According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,791.30% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $27,206,478,144.89 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 $1,518,815,515 in the year 1935 would cost $28,725,293,659.89 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 $1,518,815,515 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 | $1,518,815,515.00 | - |
| 1936 | $1,524,163,456.95 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $1,551,794,490.38 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $1,569,620,963.57 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $1,531,294,046.23 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $1,521,489,485.98 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $1,560,707,726.97 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $1,703,319,512.42 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $1,705,102,159.74 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $1,700,645,541.44 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $1,700,645,541.44 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $1,771,951,434.17 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $1,973,390,581.11 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $2,200,678,114.16 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $2,365,572,991.09 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $2,426,182,999.90 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $2,582,164,640.23 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $2,752,407,459.11 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $2,830,843,941.10 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $2,789,843,052.79 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $2,755,972,753.74 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $2,805,886,878.65 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $2,961,868,518.98 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $3,059,914,121.48 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $3,186,482,081.06 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $3,185,590,757.40 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $3,222,135,027.42 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $3,288,984,301.85 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $3,307,702,098.69 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $3,356,724,899.94 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $3,411,986,966.80 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $3,461,009,768.04 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $3,559,055,370.54 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $3,673,144,798.89 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $3,813,973,937.02 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $4,010,065,142.01 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $4,220,417,525.54 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $4,270,331,650.45 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $4,404,921,522.96 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $4,898,714,830.07 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $5,358,637,838.13 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $5,891,649,386.24 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $6,307,006,211.35 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $6,602,925,666.15 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $7,544,163,450.09 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $8,887,388,204.26 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $9,963,215,860.72 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $10,374,116,067.54 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $10,621,904,044.75 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $11,093,414,260.38 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $11,386,659,744.20 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $10,943,671,885.66 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $11,274,352,963.17 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $11,621,969,190.19 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $12,204,003,539.54 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $12,890,322,757.00 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $13,245,069,573.30 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $13,534,749,762.49 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $13,942,975,998.32 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $14,364,572,089.05 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $14,878,865,840.31 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $15,298,679,283.72 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $15,431,486,508.92 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $15,140,023,672.41 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $15,444,856,363.80 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $16,400,355,326.29 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $16,498,400,928.79 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $16,349,549,877.73 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $16,852,256,421.42 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $17,444,986,654.68 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $18,601,033,440.45 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $19,344,397,372.09 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $19,753,327,753.62 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $20,915,729,677.08 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $19,172,630,389.76 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $20,685,402,730.35 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $22,714,420,821.02 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $23,246,157,776.29 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $23,254,090,556.86 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $23,096,611,492.78 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $21,291,930,653.85 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $20,845,591,418.35 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $21,559,167,313.31 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $22,532,323,397.48 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $22,468,656,148.51 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $21,534,477,647.95 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $24,670,804,946.72 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $28,486,329,786.90 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $28,555,701,507.29 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $28,952,180,097.30 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $29,124,303,609.10 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $28,725,293,659.89 | -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 |