According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $1,144,696,135,563.38 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 $63,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $1,207,696,135,563.38 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 $63,000,000,000 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 | $63,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $63,295,774,647.89 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $64,597,183,098.59 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $64,863,380,281.69 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $63,443,661,971.83 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $63,088,732,394.37 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $65,484,507,042.25 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $71,074,647,887.32 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $70,630,985,915.49 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $70,542,253,521.13 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $70,542,253,521.13 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $74,801,408,450.70 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $81,872,697,724.81 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $91,291,982,665.22 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $98,117,551,462.62 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $100,643,011,917.66 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $107,093,174,431.20 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $114,157,638,136.51 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $117,433,911,159.26 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $115,727,518,959.91 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $114,328,277,356.45 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $116,375,947,995.67 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $122,860,238,353.20 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $126,921,451,787.65 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $132,177,139,761.65 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $132,143,011,917.66 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $133,644,637,053.09 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $136,443,120,260.02 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $137,193,932,827.74 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $139,241,603,466.96 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $141,528,169,014.08 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $143,541,711,809.32 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $147,637,053,087.76 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $152,346,695,557.96 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $158,216,684,723.73 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $166,339,111,592.63 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $175,075,839,653.30 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $177,123,510,292.52 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $182,720,476,706.39 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $203,197,183,098.59 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $222,274,647,887.32 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $244,389,490,790.90 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $261,624,052,004.33 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $273,875,947,995.67 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $312,918,201,516.79 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $368,648,970,747.56 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $413,288,190,682.56 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $430,317,984,832.07 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $440,590,465,872.16 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $460,145,720,476.71 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $472,295,232,936.08 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $453,934,452,871.07 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $467,653,846,153.85 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $482,089,924,160.35 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $506,218,309,859.16 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $534,680,931,744.31 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $549,390,032,502.71 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $561,403,033,586.13 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $578,364,572,047.67 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $595,838,028,169.01 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $617,167,930,660.89 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $634,573,131,094.26 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $640,101,841,820.15 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $628,020,585,048.75 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $640,647,887,323.94 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $680,270,314,192.85 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $684,365,655,471.29 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $678,188,515,709.64 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $699,040,628,385.70 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $723,612,676,056.34 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $771,562,296,858.07 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $802,413,867,822.32 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $819,362,096,424.70 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $867,577,914,409.53 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $795,274,664,138.68 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $858,024,165,763.81 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $942,187,183,098.59 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $964,243,326,110.51 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $964,572,659,804.98 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $958,040,249,187.43 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $883,182,871,072.59 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $864,668,856,988.08 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $894,267,594,799.57 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $934,634,008,667.39 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $931,992,854,821.24 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $893,243,418,201.52 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $1,023,337,394,366.20 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $1,181,604,247,020.59 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $1,184,481,565,547.13 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $1,200,927,432,286.02 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $1,207,696,135,563.38 | 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 |