According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $2,118,948,143.07 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 $116,619,362 in the year 1935 would cost $2,235,567,505.07 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 $116,619,362 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 | $116,619,362.00 | - |
| 1936 | $117,166,870.74 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $119,575,909.21 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $120,068,667.07 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $117,440,625.11 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $116,783,614.62 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $121,218,435.43 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $131,566,350.65 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $130,745,087.54 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $130,580,834.92 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $130,580,834.92 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $138,464,960.80 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $151,554,631.33 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $168,990,678.95 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $181,625,496.07 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $186,300,378.41 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $198,240,280.58 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $211,317,316.30 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $217,382,028.52 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $214,223,324.24 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $211,633,186.73 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $215,423,631.86 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $227,426,708.13 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $234,944,424.31 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $244,673,233.49 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $244,610,059.41 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $247,389,719.17 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $252,569,994.19 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $253,959,824.07 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $257,750,269.21 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $261,982,932.94 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $265,710,203.99 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $273,291,094.26 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $282,009,118.08 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $292,875,060.80 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $307,910,493.17 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $324,083,059.08 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $327,873,504.21 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $338,234,054.25 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $376,138,505.61 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $411,452,819.45 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $452,389,626.91 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $484,292,540.14 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $506,972,036.86 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $579,243,190.78 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $682,406,472.55 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $765,038,176.50 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $796,562,045.21 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $815,577,444.97 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $851,776,196.02 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $874,266,170.49 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $840,278,512.44 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $865,674,494.85 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $892,397,133.05 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $937,061,211.56 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $989,748,398.95 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $1,016,976,429.84 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $1,039,213,707.96 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $1,070,611,228.50 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $1,102,956,360.32 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $1,142,440,163.82 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $1,174,658,947.47 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $1,184,893,149.33 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $1,162,529,523.04 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $1,185,903,934.70 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $1,259,249,048.07 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $1,266,829,938.35 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $1,255,395,428.85 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $1,293,994,795.15 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $1,339,480,136.77 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $1,428,239,727.03 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $1,485,349,100.40 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $1,516,721,983.05 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $1,605,974,331.17 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $1,472,133,713.44 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $1,588,289,377.65 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $1,744,083,621.87 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $1,784,911,769.90 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $1,785,521,399.83 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $1,773,429,248.10 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $1,634,860,681.81 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $1,600,589,372.11 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $1,655,379,624.81 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $1,730,101,933.24 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $1,725,212,890.76 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $1,653,483,770.50 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $1,894,300,857.81 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $2,187,268,784.51 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $2,192,594,991.66 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $2,223,037,951.77 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $2,235,567,505.07 | 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 |