According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,791.30% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $179,129,585,041.97 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 $10,000,000,423 in the year 1935 would cost $189,129,585,464.97 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 $10,000,000,423 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 | $10,000,000,423.00 | - |
| 1936 | $10,035,211,692.10 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $10,217,136,582.42 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $10,334,507,479.40 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $10,082,160,050.89 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $10,017,606,057.55 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $10,275,822,030.91 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $11,214,789,206.78 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $11,226,526,296.48 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $11,197,183,572.23 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $11,197,183,572.23 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $11,666,667,160.17 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $12,992,958,296.08 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $14,489,437,232.62 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $15,575,118,029.72 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $15,974,179,079.46 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $17,001,174,428.07 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $18,122,066,494.26 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $18,638,498,440.99 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $18,368,545,377.93 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $18,145,540,673.66 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $18,474,179,185.21 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $19,501,174,533.82 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $20,146,714,467.23 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $20,980,047,835.81 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $20,974,179,290.96 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $21,214,789,629.78 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $21,654,930,493.47 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $21,778,169,935.30 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $22,100,939,902.01 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $22,464,789,682.65 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $22,787,559,649.36 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $23,433,099,582.77 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $24,184,273,323.46 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $25,111,503,409.63 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $26,402,583,276.45 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $27,787,559,860.86 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $28,116,198,372.41 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $29,002,348,644.64 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $32,253,522,491.08 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $35,281,691,633.26 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $38,791,081,453.07 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $41,525,823,352.79 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $43,474,180,242.71 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $49,671,363,603.45 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $58,515,260,691.16 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $65,598,594,324.12 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $68,303,993,499.59 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $69,935,448,967.66 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $73,039,909,192.87 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $74,970,660,448.25 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $72,053,993,658.21 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $74,231,223,797.26 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $76,519,956,288.44 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $80,352,116,074.95 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $84,870,895,608.82 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $87,206,576,458.79 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $89,113,853,534.77 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $91,801,647,075.70 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $94,577,468,789.36 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $97,963,619,167.34 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $100,727,703,791.30 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $101,602,116,973.83 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $99,683,102,808.14 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $101,690,145,146.56 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $107,981,225,224.88 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $108,626,765,158.29 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $107,646,718,168.48 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $110,956,577,463.42 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $114,859,159,788.12 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $122,470,662,457.50 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $127,365,028,861.72 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $130,057,458,553.07 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $137,710,803,947.23 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $126,234,101,583.83 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $136,194,313,272.76 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $149,553,527,452.87 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $153,054,525,253.55 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $153,106,755,302.71 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $152,069,900,798.75 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $140,187,740,671.73 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $137,249,008,153.05 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $141,947,247,788.41 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $148,354,583,740.19 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $147,935,393,581.61 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $141,784,689,096.08 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $162,434,513,913.23 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $187,556,228,590.91 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $188,012,977,436.52 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $190,623,423,556.33 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $191,756,698,252.15 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $189,129,585,464.97 | -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 |