According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $241,658,073,063.38 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.34% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $13,300,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $254,958,073,063.38 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.56% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $13,300,000,000 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 | $13,300,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $13,362,441,314.55 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $13,637,183,098.59 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $13,693,380,281.69 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $13,393,661,971.83 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $13,318,732,394.37 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $13,824,507,042.25 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $15,004,647,887.32 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $14,910,985,915.49 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $14,892,253,521.13 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $14,892,253,521.13 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $15,791,408,450.70 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $17,284,236,186.35 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $19,272,751,895.99 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $20,713,705,308.78 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $21,246,858,071.51 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $22,608,559,046.59 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $24,099,945,828.82 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $24,791,603,466.96 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $24,431,365,113.76 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $24,135,969,664.14 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $24,568,255,687.97 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $25,937,161,430.12 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $26,794,528,710.73 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $27,904,062,838.57 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $27,896,858,071.51 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $28,213,867,822.32 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $28,804,658,721.56 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $28,963,163,596.97 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $29,395,449,620.80 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $29,878,169,014.08 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $30,303,250,270.86 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $31,167,822,318.53 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $32,162,080,173.35 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $33,401,300,108.34 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $35,116,034,669.56 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $36,960,455,037.92 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $37,392,741,061.76 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $38,574,322,860.24 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $42,897,183,098.59 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $46,924,647,887.32 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $51,593,336,944.75 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $55,231,744,312.03 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $57,818,255,687.97 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $66,060,509,209.10 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $77,825,893,824.49 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $87,249,729,144.10 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $90,844,907,908.99 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $93,013,542,795.23 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $97,141,874,322.86 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $99,706,771,397.62 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $95,830,606,717.23 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $98,726,923,076.92 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $101,774,539,544.96 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $106,868,309,859.15 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $112,877,085,590.47 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $115,982,340,195.02 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $118,518,418,201.52 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $122,099,187,432.29 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $125,788,028,169.01 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $130,291,007,583.97 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $133,965,438,786.57 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $135,132,611,050.92 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $132,582,123,510.29 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $135,247,887,323.94 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $143,612,621,885.16 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $144,477,193,932.83 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $143,173,131,094.26 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $147,575,243,770.31 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $152,762,676,056.34 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $162,885,373,781.15 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $169,398,483,206.93 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $172,976,442,578.55 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $183,155,337,486.46 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $167,891,317,984.83 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $181,138,434,994.58 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $198,906,183,098.59 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $203,562,479,956.66 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $203,632,005,958.83 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $202,252,941,495.12 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $186,449,717,226.44 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $182,541,203,141.93 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $188,789,825,568.80 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $197,311,624,052.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $196,754,047,128.93 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $188,573,610,509.21 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $216,037,894,366.20 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $249,449,785,482.12 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $250,057,219,393.28 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $253,529,124,593.72 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $254,958,073,063.38 | 0.56%* |
* 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 |
| CPI | 14.200 | 14.267 | 14.560 | 14.620 | 14.300 | 14.220 | 14.760 | 16.020 | 15.920 | 15.900 | 15.900 | 16.860 | 18.454 | 20.577 | 22.115 | 22.685 | 24.138 | 25.731 | 26.469 | 26.085 | 25.769 | 26.231 | 27.692 | 28.608 | 29.792 | 29.785 | 30.123 | 30.754 | 30.923 | 31.385 | 31.900 | 32.354 | 33.277 | 34.338 | 35.662 | 37.492 | 39.462 | 39.923 | 41.185 | 45.800 | 50.100 | 55.085 | 58.969 | 61.731 | 70.531 | 83.092 | 93.154 | 96.992 | 99.308 | 103.715 | 106.454 | 102.315 | 105.408 | 108.662 | 114.100 | 120.515 | 123.831 | 126.538 | 130.362 | 134.300 | 139.108 | 143.031 | 144.277 | 141.554 | 144.400 | 153.331 | 154.254 | 152.862 | 157.562 | 163.100 | 173.908 | 180.862 | 184.682 | 195.549 | 179.252 | 193.396 | 212.366 | 217.337 | 217.412 | 215.939 | 199.067 | 194.894 | 201.565 | 210.664 | 210.068 | 201.334 | 230.657 | 266.330 | 266.978 | 270.685 | 272.211 |