According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,791.30% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $11,750,900,281.69 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2026:Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.28% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $656,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $12,406,900,281.69 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 $656,000,000 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 | $656,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $658,309,859.15 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $670,244,131.46 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $677,943,661.97 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $661,389,671.36 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $657,154,929.58 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $674,093,896.71 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $735,690,140.85 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $736,460,093.90 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $734,535,211.27 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $734,535,211.27 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $765,333,333.33 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $852,338,028.17 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $950,507,042.25 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $1,021,727,699.53 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $1,047,906,103.29 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $1,115,276,995.31 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $1,188,807,511.74 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $1,222,685,446.01 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $1,204,976,525.82 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $1,190,347,417.84 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $1,211,906,103.29 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $1,279,276,995.31 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $1,321,624,413.15 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $1,376,291,079.81 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $1,375,906,103.29 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $1,391,690,140.85 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $1,420,563,380.28 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $1,428,647,887.32 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $1,449,821,596.24 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $1,473,690,140.85 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $1,494,863,849.77 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $1,537,211,267.61 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $1,586,488,262.91 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $1,647,314,553.99 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $1,732,009,389.67 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $1,822,863,849.77 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $1,844,422,535.21 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $1,902,553,990.61 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $2,115,830,985.92 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $2,314,478,873.24 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $2,544,694,835.68 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $2,724,093,896.71 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $2,851,906,103.29 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $3,258,441,314.55 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $3,838,600,938.97 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $4,303,267,605.63 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $4,480,741,784.04 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $4,587,765,258.22 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $4,791,417,840.38 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $4,918,075,117.37 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $4,726,741,784.04 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $4,869,568,075.12 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $5,019,708,920.19 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $5,271,098,591.55 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $5,567,530,516.43 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $5,720,751,173.71 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $5,845,868,544.60 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $6,022,187,793.43 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $6,204,281,690.14 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $6,426,413,145.54 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $6,607,737,089.20 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $6,665,098,591.55 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $6,539,211,267.61 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $6,670,873,239.44 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $7,083,568,075.12 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $7,125,915,492.96 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $7,061,624,413.15 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $7,278,751,173.71 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $7,534,760,563.38 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $8,034,075,117.37 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $8,355,145,539.91 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $8,531,768,920.19 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $9,033,828,356.81 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $8,280,956,713.62 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $8,934,346,572.77 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $9,810,710,985.92 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $10,040,376,431.92 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $10,043,802,723.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $9,975,785,070.42 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $9,196,315,399.06 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $9,003,534,553.99 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $9,311,739,061.03 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $9,732,060,281.69 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $9,704,561,408.45 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $9,301,075,211.27 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $10,655,703,661.97 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $12,303,688,075.12 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $12,333,650,798.12 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $12,504,896,056.34 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $12,579,238,873.24 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $12,406,900,281.69 | -1.37%* |
* 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 | 272.295 | 268.564 |