According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $9,084,889,964,788.73 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 $500,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $9,584,889,964,788.73 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 $500,000,000,000 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 | $500,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $502,347,417,840.38 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $512,676,056,338.03 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $514,788,732,394.37 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $503,521,126,760.56 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $500,704,225,352.11 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $519,718,309,859.16 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $564,084,507,042.25 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $560,563,380,281.69 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $559,859,154,929.58 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $559,859,154,929.58 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $593,661,971,830.99 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $649,783,315,276.27 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $724,539,544,962.08 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $778,710,725,893.82 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $798,754,062,838.57 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $849,945,828,819.07 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $906,013,001,083.42 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $932,015,167,930.66 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $918,472,372,697.73 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $907,367,280,606.72 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $923,618,634,886.24 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $975,081,256,771.40 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $1,007,313,109,425.79 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $1,049,024,918,743.23 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $1,048,754,062,838.57 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $1,060,671,722,643.55 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $1,082,881,906,825.57 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $1,088,840,736,728.06 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $1,105,092,091,007.58 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $1,123,239,436,619.72 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $1,139,219,934,994.58 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $1,171,722,643,553.63 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $1,209,100,758,396.53 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $1,255,687,973,997.83 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $1,320,151,679,306.61 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $1,389,490,790,899.24 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $1,405,742,145,178.77 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $1,450,162,513,542.80 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $1,612,676,056,338.03 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $1,764,084,507,042.25 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $1,939,599,133,261.11 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $2,076,381,365,113.76 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $2,173,618,634,886.24 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $2,483,477,789,815.82 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $2,925,785,482,123.51 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $3,280,065,005,417.12 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $3,415,222,101,841.82 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $3,496,749,729,144.10 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $3,651,950,162,513.54 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $3,748,374,864,572.05 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $3,602,654,387,865.66 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $3,711,538,461,538.46 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $3,826,110,509,209.10 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $4,017,605,633,802.82 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $4,243,499,458,288.19 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $4,360,238,353,196.10 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $4,455,579,631,635.97 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $4,590,195,016,251.35 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $4,728,873,239,436.62 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $4,898,158,179,848.32 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $5,036,294,691,224.27 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $5,080,173,347,778.98 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $4,984,290,357,529.80 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $5,084,507,042,253.52 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $5,398,970,747,562.30 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $5,431,473,456,121.34 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $5,382,448,537,378.12 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $5,547,941,495,124.60 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $5,742,957,746,478.88 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $6,123,510,292,524.38 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $6,368,364,030,335.86 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $6,502,873,781,148.43 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $6,885,539,003,250.27 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $6,311,703,683,640.30 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $6,809,715,601,300.11 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $7,477,676,056,338.03 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $7,652,724,810,400.87 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $7,655,338,569,880.82 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $7,603,494,041,170.10 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $7,009,387,865,655.47 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $6,862,451,245,937.16 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $7,097,361,863,488.63 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $7,417,730,227,518.96 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $7,396,768,689,057.42 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $7,089,233,477,789.82 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $8,121,725,352,112.68 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $9,377,811,484,290.36 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $9,400,647,345,612.14 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $9,531,170,097,508.13 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $9,584,889,964,788.73 | 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 |