According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,819.82% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $112,829,084,507.04 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2026: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.30% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $6,200,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $119,029,084,507.04 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 $6,200,000,000 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 | $6,200,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $6,221,830,985.92 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $6,334,624,413.15 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $6,407,394,366.20 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $6,250,938,967.14 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $6,210,915,492.96 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $6,371,009,389.67 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $6,953,169,014.08 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $6,960,446,009.39 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $6,942,253,521.13 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $6,942,253,521.13 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $7,233,333,333.33 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $8,055,633,802.82 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $8,983,450,704.23 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $9,656,572,769.95 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $9,903,990,610.33 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $10,540,727,699.53 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $11,235,680,751.17 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $11,555,868,544.60 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $11,388,497,652.58 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $11,250,234,741.78 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $11,453,990,610.33 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $12,090,727,699.53 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $12,490,962,441.31 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $13,007,629,107.98 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $13,003,990,610.33 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $13,153,169,014.08 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $13,426,056,338.03 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $13,502,464,788.73 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $13,702,582,159.62 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $13,928,169,014.08 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $14,128,286,384.98 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $14,528,521,126.76 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $14,994,248,826.29 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $15,569,131,455.40 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $16,369,600,938.97 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $17,228,286,384.98 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $17,432,042,253.52 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $17,981,455,399.06 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $19,997,183,098.59 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $21,874,647,887.32 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $24,050,469,483.57 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $25,746,009,389.67 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $26,953,990,610.33 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $30,796,244,131.46 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $36,279,460,093.90 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $40,671,126,760.56 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $42,348,474,178.40 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $43,359,976,525.82 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $45,284,741,784.04 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $46,481,807,511.74 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $44,673,474,178.40 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $46,023,356,807.51 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $47,442,370,892.02 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $49,818,309,859.15 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $52,619,953,051.64 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $54,068,075,117.37 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $55,250,586,854.46 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $56,917,018,779.34 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $58,638,028,169.01 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $60,737,441,314.55 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $62,451,173,708.92 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $62,993,309,859.15 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $61,803,521,126.76 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $63,047,887,323.94 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $66,948,356,807.51 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $67,348,591,549.30 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $66,740,962,441.31 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $68,793,075,117.37 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $71,212,676,056.34 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $75,931,807,511.74 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $78,966,314,553.99 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $80,635,620,892.02 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $85,380,694,835.68 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $78,265,139,671.36 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $84,440,470,657.28 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $92,723,183,098.59 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $94,893,801,643.19 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $94,926,184,272.30 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $94,283,334,507.04 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $86,916,395,539.91 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $85,094,381,455.40 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $88,007,289,906.10 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $91,979,838,028.17 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $91,719,940,140.85 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $87,906,503,521.13 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $100,709,394,366.20 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $116,284,856,807.51 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $116,568,041,079.81 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $118,186,517,605.63 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $119,034,601,792.57 | 0.72% |
| 2026 | $119,029,084,507.04 | 0.00%* |
* 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 | 272.628 | 272.615 |