According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,819.82% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $3,639,647,887.32 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 $200,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $3,839,647,887.32 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 $200,000,000 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 | $200,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $200,704,225.35 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $204,342,723.00 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $206,690,140.85 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $201,643,192.49 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $200,352,112.68 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $205,516,431.92 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $224,295,774.65 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $224,530,516.43 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $223,943,661.97 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $223,943,661.97 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $233,333,333.33 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $259,859,154.93 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $289,788,732.39 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $311,502,347.42 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $319,483,568.08 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $340,023,474.18 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $362,441,314.55 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $372,769,953.05 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $367,370,892.02 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $362,910,798.12 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $369,483,568.08 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $390,023,474.18 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $402,934,272.30 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $419,600,938.97 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $419,483,568.08 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $424,295,774.65 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $433,098,591.55 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $435,563,380.28 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $442,018,779.34 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $449,295,774.65 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $455,751,173.71 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $468,661,971.83 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $483,685,446.01 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $502,230,046.95 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $528,051,643.19 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $555,751,173.71 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $562,323,943.66 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $580,046,948.36 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $645,070,422.54 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $705,633,802.82 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $775,821,596.24 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $830,516,431.92 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $869,483,568.08 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $993,427,230.05 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $1,170,305,164.32 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $1,311,971,830.99 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $1,366,079,812.21 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $1,398,708,920.19 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $1,460,798,122.07 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $1,499,413,145.54 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $1,441,079,812.21 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $1,484,624,413.15 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $1,530,399,061.03 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $1,607,042,253.52 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $1,697,417,840.38 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $1,744,131,455.40 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $1,782,276,995.31 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $1,836,032,863.85 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $1,891,549,295.77 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $1,959,272,300.47 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $2,014,553,990.61 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $2,032,042,253.52 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $1,993,661,971.83 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $2,033,802,816.90 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $2,159,624,413.15 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $2,172,535,211.27 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $2,152,934,272.30 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $2,219,131,455.40 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $2,297,183,098.59 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $2,449,413,145.54 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $2,547,300,469.48 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $2,601,149,061.03 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $2,754,215,962.44 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $2,524,681,924.88 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $2,723,886,150.23 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $2,991,070,422.54 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $3,061,090,375.59 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $3,062,134,976.53 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $3,041,397,887.32 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $2,803,754,694.84 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $2,744,980,046.95 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $2,838,944,835.68 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $2,967,091,549.30 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $2,958,707,746.48 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $2,835,693,661.97 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $3,248,690,140.85 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $3,751,124,413.15 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $3,760,259,389.67 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $3,812,468,309.86 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $3,839,825,864.28 | 0.72% |
| 2026 | $3,839,647,887.32 | 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 |