According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,819.82% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $149,225,563,380.28 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2026:Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.30% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $8,200,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $157,425,563,380.28 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 $8,200,000,000 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 | $8,200,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $8,228,873,239.44 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $8,378,051,643.19 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $8,474,295,774.65 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $8,267,370,892.02 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $8,214,436,619.72 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $8,426,173,708.92 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $9,196,126,760.56 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $9,205,751,173.71 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $9,181,690,140.85 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $9,181,690,140.85 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $9,566,666,666.67 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $10,654,225,352.11 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $11,881,338,028.17 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $12,771,596,244.13 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $13,098,826,291.08 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $13,940,962,441.31 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $14,860,093,896.71 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $15,283,568,075.12 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $15,062,206,572.77 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $14,879,342,723.00 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $15,148,826,291.08 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $15,990,962,441.31 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $16,520,305,164.32 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $17,203,638,497.65 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $17,198,826,291.08 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $17,396,126,760.56 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $17,757,042,253.52 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $17,858,098,591.55 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $18,122,769,953.05 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $18,421,126,760.56 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $18,685,798,122.07 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $19,215,140,845.07 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $19,831,103,286.38 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $20,591,431,924.88 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $21,650,117,370.89 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $22,785,798,122.07 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $23,055,281,690.14 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $23,781,924,882.63 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $26,447,887,323.94 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $28,930,985,915.49 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $31,808,685,446.01 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $34,051,173,708.92 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $35,648,826,291.08 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $40,730,516,431.92 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $47,982,511,737.09 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $53,790,845,070.42 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $56,009,272,300.47 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $57,347,065,727.70 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $59,892,723,004.69 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $61,475,938,967.14 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $59,084,272,300.47 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $60,869,600,938.97 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $62,746,361,502.35 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $65,888,732,394.37 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $69,594,131,455.40 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $71,509,389,671.36 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $73,073,356,807.51 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $75,277,347,417.84 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $77,553,521,126.76 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $80,330,164,319.25 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $82,596,713,615.02 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $83,313,732,394.37 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $81,740,140,845.07 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $83,385,915,492.96 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $88,544,600,938.97 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $89,073,943,661.97 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $88,270,305,164.32 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $90,984,389,671.36 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $94,184,507,042.25 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $100,425,938,967.14 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $104,439,319,248.83 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $106,647,111,502.35 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $112,922,854,460.09 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $103,511,958,920.19 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $111,679,332,159.62 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $122,633,887,323.94 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $125,504,705,399.06 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $125,547,534,037.56 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $124,697,313,380.28 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $114,953,942,488.26 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $112,544,181,924.88 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $116,396,738,262.91 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $121,650,753,521.13 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $121,307,017,605.63 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $116,263,440,140.85 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $133,196,295,774.65 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $153,796,100,938.97 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $154,170,634,976.53 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $156,311,200,704.23 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $157,432,860,435.34 | 0.72% |
| 2026 | $157,425,563,380.28 | 0.00%* |
* 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 | 272.628 | 272.615 |