 2017 and 286.445 in 2026:

286.445 / 201.565* $12,000 = $17,053.26

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $12,000 in 2017 has the same "purchasing power" as $17,053.26 in 2026 (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.