According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,819.82% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $200,180,633,802.82 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2026: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.30% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $11,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $211,180,633,802.82 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 $11,000,000,000 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 | $11,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $11,038,732,394.37 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $11,238,849,765.26 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $11,367,957,746.48 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $11,090,375,586.85 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $11,019,366,197.18 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $11,303,403,755.87 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $12,336,267,605.63 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $12,349,178,403.76 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $12,316,901,408.45 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $12,316,901,408.45 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $12,833,333,333.33 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $14,292,253,521.13 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $15,938,380,281.69 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $17,132,629,107.98 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $17,571,596,244.13 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $18,701,291,079.81 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $19,934,272,300.47 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $20,502,347,417.84 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $20,205,399,061.03 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $19,960,093,896.71 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $20,321,596,244.13 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $21,451,291,079.81 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $22,161,384,976.53 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $23,078,051,643.19 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $23,071,596,244.13 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $23,336,267,605.63 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $23,820,422,535.21 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $23,955,985,915.49 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $24,311,032,863.85 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $24,711,267,605.63 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $25,066,314,553.99 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $25,776,408,450.70 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $26,602,699,530.52 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $27,622,652,582.16 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $29,042,840,375.59 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $30,566,314,553.99 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $30,927,816,901.41 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $31,902,582,159.62 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $35,478,873,239.44 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $38,809,859,154.93 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $42,670,187,793.43 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $45,678,403,755.87 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $47,821,596,244.13 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $54,638,497,652.58 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $64,366,784,037.56 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $72,158,450,704.23 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $75,134,389,671.36 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $76,928,990,610.33 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $80,343,896,713.62 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $82,467,723,004.69 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $79,259,389,671.36 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $81,654,342,723.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $84,171,948,356.81 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $88,387,323,943.66 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $93,357,981,220.66 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $95,927,230,046.95 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $98,025,234,741.78 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $100,981,807,511.74 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $104,035,211,267.61 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $107,759,976,525.82 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $110,800,469,483.57 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $111,762,323,943.66 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $109,651,408,450.70 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $111,859,154,929.58 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $118,779,342,723.00 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $119,489,436,619.72 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $118,411,384,976.53 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $122,052,230,046.95 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $126,345,070,422.54 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $134,717,723,004.69 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $140,101,525,821.60 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $143,063,198,356.81 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $151,481,877,934.27 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $138,857,505,868.54 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $149,813,738,262.91 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $164,508,873,239.44 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $168,359,970,657.28 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $168,417,423,708.92 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $167,276,883,802.82 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $154,206,508,215.96 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $150,973,902,582.16 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $156,141,965,962.44 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $163,190,035,211.27 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $162,728,926,056.34 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $155,963,151,408.45 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $178,677,957,746.48 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $206,311,842,723.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $206,814,266,431.92 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $209,685,757,042.25 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $211,190,422,535.21 | 0.72% |
| 2026 | $211,180,633,802.82 | 0.00%* |
* 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 | 272.628 | 272.615 |