According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $31,710,190,649.58 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 $1,745,216,000 in the year 1935 would cost $33,455,406,649.58 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 $1,745,216,000 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 | $1,745,216,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $1,753,409,502.35 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $1,789,460,912.68 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $1,796,835,064.79 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $1,757,506,253.52 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $1,747,674,050.70 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $1,814,041,419.72 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $1,968,898,614.08 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $1,956,608,360.56 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $1,954,150,309.86 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $1,954,150,309.86 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $2,072,136,743.66 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $2,268,024,476.71 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $2,528,956,013.00 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $2,718,036,836.40 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $2,787,996,741.06 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $2,966,678,119.18 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $3,162,376,771.40 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $3,253,135,566.63 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $3,205,865,360.78 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $3,167,103,791.98 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $3,223,828,039.00 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $3,403,454,821.24 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $3,515,957,911.16 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $3,661,550,145.18 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $3,660,604,741.06 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $3,702,202,522.21 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $3,779,725,659.80 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $3,800,524,550.38 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $3,857,248,797.40 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $3,920,590,873.24 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $3,976,369,716.14 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $4,089,818,210.18 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $4,220,283,978.33 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $4,382,893,486.46 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $4,607,899,666.31 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $4,849,923,120.26 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $4,906,647,367.28 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $5,061,693,642.47 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $5,628,936,112.68 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $6,157,417,014.08 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $6,770,038,881.91 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $7,247,467,961.00 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $7,586,868,039.00 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $8,668,410,348.86 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $10,212,255,271.94 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $11,448,843,856.99 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $11,920,600,511.38 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $12,205,167,150.60 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $12,746,883,709.64 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $13,083,447,575.30 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $12,574,820,160.35 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $12,954,872,615.38 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $13,354,778,556.88 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $14,023,179,267.61 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $14,811,646,301.19 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $15,219,115,475.62 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $15,551,897,724.81 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $16,021,763,570.96 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $16,505,810,478.87 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $17,096,688,052.00 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $17,578,844,151.68 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $17,731,999,618.63 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $17,397,326,561.21 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $17,747,126,084.51 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $18,844,740,264.36 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $18,958,188,758.40 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $18,787,070,613.22 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $19,364,712,528.71 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $20,045,403,492.96 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $21,373,696,277.36 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $22,228,341,599.13 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $22,697,838,737.68 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $24,033,505,674.19 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $22,030,572,511.90 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $23,768,849,245.68 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $26,100,319,792.68 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $26,711,315,565.42 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $26,720,438,715.15 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $26,539,478,913.11 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $24,465,791,706.70 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $23,952,919,427.26 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $24,772,858,963.90 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $25,891,082,953.50 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $25,817,918,128.88 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $24,744,487,386.35 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $28,348,330,064.23 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $32,732,613,294.73 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $32,812,320,315.84 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $33,267,901,105.79 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $33,455,406,649.58 | 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 |