According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $1,271,884,595,070.42 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 $70,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $1,341,884,595,070.42 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 $70,000,000,000 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 | $70,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $70,328,638,497.65 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $71,774,647,887.32 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $72,070,422,535.21 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $70,492,957,746.48 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $70,098,591,549.30 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $72,760,563,380.28 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $78,971,830,985.92 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $78,478,873,239.44 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $78,380,281,690.14 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $78,380,281,690.14 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $83,112,676,056.34 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $90,969,664,138.68 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $101,435,536,294.69 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $109,019,501,625.14 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $111,825,568,797.40 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $118,992,416,034.67 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $126,841,820,151.68 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $130,482,123,510.29 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $128,586,132,177.68 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $127,031,419,284.94 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $129,306,608,884.07 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $136,511,375,948.00 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $141,023,835,319.61 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $146,863,488,624.05 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $146,825,568,797.40 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $148,494,041,170.10 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $151,603,466,955.58 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $152,437,703,141.93 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $154,712,892,741.06 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $157,253,521,126.76 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $159,490,790,899.24 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $164,041,170,097.51 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $169,274,106,175.51 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $175,796,316,359.70 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $184,821,235,102.93 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $194,528,710,725.89 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $196,803,900,325.03 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $203,022,751,895.99 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $225,774,647,887.32 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $246,971,830,985.92 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $271,543,878,656.55 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $290,693,391,115.93 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $304,306,608,884.07 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $347,686,890,574.21 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $409,609,967,497.29 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $459,209,100,758.40 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $478,131,094,257.85 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $489,544,962,080.17 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $511,273,022,751.90 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $524,772,481,040.09 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $504,371,614,301.19 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $519,615,384,615.38 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $535,655,471,289.27 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $562,464,788,732.39 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $594,089,924,160.35 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $610,433,369,447.45 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $623,781,148,429.04 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $642,627,302,275.19 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $662,042,253,521.13 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $685,742,145,178.76 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $705,081,256,771.40 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $711,224,268,689.06 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $697,800,650,054.17 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $711,830,985,915.49 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $755,855,904,658.72 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $760,406,283,856.99 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $753,542,795,232.94 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $776,711,809,317.44 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $804,014,084,507.04 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $857,291,440,953.41 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $891,570,964,247.02 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $910,402,329,360.78 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $963,975,460,455.04 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $883,638,515,709.64 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $953,360,184,182.02 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $1,046,874,647,887.32 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $1,071,381,473,456.12 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $1,071,747,399,783.32 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $1,064,489,165,763.81 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $981,314,301,191.77 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $960,743,174,431.20 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $993,630,660,888.41 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $1,038,482,231,852.65 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $1,035,547,616,468.04 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $992,492,686,890.57 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $1,137,041,549,295.77 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $1,312,893,607,800.65 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $1,316,090,628,385.70 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $1,334,363,813,651.14 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $1,341,884,595,070.42 | 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 |