According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,791.30% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $17,017,309,859.15 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 $950,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $17,967,309,859.15 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 $950,000,000 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 | $950,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $953,345,070.42 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $970,627,934.27 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $981,778,169.01 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $957,805,164.32 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $951,672,535.21 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $976,203,051.64 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $1,065,404,929.58 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $1,066,519,953.05 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $1,063,732,394.37 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $1,063,732,394.37 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $1,108,333,333.33 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $1,234,330,985.92 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $1,376,496,478.87 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $1,479,636,150.23 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $1,517,546,948.36 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $1,615,111,502.35 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $1,721,596,244.13 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $1,770,657,277.00 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $1,745,011,737.09 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $1,723,826,291.08 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $1,755,046,948.36 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $1,852,611,502.35 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $1,913,937,793.43 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $1,993,104,460.09 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $1,992,546,948.36 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $2,015,404,929.58 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $2,057,218,309.86 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $2,068,926,056.34 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $2,099,589,201.88 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $2,134,154,929.58 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $2,164,818,075.12 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $2,226,144,366.20 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $2,297,505,868.54 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $2,385,592,723.00 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $2,508,245,305.16 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $2,639,818,075.12 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $2,671,038,732.39 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $2,755,223,004.69 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $3,064,084,507.04 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $3,351,760,563.38 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $3,685,152,582.16 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $3,944,953,051.64 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $4,130,046,948.36 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $4,718,779,342.72 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $5,558,949,530.52 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $6,231,866,197.18 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $6,488,879,107.98 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $6,643,867,370.89 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $6,938,791,079.81 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $7,122,212,441.31 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $6,845,129,107.98 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $7,051,965,962.44 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $7,269,395,539.91 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $7,633,450,704.23 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $8,062,734,741.78 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $8,284,624,413.15 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $8,465,815,727.70 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $8,721,156,103.29 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $8,984,859,154.93 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $9,306,543,427.23 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $9,569,131,455.40 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $9,652,200,704.23 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $9,469,894,366.20 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $9,660,563,380.28 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $10,258,215,962.44 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $10,319,542,253.52 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $10,226,437,793.43 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $10,540,874,413.15 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $10,911,619,718.31 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $11,634,712,441.31 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $12,099,677,230.05 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $12,355,458,039.91 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $13,082,525,821.60 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $11,992,239,143.19 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $12,938,459,213.62 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $14,207,584,507.04 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $14,540,179,284.04 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $14,545,141,138.50 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $14,446,639,964.79 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $13,317,834,800.47 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $13,038,655,223.00 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $13,484,987,969.48 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $14,093,684,859.15 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $14,053,861,795.77 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $13,469,544,894.37 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $15,431,278,169.01 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $17,817,840,962.44 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $17,861,232,100.94 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $18,109,224,471.83 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $18,216,885,563.38 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $17,967,309,859.15 | -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 |