According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $6,468,441,654.93 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 $356,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $6,824,441,654.93 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 $356,000,000 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 | $356,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $357,671,361.50 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $365,025,352.11 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $366,529,577.46 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $358,507,042.25 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $356,501,408.45 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $370,039,436.62 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $401,628,169.01 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $399,121,126.76 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $398,619,718.31 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $398,619,718.31 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $422,687,323.94 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $462,645,720.48 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $515,872,156.01 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $554,442,036.84 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $568,712,892.74 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $605,161,430.12 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $645,081,256.77 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $663,594,799.57 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $653,952,329.36 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $646,045,503.79 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $657,616,468.04 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $694,257,854.82 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $717,206,933.91 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $746,905,742.15 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $746,712,892.74 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $755,198,266.52 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $771,011,917.66 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $775,254,604.55 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $786,825,568.80 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $799,746,478.87 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $811,124,593.72 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $834,266,522.21 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $860,879,739.98 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $894,049,837.49 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $939,947,995.67 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $989,317,443.12 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $1,000,888,407.37 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $1,032,515,709.64 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $1,148,225,352.11 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $1,256,028,169.01 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $1,380,994,582.88 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $1,478,383,531.96 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $1,547,616,468.04 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $1,768,236,186.35 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $2,083,159,263.27 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $2,335,406,283.86 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $2,431,638,136.51 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $2,489,685,807.15 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $2,600,188,515.71 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $2,668,842,903.58 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $2,565,089,924.16 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $2,642,615,384.62 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $2,724,190,682.56 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $2,860,535,211.27 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $3,021,371,614.30 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $3,104,489,707.48 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $3,172,372,697.72 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $3,268,218,851.57 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $3,366,957,746.48 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $3,487,488,624.05 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $3,585,841,820.15 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $3,617,083,423.62 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $3,548,814,734.56 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $3,620,169,014.08 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $3,844,067,172.26 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $3,867,209,100.76 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $3,832,303,358.61 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $3,950,134,344.53 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $4,088,985,915.49 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $4,359,939,328.28 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $4,534,275,189.60 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $4,630,046,132.18 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $4,902,503,770.31 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $4,493,933,022.75 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $4,848,517,508.13 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $5,324,105,352.11 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $5,448,740,065.01 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $5,450,601,061.76 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $5,413,687,757.31 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $4,990,684,160.35 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $4,886,065,287.11 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $5,053,321,646.80 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $5,281,423,921.99 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $5,266,499,306.61 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $5,047,534,236.19 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $5,782,668,450.70 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $6,677,001,776.81 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $6,693,260,910.08 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $6,786,193,109.43 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $6,824,441,654.93 | 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 |