According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $14,535,823,943,661.97 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 $800,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $15,335,823,943,661.97 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 $800,000,000,000 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 | $800,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $803,755,868,544.60 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $820,281,690,140.85 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $823,661,971,830.99 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $805,633,802,816.90 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $801,126,760,563.38 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $831,549,295,774.65 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $902,535,211,267.61 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $896,901,408,450.70 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $895,774,647,887.32 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $895,774,647,887.32 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $949,859,154,929.58 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $1,039,653,304,442.04 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $1,159,263,271,939.33 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $1,245,937,161,430.12 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $1,278,006,500,541.71 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $1,359,913,326,110.51 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $1,449,620,801,733.48 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $1,491,224,268,689.06 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $1,469,555,796,316.36 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $1,451,787,648,970.75 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $1,477,789,815,817.99 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $1,560,130,010,834.24 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $1,611,700,975,081.26 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $1,678,439,869,989.17 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $1,678,006,500,541.71 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $1,697,074,756,229.69 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $1,732,611,050,920.91 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $1,742,145,178,764.90 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $1,768,147,345,612.13 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $1,797,183,098,591.55 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $1,822,751,895,991.33 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $1,874,756,229,685.81 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $1,934,561,213,434.45 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $2,009,100,758,396.53 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $2,112,242,686,890.57 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $2,223,185,265,438.79 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $2,249,187,432,286.02 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $2,320,260,021,668.47 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $2,580,281,690,140.85 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $2,822,535,211,267.61 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $3,103,358,613,217.77 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $3,322,210,184,182.02 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $3,477,789,815,817.99 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $3,973,564,463,705.31 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $4,681,256,771,397.62 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $5,248,104,008,667.39 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $5,464,355,362,946.91 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $5,594,799,566,630.55 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $5,843,120,260,021.67 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $5,997,399,783,315.28 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $5,764,247,020,585.05 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $5,938,461,538,461.54 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $6,121,776,814,734.56 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $6,428,169,014,084.51 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $6,789,599,133,261.11 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $6,976,381,365,113.76 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $7,128,927,410,617.55 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $7,344,312,026,002.17 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $7,566,197,183,098.59 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $7,837,053,087,757.31 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $8,058,071,505,958.83 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $8,128,277,356,446.37 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $7,974,864,572,047.67 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $8,135,211,267,605.63 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $8,638,353,196,099.68 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $8,690,357,529,794.15 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $8,611,917,659,804.98 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $8,876,706,392,199.35 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $9,188,732,394,366.20 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $9,797,616,468,039.00 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $10,189,382,448,537.38 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $10,404,598,049,837.49 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $11,016,862,405,200.43 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $10,098,725,893,824.49 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $10,895,544,962,080.17 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $11,964,281,690,140.85 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $12,244,359,696,641.39 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $12,248,541,711,809.32 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $12,165,590,465,872.16 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $11,215,020,585,048.76 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $10,979,921,993,499.46 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $11,355,778,981,581.80 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $11,868,368,364,030.34 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $11,834,829,902,491.88 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $11,342,773,564,463.71 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $12,994,760,563,380.28 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $15,004,498,374,864.58 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $15,041,035,752,979.42 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $15,249,872,156,013.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $15,335,823,943,661.97 | 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 |