Consumer Price Index, CPI-U (CUSR0000SAT) · Transportation, U.S. city average, seasonally adjusted
What is the consumer price index for transportation?
The consumer price index for transportation was 294.9 in the month ended , up 7.8% from a year earlier.
Consumer price index for transportation, U.S. city average, seasonally adjusted, each month
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Consumer price index for transportation, U.S. city average, change from a year earlier, each month (ours)
Shaded bands are US recessions as the National Bureau of Economic Research dates them: to , to , to , to , to , to , to , to , to , to , to , to .
Shaded bands are US recessions as the National Bureau of Economic Research dates them: to .
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The newest month beside the one before it and the nearest ones a year, five and ten years earlier. The last ten years are in the table under "The numbers behind the chart".
| Measure | Latest | The month before | A year earlier | Five years earlier | Ten years earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | |||||
| Consumer price index for transportation, U.S. city average | 294.9 | 287.8 | 273.7 | 235.8 | 195.8 |
| Change over a year | +7.8% | +6.0% | +1.8% | +16.4% | −0.7% |
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Right now
The consumer price index for transportation was 294.9 in September 2026, the highest since our record begins in January 1947.
Over a year it is up 7.8% (ours).
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| Period | Then | Change |
|---|---|---|
| One month | 287.8 in | +2.5% |
| Three months | 285.8 in | +3.2% |
| Twelve months | 273.7 in | +7.8% |
| Five years | 235.8 in | +25.1% |
| Ten years | 195.8 in | +50.6% |
In historyOurs
The consumer price index for transportation of 294.9 in was higher than in 955 of the 955 other months since , the same in 0 and lower in 0.
Highest since : 294.9 in . Lowest since : 17.9 in .
AverageOurs
Average since : 112.63 (ours, a plain mean of the 956 months).
ComparedOurs
Over a year the consumer price index for transportation is up 7.8%, which ranks 4 of the 22 rows of the table, where 1 is the largest change.
The table sets the consumer price index for transportation beside the groups and totals on the inflation by item page, by the change over a year in each one's newest month.
Understanding the consumer price index for transportation
Where it stands today
The consumer price index for transportation was 294.9 in September 2026.
What does the consumer price index for transportation measure?
This is the consumer price index for transportation: one of the series of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. city average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes it each month, about two weeks after the month ends, and scales it so that the 1982-84 average is 100. It is seasonally adjusted: BLS removes the regular swings of the calendar year, so that one month can be set beside the next.
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What 500metrics adds: the change over one month, three months, a year and five years, the highest and lowest value since the series begins, how the change over a year ranks among the groups and totals on the inflation by item page, and the history in one chart and one file.
The numbers behind the chart
What was the consumer price index for transportation in each month?The last ten years, 119 months, newest first; the chart and the file have every month since Jan 1947
| Month | Value | Change over a year |
|---|---|---|
| 294.9 | +7.8% | |
| 287.8 | +6.0% | |
| 284.4 | +5.6% | |
| 285.8 | +6.2% | |
| 293.1 | +8.9% | |
| 289.3 | +6.9% | |
| 285.5 | +5.0% | |
| 273.8 | −0.5% | |
| 273.2 | −1.0% | |
| 274.1 | +0.2% | |
| 274.1 | +1.4% | |
| 273.7 | +1.8% | |
| 271.6 | +1.1% | |
| 269.4 | +0.2% | |
| 269.0 | 0.0% | |
| 269.0 | −1.2% | |
| 270.7 | −1.4% | |
| 271.8 | −0.9% | |
| 275.0 | +1.5% | |
| 276.0 | +3.0% | |
| 273.4 | +1.6% | |
| 270.4 | +0.3% | |
| 269.5 | −0.3% | |
| 268.9 | −1.1% |
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| Month | Value | Change over a year |
|---|---|---|
| 268.7 | −0.6% | |
| 268.7 | +1.2% | |
| 269.0 | +1.2% | |
| 272.3 | +2.7% | |
| 274.6 | +3.5% | |
| 274.3 | +4.1% | |
| 270.9 | +2.7% | |
| 267.9 | +1.6% | |
| 269.2 | +2.7% | |
| 269.6 | +0.8% | |
| 270.2 | +0.8% | |
| 271.9 | +2.4% | |
| 270.4 | +1.7% | |
| 265.6 | −2.6% | |
| 265.8 | −4.7% | |
| 265.2 | −1.7% | |
| 265.3 | +0.3% | |
| 263.5 | −1.2% | |
| 263.8 | +2.3% | |
| 263.6 | +3.5% | |
| 262.2 | +3.6% | |
| 267.4 | +7.8% | |
| 268.1 | +11.2% | |
| 265.5 | +12.6% | |
| 266.0 | +13.4% | |
| 272.7 | +16.3% | |
| 278.9 | +19.6% | |
| 269.6 | +19.4% | |
| 264.6 | +19.9% | |
| 266.6 | +22.6% | |
| 257.8 | +21.1% | |
| 254.6 | +20.9% | |
| 253.1 | +21.6% | |
| 248.1 | +21.4% | |
| 241.1 | +18.6% | |
| 235.8 | +16.4% | |
| 234.6 | +17.3% | |
| 234.5 | +18.9% | |
| 233.2 | +21.1% | |
| 225.8 | +19.6% | |
| 220.7 | +14.7% | |
| 217.5 | +6.2% | |
| 212.9 | +0.7% | |
| 210.6 | −1.2% | |
| 208.2 | −2.4% | |
| 204.4 | −3.3% | |
| 203.2 | −3.3% | |
| 202.6 | −3.1% | |
| 200.0 | −4.4% | |
| 197.3 | −6.0% | |
| 192.6 | −8.0% | |
| 188.7 | −10.9% | |
| 192.4 | −9.7% | |
| 204.7 | −2.6% | |
| 211.4 | +1.9% | |
| 213.1 | +3.6% | |
| 213.4 | +2.3% | |
| 211.3 | +0.1% | |
| 210.3 | −1.7% | |
| 209.1 | −1.7% | |
| 209.3 | −1.2% | |
| 209.9 | −0.3% | |
| 209.3 | −0.7% | |
| 211.8 | +0.6% | |
| 213.0 | +1.7% | |
| 210.1 | +0.7% | |
| 207.5 | −1.4% | |
| 205.7 | −1.6% | |
| 208.6 | +1.1% | |
| 211.0 | +2.6% | |
| 213.8 | +5.2% | |
| 212.7 | +4.0% | |
| 211.8 | +6.1% | |
| 210.5 | +6.9% | |
| 210.8 | +6.4% | |
| 210.6 | +6.0% | |
| 209.5 | +4.3% | |
| 208.6 | +3.7% | |
| 210.5 | +4.4% | |
| 209.0 | +3.4% | |
| 206.3 | +3.6% | |
| 205.7 | +4.2% | |
| 203.3 | +3.1% | |
| 204.5 | +4.5% | |
| 199.6 | +2.8% | |
| 196.9 | +1.2% | |
| 198.1 | +0.4% | |
| 198.6 | +1.6% | |
| 200.9 | +3.3% | |
| 201.2 | +5.0% | |
| 201.6 | +6.8% | |
| 202.1 | +4.9% | |
| 199.1 | +2.3% | |
| 197.3 | +0.3% | |
| 197.2 | +0.4% |
How does it compare with the groups and totals on the inflation by item page?Ranked by the change over a year
| Series | Month | Value | Change over a year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy commodities | 389.6 | +35.3% | 1 | |
| Energy | 337.8 | +20.4% | 2 | |
| Nondurables less food | 258.1 | +11.4% | 3 | |
| Transportation (this page) | 294.9 | +7.8% | 4 | |
| Nondurable goods | 300.3 | +6.6% | 5 | |
| Commodities less food | 188.9 | +5.8% | 6 | |
| Commodities | 236.6 | +4.6% | 7 | |
| Other goods and services | 610.1 | +4.1% | 8 | |
| All items less shelter | 302.6 | +4.0% | 9 | |
| All items less food | 334.1 | +3.9% | 10 | |
| All items less medical care | 323.9 | +3.9% | 10 | |
| Apparel | 136.9 | +3.4% | 12 | |
| Housing | 361.0 | +3.3% | 13 | |
| Services less medical care | 417.7 | +3.3% | 13 | |
| Services | 434.7 | +3.2% | 15 | |
| Services less energy services | 448.7 | +3.2% | 15 | |
| Recreation | 145.9 | +2.8% | 17 | |
| All items less energy | 339.7 | +2.5% | 18 | |
| Food and beverages | 347.3 | +2.4% | 19 | |
| Education and communication | 150.3 | +2.3% | 20 | |
| Medical care | 593.7 | +1.5% | 21 | |
| Durable goods | 124.2 | 0.0% | 22 |
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What this number cannot tell you
- The index measures the change of prices, not the prices themselves and not the dollars spent. Prices at a value of 150 are 50% above the 1982-84 average. The index of one item says nothing about how high its prices are compared with those of another item.
- The values are seasonally adjusted, and BLS revises the adjusted values of the last five years each February, so a past value on this page can change. The change over 12 months that BLS headlines is worked out from values that are not seasonally adjusted, and can differ from the change on this page.
- BLS did not collect prices for October 2025 because of the lapse in appropriations. Where BLS publishes no value for that month, the page has none and the chart shows a gap.
- The index is shown to one decimal, but the changes, the ranks and the highest and lowest values are ours, worked out from the values BLS publishes, which have three. A change is in percent, and can differ by 0.1 from one worked out from the values as shown.
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How to cite this
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index, Transportation, U.S. city average, seasonally adjusted, through September 2026. Compiled by 500metrics, "What is the consumer price index for transportation?", https://500metrics.com/inflation-by-item/transportation.
Can the data be downloaded?inflation-by-item-transportation.csv
Download the full history as CSV: 956 rows, to , 17,509 bytes.
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