According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,819.82% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $540,487,711,267.61 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2026: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.30% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $29,700,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $570,187,711,267.61 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.54% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $29,700,000,000 beginning in 1935. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | $29,700,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $29,804,577,464.79 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $30,344,894,366.20 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $30,693,485,915.49 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $29,944,014,084.51 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $29,752,288,732.39 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $30,519,190,140.85 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $33,307,922,535.21 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $33,342,781,690.14 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $33,255,633,802.82 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $33,255,633,802.82 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $34,650,000,000.00 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $38,589,084,507.04 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $43,033,626,760.56 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $46,258,098,591.55 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $47,443,309,859.15 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $50,493,485,915.49 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $53,822,535,211.27 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $55,356,338,028.17 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $54,554,577,464.79 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $53,892,253,521.13 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $54,868,309,859.15 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $57,918,485,915.49 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $59,835,739,436.62 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $62,310,739,436.62 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $62,293,309,859.15 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $63,007,922,535.21 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $64,315,140,845.07 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $64,681,161,971.83 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $65,639,788,732.39 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $66,720,422,535.21 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $67,679,049,295.77 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $69,596,302,816.90 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $71,827,288,732.39 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $74,581,161,971.83 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $78,415,669,014.08 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $82,529,049,295.77 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $83,505,105,633.80 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $86,136,971,830.99 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $95,792,957,746.48 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $104,786,619,718.31 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $115,209,507,042.25 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $123,331,690,140.85 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $129,118,309,859.15 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $147,523,943,661.97 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $173,790,316,901.41 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $194,827,816,901.41 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $202,862,852,112.68 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $207,708,274,647.89 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $216,928,521,126.76 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $222,662,852,112.68 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $214,000,352,112.68 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $220,466,725,352.11 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $227,264,260,563.38 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $238,645,774,647.89 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $252,066,549,295.77 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $259,003,521,126.76 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $264,668,133,802.82 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $272,650,880,281.69 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $280,895,070,422.54 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $290,951,936,619.72 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $299,161,267,605.63 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $301,758,274,647.89 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $296,058,802,816.90 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $302,019,718,309.86 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $320,704,225,352.11 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $322,621,478,873.24 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $319,710,739,436.62 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $329,541,021,126.76 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $341,131,690,140.85 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $363,737,852,112.68 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $378,274,119,718.31 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $386,270,635,563.38 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $409,001,070,422.54 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $374,915,265,845.07 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $404,497,093,309.86 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $444,173,957,746.48 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $454,571,920,774.65 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $454,727,044,014.08 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $451,647,586,267.61 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $416,357,572,183.10 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $407,629,536,971.83 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $421,583,308,098.59 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $440,613,095,070.42 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $439,368,100,352.11 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $421,100,508,802.82 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $482,430,485,915.49 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $557,041,975,352.11 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $558,398,519,366.20 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $566,151,544,014.08 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $570,214,140,845.07 | 0.72% |
| 2026 | $570,187,711,267.61 | 0.00%* |
* 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 | 2025 | 2026 |
| CPI | 14.200 | 14.250 | 14.508 | 14.675 | 14.317 | 14.225 | 14.592 | 15.925 | 15.942 | 15.900 | 15.900 | 16.567 | 18.450 | 20.575 | 22.117 | 22.683 | 24.142 | 25.733 | 26.467 | 26.083 | 25.767 | 26.233 | 27.692 | 28.608 | 29.792 | 29.783 | 30.125 | 30.750 | 30.925 | 31.383 | 31.900 | 32.358 | 33.275 | 34.342 | 35.658 | 37.492 | 39.458 | 39.925 | 41.183 | 45.800 | 50.100 | 55.083 | 58.967 | 61.733 | 70.533 | 83.092 | 93.150 | 96.992 | 99.308 | 103.717 | 106.458 | 102.317 | 105.408 | 108.658 | 114.100 | 120.517 | 123.833 | 126.542 | 130.358 | 134.300 | 139.108 | 143.033 | 144.275 | 141.550 | 144.400 | 153.333 | 154.250 | 152.858 | 157.558 | 163.100 | 173.908 | 180.858 | 184.682 | 195.549 | 179.252 | 193.396 | 212.366 | 217.337 | 217.412 | 215.939 | 199.067 | 194.894 | 201.565 | 210.663 | 210.068 | 201.334 | 230.657 | 266.330 | 266.978 | 270.685 | 272.628 | 272.615 |