According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $6,488,428,412.85 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 $357,100,000 in the year 1935 would cost $6,845,528,412.85 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 $357,100,000 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 | $357,100,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $358,776,525.82 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $366,153,239.44 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $367,662,112.68 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $359,614,788.73 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $357,602,957.75 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $371,182,816.90 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $402,869,154.93 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $400,354,366.20 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $399,851,408.45 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $399,851,408.45 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $423,993,380.28 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $464,075,243.77 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $517,466,143.01 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $556,155,200.43 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $570,470,151.68 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $607,031,310.94 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $647,074,485.37 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $665,645,232.94 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $655,972,968.58 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $648,041,711.81 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $659,648,429.04 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $696,403,033.59 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $719,423,022.75 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $749,213,596.97 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $749,020,151.68 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $757,531,744.31 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $773,394,257.85 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $777,650,054.17 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $789,256,771.40 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $802,217,605.63 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $813,630,877.57 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $836,844,312.03 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $863,539,761.65 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $896,812,351.03 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $942,852,329.36 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $992,374,322.86 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $1,003,981,040.09 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $1,035,706,067.17 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $1,151,773,239.44 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $1,259,909,154.93 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $1,385,261,700.98 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $1,482,951,570.96 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $1,552,398,429.04 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $1,773,699,837.49 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $2,089,595,991.33 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $2,342,622,426.87 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $2,439,151,625.14 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $2,497,378,656.55 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $2,608,222,806.07 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $2,677,089,328.28 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $2,573,015,763.81 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $2,650,780,769.23 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $2,732,608,125.68 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $2,869,373,943.66 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $3,030,707,313.11 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $3,114,082,231.85 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $3,182,174,972.91 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $3,278,317,280.61 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $3,377,361,267.61 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $3,498,264,572.05 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $3,596,921,668.47 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $3,628,259,804.98 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $3,559,780,173.35 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $3,631,354,929.58 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $3,855,944,907.91 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $3,879,158,342.36 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $3,844,144,745.40 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $3,962,339,815.82 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $4,101,620,422.54 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $4,373,411,050.92 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $4,548,285,590.47 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $4,644,352,454.50 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $4,917,651,956.12 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $4,507,818,770.86 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $4,863,498,882.45 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $5,340,556,239.44 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $5,465,576,059.59 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $5,467,442,806.61 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $5,430,415,444.20 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $5,006,104,813.65 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $4,901,162,679.85 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $5,068,935,842.90 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $5,297,742,928.49 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $5,282,772,197.72 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $5,063,130,549.84 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $5,800,536,246.48 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $6,697,632,962.08 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $6,713,942,334.24 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $6,807,161,683.64 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $6,845,528,412.85 | 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 |