Private transportation price inflation, 2025→2026

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Prices for Private Transportation, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for private transportation are 0.04% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.01 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Private transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 0.04% per year. In other words, private transportation costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $20.01 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for private transportation was lower.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 0.97%, which is above the average yearly change for private transportation during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for private transportation was lower.

Price Inflation for Private transportation since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (17.33%), 2021 (15.63%), and 2022 (15.47%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Private transportation, over time, for $20 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2025	$20.00	0.97%
2026	$20.01	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 Private 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	2025	2026
CPI	14.630	14.850	15.300	15.525	14.917	14.750	15.350	17.600	17.400	17.383	17.333	18.092	20.817	23.042	24.442	24.492	25.583	27.317	27.800	27.142	26.675	27.050	28.625	29.508	30.783	30.608	30.858	31.442	31.567	32.000	32.525	32.917	33.800	34.800	35.983	37.525	39.392	39.683	41.042	46.133	50.592	55.608	59.650	62.483	71.742	84.175	93.742	97.150	99.292	103.583	106.150	101.200	104.242	107.558	112.917	118.817	121.908	124.617	127.517	131.392	136.267	140.025	140.967	137.900	140.475	149.125	150.042	148.767	153.583	159.358	170.192	176.950	180.778	191.039	174.762	188.747	207.641	212.752	212.399	210.994	193.698	189.502	196.635	206.442	205.774	198.661	229.703	265.249	266.372	270.308	272.922	273.036

Adjust private transportation prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Private transportation was 272.922 in the year 2025 and 273.036 in 2026:

273.036 / 272.922 * $20 = $20.01

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.01 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Private transportation).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Private transportation in 1935. In addition to private transportation, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.