According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $1,003,335.25 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 $55,220 in the year 1935 would cost $1,058,555.25 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 $55,220 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 | $55,220.00 | - |
| 1936 | $55,479.25 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $56,619.94 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $56,853.27 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $55,608.87 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $55,297.77 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $57,397.69 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $62,297.49 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $61,908.62 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $61,830.85 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $61,830.85 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $65,564.03 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $71,762.07 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $80,018.15 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $86,000.81 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $88,214.40 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $93,868.02 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $100,060.08 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $102,931.76 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $101,436.09 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $100,209.64 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $102,004.44 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $107,687.97 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $111,247.66 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $115,854.31 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $115,824.40 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $117,140.59 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $119,593.48 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $120,251.57 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $122,046.37 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $124,050.56 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $125,815.45 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $129,405.05 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $133,533.09 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $138,678.18 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $145,797.55 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $153,455.36 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $155,250.16 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $160,155.95 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $178,103.94 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $194,825.49 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $214,209.33 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $229,315.56 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $240,054.44 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $274,275.29 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $323,123.75 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $362,250.38 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $377,177.13 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $386,181.04 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $403,321.38 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $413,970.52 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $397,877.15 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $409,902.31 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $422,555.64 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $443,704.37 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $468,652.08 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $481,544.72 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $492,074.21 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $506,941.14 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $522,256.76 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $540,952.59 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $556,208.39 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $561,054.34 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $550,465.03 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $561,532.96 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $596,262.33 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $599,851.93 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $594,437.62 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $612,714.66 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $634,252.25 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $676,280.48 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $703,322.12 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $718,177.38 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $760,438.93 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $697,064.55 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $752,064.99 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $825,834.54 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $845,166.93 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $845,455.59 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $839,729.88 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $774,116.80 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $757,889.12 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $783,832.64 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $819,214.13 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $816,899.13 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $782,934.95 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $896,963.35 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $1,035,685.50 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $1,038,207.49 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $1,052,622.43 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $1,058,555.25 | 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 |