According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $481,499,168,133.80 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 $26,500,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $507,999,168,133.80 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 $26,500,000,000 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 | $26,500,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $26,624,413,145.54 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $27,171,830,985.92 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $27,283,802,816.90 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $26,686,619,718.31 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $26,537,323,943.66 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $27,545,070,422.54 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $29,896,478,873.24 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $29,709,859,154.93 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $29,672,535,211.27 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $29,672,535,211.27 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $31,464,084,507.04 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $34,438,515,709.64 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $38,400,595,882.99 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $41,271,668,472.37 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $42,333,965,330.44 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $45,047,128,927.41 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $48,018,689,057.42 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $49,396,803,900.33 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $48,679,035,752.98 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $48,090,465,872.16 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $48,951,787,648.97 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $51,679,306,608.88 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $53,387,594,799.57 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $55,598,320,693.39 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $55,583,965,330.44 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $56,215,601,300.11 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $57,392,741,061.76 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $57,708,559,046.59 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $58,569,880,823.40 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $59,531,690,140.85 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $60,378,656,554.71 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $62,101,300,108.34 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $64,082,340,195.02 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $66,551,462,621.89 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $69,968,039,003.25 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $73,643,011,917.66 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $74,504,333,694.47 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $76,858,613,217.77 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $85,471,830,985.92 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $93,496,478,873.24 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $102,798,754,062.84 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $110,048,212,351.03 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $115,201,787,648.97 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $131,624,322,860.24 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $155,066,630,552.55 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $173,843,445,287.11 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $181,006,771,397.62 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $185,327,735,644.64 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $193,553,358,613.22 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $198,663,867,822.32 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $190,940,682,556.88 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $196,711,538,461.54 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $202,783,856,988.08 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $212,933,098,591.55 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $224,905,471,289.27 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $231,092,632,719.39 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $236,145,720,476.71 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $243,280,335,861.32 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $250,630,281,690.14 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $259,602,383,531.96 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $266,923,618,634.89 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $269,249,187,432.29 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $264,167,388,949.08 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $269,478,873,239.44 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $286,145,449,620.80 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $287,868,093,174.43 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $285,269,772,481.04 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $294,040,899,241.60 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $304,376,760,563.38 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $324,546,045,503.79 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $337,523,293,607.80 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $344,652,310,400.87 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $364,933,567,172.26 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $334,520,295,232.94 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $360,914,926,868.91 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $396,316,830,985.92 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $405,594,414,951.25 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $405,732,944,203.68 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $402,985,184,182.02 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $371,497,556,879.74 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $363,709,916,034.67 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $376,160,178,764.90 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $393,139,702,058.50 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $392,028,740,520.04 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $375,729,374,322.86 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $430,451,443,661.97 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $497,024,008,667.39 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $498,234,309,317.44 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $505,152,015,167.93 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $507,999,168,133.80 | 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 |