According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,819.82% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $13,227,507,167.20 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 $726,856,420 in the year 1935 would cost $13,954,363,587.20 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 $726,856,420 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 | $726,856,420.00 | - |
| 1936 | $729,415,773.59 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $742,639,100.48 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $751,170,279.12 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $732,828,245.05 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $728,136,096.80 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $746,904,689.80 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $815,154,118.91 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $816,007,236.77 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $813,874,442.11 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $813,874,442.11 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $847,999,156.67 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $944,401,475.28 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $1,053,174,002.92 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $1,132,087,405.33 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $1,161,093,412.70 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $1,235,741,225.79 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $1,317,213,981.78 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $1,354,751,167.79 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $1,335,129,456.92 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $1,318,920,217.51 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $1,342,807,517.70 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $1,417,455,330.79 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $1,464,376,813.30 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $1,524,948,181.63 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $1,524,521,622.70 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $1,542,010,538.91 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $1,574,002,458.80 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $1,582,960,196.37 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $1,606,420,937.63 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $1,632,867,591.41 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $1,656,328,332.66 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $1,703,249,815.18 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $1,757,849,358.46 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $1,825,245,669.71 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $1,919,088,634.73 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $2,019,756,542.66 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $2,043,643,842.85 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $2,108,054,241.57 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $2,344,367,889.86 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $2,564,472,298.73 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $2,819,554,540.02 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $3,018,331,002.30 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $3,159,948,567.70 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $3,610,394,799.81 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $4,253,219,110.22 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $4,768,075,741.06 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $4,964,719,408.67 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $5,083,302,791.75 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $5,308,952,466.74 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $5,449,290,355.34 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $5,237,290,566.17 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $5,395,543,929.92 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $5,561,901,913.37 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $5,840,444,895.92 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $6,168,895,273.50 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $6,338,665,728.40 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $6,477,297,381.28 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $6,672,661,372.10 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $6,874,423,746.90 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $7,120,548,250.62 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $7,321,457,507.56 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $7,385,014,788.42 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $7,245,530,017.68 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $7,391,413,172.39 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $7,848,684,347.42 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $7,895,605,829.93 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $7,824,370,488.30 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $8,064,949,725.90 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $8,348,611,415.63 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $8,901,858,350.34 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $9,257,608,499.57 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $9,453,309,471.94 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $10,009,597,771.83 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $9,175,406,327.79 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $9,899,370,678.24 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $10,870,393,696.46 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $11,124,865,958.48 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $11,128,662,332.97 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $11,053,297,900.88 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $10,189,635,500.23 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $9,976,031,849.48 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $10,317,526,399.20 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $10,783,247,706.67 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $10,752,778,602.16 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $10,305,710,716.79 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $11,806,656,427.32 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $13,632,644,309.57 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $13,665,843,391.24 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $13,855,585,335.34 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $13,955,010,405.66 | 0.72% |
| 2026 | $13,954,363,587.20 | 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 |