Transportation inflation
Transportation prices since 2000
Up 90%
An average of 2.48% a year, compared with 95% for all U.S. prices (overall CPI). $100 of 2000 transportation costs $189.68 in August 2026.
Last 12 months (to August 2026)
6.2%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
1935
How much transportation prices have risen
| Since | Transportation | All U.S. prices | $100 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +1,181% | +1,290% | $1,280.96 |
| 1970 | +675% | +763% | $775.41 |
| 1980 | +250% | +307% | $349.91 |
| 1990 | +141% | +156% | $241.31 |
| 2000 | +90% | +95% | $189.68 |
| 2010 | +50% | +54% | $150.35 |
| 2020 | +44% | +29% | $144.43 |
Calculate transportation inflation
Inflation rate by year
Every year since 1935
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 272.1 | 0.5% | $1.07 |
| 2024 | 270.7 | 1.4% | $1.07 |
| 2023 | 267.0 | 0.2% | $1.09 |
| 2022 | 266.3 | 15.5% | $1.09 |
| 2021 | 230.7 | 14.6% | $1.26 |
| 2020 | 201.3 | -4.2% | $1.44 |
| 2019 | 210.1 | -0.3% | $1.38 |
| 2018 | 210.7 | 4.5% | $1.38 |
| 2017 | 201.6 | 3.4% | $1.44 |
| 2016 | 194.9 | -2.1% | $1.49 |
| 2015 | 199.1 | -7.8% | $1.46 |
| 2014 | 215.9 | -0.7% | $1.35 |
| 2013 | 217.4 | 0.0% | $1.34 |
| 2012 | 217.3 | 2.3% | $1.34 |
| 2011 | 212.4 | 9.8% | $1.37 |
| 2010 | 193.4 | 7.9% | $1.50 |
| 2009 | 179.3 | -8.3% | $1.62 |
| 2008 | 195.5 | 5.9% | $1.49 |
| 2007 | 184.7 | 2.1% | $1.57 |
| 2006 | 180.9 | 4.0% | $1.61 |
| 2005 | 173.9 | 6.6% | $1.67 |
| 2004 | 163.1 | 3.5% | $1.78 |
| 2003 | 157.6 | 3.1% | $1.85 |
| 2002 | 152.9 | -0.9% | $1.90 |
| 2001 | 154.3 | 0.7% | $1.88 |
| 2000 | 153.3 | 6.2% | $1.90 |
| 1999 | 144.4 | 2.0% | $2.01 |
| 1998 | 141.6 | -1.9% | $2.05 |
| 1997 | 144.3 | 0.9% | $2.02 |
| 1996 | 143.0 | 2.8% | $2.03 |
| 1995 | 139.1 | 3.6% | $2.09 |
| 1994 | 134.3 | 3.0% | $2.17 |
| 1993 | 130.4 | 3.1% | $2.23 |
| 1992 | 126.5 | 2.2% | $2.30 |
| 1991 | 123.8 | 2.7% | $2.35 |
| 1990 | 120.5 | 5.6% | $2.41 |
| 1989 | 114.1 | 5.0% | $2.55 |
| 1988 | 108.7 | 3.1% | $2.68 |
| 1987 | 105.4 | 3.0% | $2.76 |
| 1986 | 102.3 | -3.9% | $2.84 |
| 1985 | 106.4 | 2.6% | $2.73 |
| 1984 | 103.7 | 4.4% | $2.80 |
| 1983 | 99.3 | 2.4% | $2.93 |
| 1982 | 97.0 | 4.1% | $3.00 |
| 1981 | 93.2 | 12.2% | $3.12 |
| 1980 | 83.1 | 17.9% | $3.50 |
| 1979 | 70.5 | 14.3% | $4.12 |
| 1978 | 61.7 | 4.6% | $4.71 |
| 1977 | 59.0 | 7.1% | $4.93 |
| 1976 | 55.1 | 10.0% | $5.28 |
| 1975 | 50.1 | 9.4% | $5.80 |
| 1974 | 45.8 | 11.2% | $6.35 |
| 1973 | 41.2 | 3.3% | $7.06 |
| 1972 | 39.9 | 1.0% | $7.29 |
| 1971 | 39.5 | 5.3% | $7.36 |
| 1970 | 37.5 | 5.0% | $7.75 |
| 1969 | 35.7 | 4.1% | $8.15 |
| 1968 | 34.3 | 3.0% | $8.48 |
| 1967 | 33.3 | 3.1% | $8.73 |
| 1966 | 32.3 | 1.3% | $9.00 |
| 1965 | 31.9 | 1.6% | $9.12 |
| 1964 | 31.4 | 1.6% | $9.26 |
| 1963 | 30.9 | 0.3% | $9.41 |
| 1962 | 30.8 | 2.3% | $9.44 |
| 1961 | 30.1 | 1.0% | $9.66 |
| 1960 | 29.8 | 0.0% | $9.76 |
| 1959 | 29.8 | 4.2% | $9.76 |
| 1958 | 28.6 | 3.2% | $10.17 |
| 1957 | 27.7 | 5.7% | $10.50 |
| 1956 | 26.2 | 1.6% | $11.10 |
| 1955 | 25.8 | -1.1% | $11.27 |
| 1954 | 26.1 | -1.5% | $11.14 |
| 1953 | 26.5 | 3.1% | $10.97 |
| 1952 | 25.7 | 6.6% | $11.31 |
| 1951 | 24.1 | 6.2% | $12.07 |
| 1950 | 22.7 | 2.7% | $12.81 |
| 1949 | 22.1 | 7.3% | $13.16 |
| 1948 | 20.6 | 11.4% | $14.12 |
| 1947 | 18.5 | 10.8% | $15.72 |
| 1946 | 16.7 | 5.0% | $17.41 |
| 1945 | 15.9 | 0.0% | $18.29 |
| 1944 | 15.9 | 0.0% | $18.29 |
| 1943 | 15.9 | -0.6% | $18.29 |
| 1942 | 16.0 | 8.8% | $18.17 |
| 1941 | 14.7 | 3.5% | $19.78 |
| 1940 | 14.2 | -0.7% | $20.48 |
| 1939 | 14.3 | -2.1% | $20.33 |
| 1938 | 14.6 | 0.7% | $19.92 |
| 1937 | 14.5 | 1.4% | $20.05 |
| 1936 | 14.3 | 0.7% | $20.33 |
| 1935 | 14.2 | $20.48 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUUR0000SAT, not seasonally adjusted. Index values are relative (only the changes matter), so they can't be compared across categories.
Questions
- How much have transportation prices gone up since 2000?
- Transportation prices rose 90% from 2000 to August 2026, slower than overall prices (95%).
- What is the inflation rate for transportation right now?
- Transportation prices were 6.2% higher in August 2026 than a year earlier.
- What did $100 of transportation in 2000 cost in August 2026?
- $189.68.
- Where does this data come from?
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics price index for transportation (series CUUR0000SAT), part of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. It tracks price changes for the same kind of item over time, not average prices.