According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $21,840,075,475.35 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 $1,202,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $23,042,075,475.35 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 $1,202,000,000 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 | $1,202,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $1,207,643,192.49 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $1,232,473,239.44 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $1,237,552,112.68 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $1,210,464,788.73 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $1,203,692,957.75 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $1,249,402,816.90 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $1,356,059,154.93 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $1,347,594,366.20 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $1,345,901,408.45 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $1,345,901,408.45 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $1,427,163,380.28 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $1,562,079,089.92 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $1,741,793,066.09 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $1,872,020,585.05 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $1,920,204,767.06 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $2,043,269,772.48 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $2,178,055,254.60 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $2,240,564,463.71 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $2,208,007,583.97 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $2,181,310,942.58 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $2,220,379,198.27 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $2,344,095,341.28 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $2,421,580,715.06 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $2,521,855,904.66 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $2,521,204,767.06 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $2,549,854,821.24 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $2,603,248,104.01 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $2,617,573,131.09 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $2,656,641,386.78 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $2,700,267,605.63 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $2,738,684,723.73 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $2,816,821,235.10 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $2,906,678,223.19 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $3,018,673,889.49 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $3,173,644,637.05 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $3,340,335,861.32 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $3,379,404,117.01 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $3,486,190,682.56 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $3,876,873,239.44 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $4,240,859,154.93 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $4,662,796,316.36 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $4,991,620,801.73 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $5,225,379,198.27 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $5,970,280,606.72 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $7,033,588,299.02 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $7,885,276,273.02 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $8,210,193,932.83 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $8,406,186,348.86 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $8,779,288,190.68 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $9,011,093,174.43 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $8,660,781,148.43 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $8,922,538,461.54 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $9,197,969,664.14 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $9,658,323,943.66 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $10,201,372,697.72 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $10,482,013,001.08 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $10,711,213,434.45 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $11,034,828,819.07 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $11,368,211,267.61 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $11,775,172,264.36 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $12,107,252,437.70 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $12,212,736,728.06 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $11,982,234,019.50 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $12,223,154,929.58 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $12,979,125,677.14 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $13,057,262,188.52 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $12,939,406,283.86 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $13,337,251,354.28 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $13,806,070,422.54 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $14,720,918,743.23 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $15,309,547,128.93 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $15,632,908,569.88 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $16,552,835,763.81 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $15,173,335,655.47 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $16,370,556,305.53 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $17,976,333,239.44 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $18,397,150,444.20 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $18,403,433,921.99 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $18,278,799,674.97 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $16,850,568,429.04 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $16,497,332,795.23 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $17,062,057,919.83 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $17,832,223,466.96 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $17,781,831,928.49 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $17,042,517,280.61 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $19,524,627,746.48 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $22,544,258,808.23 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $22,599,156,218.85 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $22,912,932,914.41 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $23,042,075,475.35 | 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 |