According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $13,338,810,670.43 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 $734,120,651 in the year 1935 would cost $14,072,931,321.43 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 $734,120,651 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 | $734,120,651.00 | - |
| 1936 | $737,567,226.83 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $752,732,160.46 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $755,834,078.71 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $739,290,514.74 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $735,154,623.75 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $763,071,887.94 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $828,212,171.06 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $823,042,307.32 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $822,008,334.57 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $822,008,334.57 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $871,639,026.47 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $954,038,700.84 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $1,063,798,884.85 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $1,143,335,250.07 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $1,172,763,705.20 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $1,247,925,570.33 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $1,330,245,708.34 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $1,368,423,163.65 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $1,348,539,072.34 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $1,332,234,117.47 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $1,356,095,027.04 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $1,431,654,574.00 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $1,478,978,711.30 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $1,540,221,712.53 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $1,539,824,030.70 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $1,557,322,031.05 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $1,589,931,940.79 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $1,598,680,940.96 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $1,622,541,850.53 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $1,649,186,532.88 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $1,672,649,760.62 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $1,720,371,579.75 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $1,775,251,671.76 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $1,843,652,945.85 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $1,938,301,220.46 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $2,040,107,767.95 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $2,063,968,677.51 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $2,129,188,497.00 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $2,367,797,592.66 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $2,590,101,733.46 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $2,847,799,556.78 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $3,048,628,878.96 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $3,191,396,654.54 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $3,646,344,663.61 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $4,295,759,085.65 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $4,815,926,914.20 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $5,014,370,145.43 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $5,134,072,375.09 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $5,361,944,061.45 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $5,503,518,791.54 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $5,289,565,969.10 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $5,449,434,063.19 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $5,617,653,475.64 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $5,898,814,526.70 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $6,230,481,169.67 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $6,401,882,036.73 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $6,541,866,039.52 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $6,739,513,907.09 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $6,943,127,002.06 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $7,191,678,143.38 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $7,394,495,874.70 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $7,458,920,330.53 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $7,318,140,964.09 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $7,465,283,239.75 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $7,926,991,839.86 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $7,974,713,658.99 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $7,902,733,248.47 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $8,145,716,844.22 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $8,432,047,759.02 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $8,990,790,724.71 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $9,350,295,095.51 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $9,547,787,867.18 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $10,109,632,751.10 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $9,267,104,034.31 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $9,998,305,700.70 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $10,979,032,828.89 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $11,236,046,639.47 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $11,239,884,269.09 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $11,163,763,990.76 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $10,291,472,766.09 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $10,075,734,352.25 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $10,420,639,823.21 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $10,891,017,887.14 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $10,860,241,290.61 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $10,408,705,391.61 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $11,924,652,605.47 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $13,768,890,143.61 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $13,802,418,698.36 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $13,994,057,593.55 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $14,072,931,321.43 | 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 |