According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,791.30% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $141,512,366,197.18 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 $7,900,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $149,412,366,197.18 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 $7,900,000,000 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 | $7,900,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $7,927,816,901.41 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $8,071,537,558.69 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $8,164,260,563.38 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $7,964,906,103.29 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $7,913,908,450.70 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $8,117,899,061.03 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $8,859,683,098.59 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $8,868,955,399.06 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $8,845,774,647.89 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $8,845,774,647.89 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $9,216,666,666.67 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $10,264,436,619.72 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $11,446,654,929.58 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $12,304,342,723.00 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $12,619,600,938.97 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $13,430,927,230.05 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $14,316,431,924.88 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $14,724,413,145.54 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $14,511,150,234.74 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $14,334,976,525.82 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $14,594,600,938.97 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $15,405,927,230.05 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $15,915,903,755.87 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $16,574,237,089.20 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $16,569,600,938.97 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $16,759,683,098.59 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $17,107,394,366.20 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $17,204,753,521.13 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $17,459,741,784.04 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $17,747,183,098.59 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $18,002,171,361.50 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $18,512,147,887.32 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $19,105,575,117.37 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $19,838,086,854.46 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $20,858,039,906.10 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $21,952,171,361.50 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $22,211,795,774.65 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $22,911,854,460.09 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $25,480,281,690.14 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $27,872,535,211.27 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $30,644,953,051.64 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $32,805,399,061.03 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $34,344,600,938.97 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $39,240,375,586.85 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $46,227,053,990.61 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $51,822,887,323.94 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $53,960,152,582.16 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $55,249,002,347.42 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $57,701,525,821.60 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $59,226,819,248.83 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $56,922,652,582.16 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $58,642,664,319.25 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $60,450,762,910.80 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $63,478,169,014.08 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $67,048,004,694.84 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $68,893,192,488.26 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $70,399,941,314.55 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $72,523,298,122.07 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $74,716,197,183.10 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $77,391,255,868.54 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $79,574,882,629.11 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $80,265,669,014.08 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $78,749,647,887.32 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $80,335,211,267.61 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $85,305,164,319.25 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $85,815,140,845.07 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $85,040,903,755.87 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $87,655,692,488.26 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $90,738,732,394.37 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $96,751,819,248.83 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $100,618,368,544.60 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $102,745,387,910.80 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $108,791,530,516.43 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $99,724,936,032.86 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $107,593,502,934.27 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $118,147,281,690.14 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $120,913,069,835.68 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $120,954,331,572.77 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $120,135,216,549.30 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $110,748,310,446.01 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $108,426,711,854.46 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $112,138,321,009.39 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $117,200,116,197.18 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $116,868,955,985.92 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $112,009,899,647.89 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $128,323,260,563.38 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $148,169,414,319.25 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $148,530,245,892.02 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $150,592,498,239.44 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $151,487,785,211.27 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $149,412,366,197.18 | -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 |