According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,819.82% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $15,099,079,260.56 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 $829,700,000 in the year 1935 would cost $15,928,779,260.56 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 $829,700,000 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 | $829,700,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $832,621,478.87 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $847,715,786.38 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $857,454,049.30 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $836,516,784.04 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $831,160,739.44 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $852,584,917.84 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $930,491,021.13 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $931,464,847.42 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $929,030,281.69 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $929,030,281.69 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $967,983,333.33 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $1,078,025,704.23 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $1,202,188,556.34 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $1,292,267,488.26 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $1,325,377,582.16 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $1,410,587,382.63 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $1,503,587,793.43 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $1,546,436,150.23 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $1,524,038,145.54 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $1,505,535,446.01 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $1,532,802,582.16 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $1,618,012,382.63 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $1,671,572,828.64 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $1,740,714,495.31 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $1,740,227,582.16 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $1,760,191,021.13 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $1,796,709,507.04 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $1,806,934,683.10 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $1,833,714,906.10 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $1,863,903,521.13 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $1,890,683,744.13 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $1,944,244,190.14 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $2,006,569,072.77 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $2,083,501,349.77 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $2,190,622,241.78 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $2,305,533,744.13 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $2,332,800,880.28 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $2,406,324,765.26 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $2,676,074,647.89 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $2,927,321,830.99 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $3,218,495,892.02 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $3,445,397,417.84 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $3,607,052,582.16 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $4,121,232,863.85 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $4,855,010,974.18 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $5,442,715,140.85 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $5,667,182,100.94 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $5,802,543,955.40 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $6,060,121,009.39 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $6,220,315,434.27 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $5,978,319,600.94 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $6,158,964,377.93 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $6,348,860,504.69 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $6,666,814,788.73 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $7,041,737,910.80 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $7,235,529,342.72 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $7,393,776,115.02 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $7,616,782,335.68 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $7,847,092,253.52 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $8,128,041,138.50 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $8,357,377,230.05 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $8,429,927,288.73 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $8,270,706,690.14 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $8,437,230,985.92 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $8,959,201,877.93 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $9,012,762,323.94 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $8,931,447,828.64 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $9,206,066,842.72 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $9,529,864,084.51 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $10,161,390,434.27 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $10,567,475,997.65 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $10,790,866,879.69 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $11,425,864,920.19 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $10,473,642,965.38 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $11,300,041,694.25 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $12,408,455,647.89 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $12,698,933,423.12 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $12,703,266,950.12 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $12,617,239,135.56 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $11,631,376,351.53 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $11,387,549,724.77 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $11,777,362,650.82 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $12,308,979,292.25 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $12,274,199,086.27 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $11,763,875,156.69 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $13,477,191,049.30 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $15,561,539,627.93 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $15,599,436,078.05 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $15,816,024,783.45 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $15,929,517,597.95 | 0.72% |
| 2026 | $15,928,779,260.56 | 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 |