According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,791.30% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $79,354,402,816.90 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 $4,430,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $83,784,402,816.90 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 $4,430,000,000 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 | $4,430,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $4,445,598,591.55 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $4,526,191,314.55 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $4,578,186,619.72 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $4,466,396,713.62 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $4,437,799,295.77 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $4,552,188,967.14 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $4,968,151,408.45 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $4,973,350,938.97 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $4,960,352,112.68 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $4,960,352,112.68 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $5,168,333,333.33 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $5,755,880,281.69 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $6,418,820,422.54 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $6,899,776,995.31 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $7,076,561,032.86 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $7,531,519,953.05 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $8,028,075,117.37 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $8,256,854,460.09 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $8,137,265,258.22 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $8,038,474,178.40 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $8,184,061,032.86 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $8,639,019,953.05 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $8,924,994,131.46 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $9,294,160,798.12 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $9,291,561,032.86 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $9,398,151,408.45 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $9,593,133,802.82 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $9,647,728,873.24 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $9,790,715,962.44 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $9,951,901,408.45 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $10,094,888,497.65 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $10,380,862,676.06 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $10,713,632,629.11 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $11,124,395,539.91 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $11,696,343,896.71 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $12,309,888,497.65 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $12,455,475,352.11 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $12,848,039,906.10 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $14,288,309,859.15 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $15,629,788,732.39 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $17,184,448,356.81 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $18,395,938,967.14 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $19,259,061,032.86 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $22,004,413,145.54 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $25,922,259,389.67 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $29,060,176,056.34 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $30,258,667,840.38 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $30,981,402,582.16 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $32,356,678,403.76 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $33,212,001,173.71 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $31,919,917,840.38 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $32,884,430,751.17 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $33,898,339,201.88 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $35,595,985,915.49 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $37,597,805,164.32 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $38,632,511,737.09 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $39,477,435,446.01 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $40,668,127,934.27 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $41,897,816,901.41 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $43,397,881,455.40 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $44,622,370,892.02 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $45,009,735,915.49 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $44,159,612,676.06 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $45,048,732,394.37 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $47,835,680,751.17 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $48,121,654,929.58 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $47,687,494,131.46 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $49,153,761,737.09 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $50,882,605,633.80 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $54,254,501,173.71 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $56,422,705,399.06 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $57,615,451,701.88 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $61,005,883,568.08 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $55,921,704,636.15 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $60,334,078,227.70 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $66,252,209,859.15 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $67,803,151,819.25 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $67,826,289,730.05 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $67,366,963,204.23 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $62,103,166,490.61 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $60,801,308,039.91 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $62,882,628,110.33 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $65,721,077,816.90 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $65,535,376,584.51 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $62,810,614,612.68 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $71,958,486,619.72 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $83,087,405,751.17 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $83,289,745,481.22 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $84,446,173,063.38 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $84,948,213,732.39 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $83,784,402,816.90 | -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 |