According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,791.30% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $98,521,267,605.63 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 $5,500,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $104,021,267,605.63 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 $5,500,000,000 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 | $5,500,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $5,519,366,197.18 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $5,619,424,882.63 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $5,683,978,873.24 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $5,545,187,793.43 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $5,509,683,098.59 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $5,651,701,877.93 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $6,168,133,802.82 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $6,174,589,201.88 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $6,158,450,704.23 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $6,158,450,704.23 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $6,416,666,666.67 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $7,146,126,760.56 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $7,969,190,140.85 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $8,566,314,553.99 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $8,785,798,122.07 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $9,350,645,539.91 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $9,967,136,150.23 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $10,251,173,708.92 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $10,102,699,530.52 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $9,980,046,948.36 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $10,160,798,122.07 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $10,725,645,539.91 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $11,080,692,488.26 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $11,539,025,821.60 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $11,535,798,122.07 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $11,668,133,802.82 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $11,910,211,267.61 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $11,977,992,957.75 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $12,155,516,431.92 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $12,355,633,802.82 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $12,533,157,277.00 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $12,888,204,225.35 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $13,301,349,765.26 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $13,811,326,291.08 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $14,521,420,187.79 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $15,283,157,277.00 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $15,463,908,450.70 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $15,951,291,079.81 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $17,739,436,619.72 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $19,404,929,577.46 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $21,335,093,896.71 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $22,839,201,877.93 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $23,910,798,122.07 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $27,319,248,826.29 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $32,183,392,018.78 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $36,079,225,352.11 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $37,567,194,835.68 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $38,464,495,305.16 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $40,171,948,356.81 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $41,233,861,502.35 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $39,629,694,835.68 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $40,827,171,361.50 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $42,085,974,178.40 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $44,193,661,971.83 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $46,678,990,610.33 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $47,963,615,023.47 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $49,012,617,370.89 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $50,490,903,755.87 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $52,017,605,633.80 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $53,879,988,262.91 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $55,400,234,741.78 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $55,881,161,971.83 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $54,825,704,225.35 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $55,929,577,464.79 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $59,389,671,361.50 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $59,744,718,309.86 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $59,205,692,488.26 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $61,026,115,023.47 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $63,172,535,211.27 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $67,358,861,502.35 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $70,050,762,910.80 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $71,531,599,178.40 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $75,740,938,967.14 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $69,428,752,934.27 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $74,906,869,131.46 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $82,254,436,619.72 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $84,179,985,328.64 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $84,208,711,854.46 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $83,638,441,901.41 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $77,103,254,107.98 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $75,486,951,291.08 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $78,070,982,981.22 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $81,595,017,605.63 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $81,364,463,028.17 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $77,981,575,704.23 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $89,338,978,873.24 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $103,155,921,361.50 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $103,407,133,215.96 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $104,842,878,521.13 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $105,466,179,577.46 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $104,021,267,605.63 | -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 |