According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,791.30% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $4,030,415,492.96 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 $225,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $4,255,415,492.96 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 $225,000,000 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 | $225,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $225,792,253.52 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $229,885,563.38 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $232,526,408.45 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $226,848,591.55 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $225,396,126.76 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $231,205,985.92 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $252,332,746.48 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $252,596,830.99 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $251,936,619.72 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $251,936,619.72 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $262,500,000.00 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $292,341,549.30 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $326,012,323.94 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $350,440,140.85 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $359,419,014.08 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $382,526,408.45 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $407,746,478.87 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $419,366,197.18 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $413,292,253.52 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $408,274,647.89 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $415,669,014.08 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $438,776,408.45 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $453,301,056.34 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $472,051,056.34 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $471,919,014.08 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $477,332,746.48 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $487,235,915.49 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $490,008,802.82 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $497,271,126.76 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $505,457,746.48 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $512,720,070.42 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $527,244,718.31 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $544,146,126.76 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $565,008,802.82 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $594,058,098.59 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $625,220,070.42 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $632,614,436.62 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $652,552,816.90 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $725,704,225.35 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $793,838,028.17 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $872,799,295.77 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $934,330,985.92 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $978,169,014.08 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $1,117,605,633.80 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $1,316,593,309.86 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $1,475,968,309.86 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $1,536,839,788.73 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $1,573,547,535.21 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $1,643,397,887.32 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $1,686,839,788.73 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $1,621,214,788.73 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $1,670,202,464.79 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $1,721,698,943.66 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $1,807,922,535.21 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $1,909,595,070.42 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $1,962,147,887.32 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $2,005,061,619.72 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $2,065,536,971.83 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $2,127,992,957.75 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $2,204,181,338.03 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $2,266,373,239.44 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $2,286,047,535.21 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $2,242,869,718.31 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $2,288,028,169.01 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $2,429,577,464.79 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $2,444,102,112.68 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $2,422,051,056.34 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $2,496,522,887.32 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $2,584,330,985.92 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $2,755,589,788.73 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $2,865,713,028.17 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $2,926,292,693.66 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $3,098,492,957.75 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $2,840,267,165.49 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $3,064,371,919.01 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $3,364,954,225.35 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $3,443,726,672.54 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $3,444,901,848.59 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $3,421,572,623.24 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $3,154,224,031.69 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $3,088,102,552.82 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $3,193,812,940.14 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $3,337,977,992.96 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $3,328,546,214.79 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $3,190,155,369.72 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $3,654,776,408.45 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $4,220,014,964.79 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $4,230,291,813.38 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $4,289,026,848.59 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $4,314,525,528.17 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $4,255,415,492.96 | -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 |