According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $866,826,508.74 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 $47,707,045 in the year 1935 would cost $914,533,553.74 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 $47,707,045 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 | $47,707,045.00 | - |
| 1936 | $47,931,021.74 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $48,916,519.38 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $49,118,098.44 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $48,043,010.11 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $47,774,238.02 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $49,588,449.59 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $53,821,609.92 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $53,485,644.82 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $53,418,451.80 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $53,418,451.80 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $56,643,716.81 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $61,998,483.72 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $69,131,281.35 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $74,299,975.28 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $76,212,392.04 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $81,096,807.81 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $86,446,406.03 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $88,927,379.11 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $87,635,205.63 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $86,575,623.37 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $88,126,231.55 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $93,036,490.79 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $96,111,863.68 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $100,091,758.01 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $100,065,914.54 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $101,203,027.20 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $103,322,191.72 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $103,890,748.05 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $105,441,356.23 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $107,172,868.70 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $108,697,633.41 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $111,798,849.77 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $115,365,248.58 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $119,810,325.36 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $125,961,071.14 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $132,576,999.38 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $134,127,607.56 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $138,365,936.58 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $153,872,018.38 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $168,318,517.92 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $185,065,086.26 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $198,116,038.45 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $207,393,844.05 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $236,958,773.35 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $279,161,159.31 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $312,964,417.63 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $325,860,309.00 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $333,639,193.36 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $348,447,501.48 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $357,647,776.68 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $343,743,990.00 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $354,133,064.81 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $365,064,852.48 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $383,336,185.53 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $404,889,639.23 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $416,028,174.65 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $425,125,075.98 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $437,969,280.40 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $451,201,136.87 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $467,353,305.41 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $480,533,474.93 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $484,720,117.02 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $475,571,528.76 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $485,133,612.54 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $515,137,880.82 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $518,239,097.17 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $513,561,429.17 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $529,351,789.13 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $547,959,087.29 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $584,269,162.17 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $607,631,658.74 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $620,465,784.21 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $656,977,438.15 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $602,225,463.32 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $649,742,817.26 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $713,475,656.23 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $730,177,773.80 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $730,427,163.29 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $725,480,464.76 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $668,794,364.66 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $654,774,540.80 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $677,188,323.61 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $707,755,979.52 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $705,755,953.41 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $676,412,761.08 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $774,927,033.70 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $894,775,348.97 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $896,954,211.89 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $909,407,921.49 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $914,533,553.74 | 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 |