According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $5,363,945,557.86 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 $295,212,467 in the year 1935 would cost $5,659,158,024.86 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 $295,212,467 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 | $295,212,467.00 | - |
| 1936 | $296,598,441.02 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $302,696,726.73 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $303,944,103.35 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $297,291,428.04 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $295,628,259.21 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $306,854,648.80 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $333,049,557.84 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $330,970,596.81 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $330,554,804.60 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $330,554,804.60 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $350,512,830.54 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $383,648,271.04 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $427,786,213.01 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $459,770,228.94 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $471,604,314.83 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $501,829,209.88 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $534,932,666.37 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $550,284,994.01 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $542,288,990.03 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $535,732,266.77 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $545,327,471.54 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $575,712,286.67 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $594,742,776.15 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $619,370,468.41 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $619,210,548.33 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $626,247,031.84 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $639,360,478.37 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $642,878,720.12 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $652,473,924.90 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $663,188,570.23 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $672,623,854.93 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $691,814,264.49 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $713,883,235.48 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $741,389,489.17 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $779,450,468.12 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $820,390,008.51 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $829,985,213.29 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $856,212,106.35 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $952,164,154.13 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $1,041,559,478.64 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $1,145,187,690.24 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $1,225,947,330.46 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $1,283,358,639.04 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $1,466,307,210.14 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $1,727,456,700.18 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $1,936,632,164.34 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $2,016,432,284.08 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $2,064,568,228.04 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $2,156,202,433.67 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $2,213,133,982.02 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $2,127,096,979.18 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $2,191,384,851.19 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $2,259,031,044.88 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $2,372,094,541.18 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $2,505,467,887.59 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $2,574,393,441.91 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $2,630,685,309.94 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $2,710,165,589.52 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $2,792,044,670.29 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $2,891,994,720.06 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $2,973,553,960.67 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $2,999,461,013.57 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $2,942,849,305.38 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $3,002,019,734.85 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $3,187,686,947.30 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $3,206,877,356.85 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $3,177,931,822.44 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $3,275,642,991.09 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $3,390,785,448.43 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $3,615,473,160.31 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $3,760,040,912.30 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $3,839,458,823.04 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $4,065,393,911.55 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $3,726,587,230.84 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $4,020,625,884.46 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $4,415,006,392.04 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $4,518,359,541.10 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $4,519,902,769.87 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $4,489,292,467.43 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $4,138,517,367.96 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $4,051,762,323.96 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $4,190,459,409.82 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $4,379,612,880.01 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $4,367,236,665.05 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $4,185,660,208.23 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $4,795,269,154.99 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $5,536,893,726.68 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $5,550,376,588.59 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $5,627,440,475.76 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $5,659,158,024.86 | 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 |