According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $6,631,969,674.30 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 $365,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $6,996,969,674.30 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 $365,000,000 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 | $365,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $366,713,615.02 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $374,253,521.13 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $375,795,774.65 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $367,570,422.54 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $365,514,084.51 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $379,394,366.20 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $411,781,690.14 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $409,211,267.61 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $408,697,183.10 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $408,697,183.10 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $433,373,239.44 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $474,341,820.15 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $528,913,867.82 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $568,458,829.90 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $583,090,465.87 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $620,460,455.04 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $661,389,490.79 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $680,371,072.59 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $670,484,832.07 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $662,378,114.84 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $674,241,603.47 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $711,809,317.44 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $735,338,569.88 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $765,788,190.68 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $765,590,465.87 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $774,290,357.53 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $790,503,791.98 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $794,853,737.81 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $806,717,226.44 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $819,964,788.73 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $831,630,552.55 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $855,357,529.79 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $882,643,553.63 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $916,652,221.02 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $963,710,725.89 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $1,014,328,277.36 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $1,026,191,765.98 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $1,058,618,634.89 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $1,177,253,521.13 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $1,287,781,690.14 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $1,415,907,367.28 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $1,515,758,396.53 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $1,586,741,603.47 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $1,812,938,786.57 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $2,135,823,401.95 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $2,394,447,453.95 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $2,493,112,134.34 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $2,552,627,302.28 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $2,665,923,618.63 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $2,736,313,651.14 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $2,629,937,703.14 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $2,709,423,076.92 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $2,793,060,671.72 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $2,932,852,112.68 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $3,097,754,604.55 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $3,182,973,997.83 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $3,252,573,131.09 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $3,350,842,361.86 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $3,452,077,464.79 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $3,575,655,471.29 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $3,676,495,124.59 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $3,708,526,543.88 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $3,638,531,961.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $3,711,690,140.85 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $3,941,248,645.72 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $3,964,975,622.97 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $3,929,187,432.29 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $4,049,997,291.44 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $4,192,359,154.93 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $4,470,162,513.54 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $4,648,905,742.15 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $4,747,097,860.24 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $5,026,443,472.37 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $4,607,543,689.06 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $4,971,092,388.95 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $5,458,703,521.13 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $5,586,489,111.59 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $5,588,397,156.01 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $5,550,550,650.05 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $5,116,853,141.93 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $5,009,589,409.53 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $5,181,074,160.35 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $5,414,943,066.09 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $5,399,641,143.01 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $5,175,140,438.79 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $5,928,859,507.04 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $6,845,802,383.53 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $6,862,472,562.30 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $6,957,754,171.18 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $6,996,969,674.30 | 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 |