According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $190,782,689,260.56 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 $10,500,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $201,282,689,260.56 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 $10,500,000,000 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 | $10,500,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $10,549,295,774.65 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $10,766,197,183.10 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $10,810,563,380.28 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $10,573,943,661.97 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $10,514,788,732.39 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $10,914,084,507.04 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $11,845,774,647.89 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $11,771,830,985.92 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $11,757,042,253.52 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $11,757,042,253.52 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $12,466,901,408.45 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $13,645,449,620.80 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $15,215,330,444.20 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $16,352,925,243.77 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $16,773,835,319.61 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $17,848,862,405.20 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $19,026,273,022.75 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $19,572,318,526.54 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $19,287,919,826.65 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $19,054,712,892.74 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $19,395,991,332.61 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $20,476,706,392.20 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $21,153,575,297.94 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $22,029,523,293.61 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $22,023,835,319.61 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $22,274,106,175.51 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $22,740,520,043.34 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $22,865,655,471.29 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $23,206,933,911.16 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $23,588,028,169.01 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $23,923,618,634.89 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $24,606,175,514.63 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $25,391,115,926.33 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $26,369,447,453.95 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $27,723,185,265.44 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $29,179,306,608.88 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $29,520,585,048.75 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $30,453,412,784.40 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $33,866,197,183.10 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $37,045,774,647.89 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $40,731,581,798.48 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $43,604,008,667.39 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $45,645,991,332.61 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $52,153,033,586.13 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $61,441,495,124.59 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $68,881,365,113.76 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $71,719,664,138.68 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $73,431,744,312.03 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $76,690,953,412.78 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $78,715,872,156.01 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $75,655,742,145.18 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $77,942,307,692.31 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $80,348,320,693.39 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $84,369,718,309.86 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $89,113,488,624.05 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $91,565,005,417.12 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $93,567,172,264.36 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $96,394,095,341.28 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $99,306,338,028.17 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $102,861,321,776.81 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $105,762,188,515.71 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $106,683,640,303.36 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $104,670,097,508.13 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $106,774,647,887.32 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $113,378,385,698.81 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $114,060,942,578.55 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $113,031,419,284.94 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $116,506,771,397.62 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $120,602,112,676.06 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $128,593,716,143.01 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $133,735,644,637.05 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $136,560,349,404.12 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $144,596,319,068.26 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $132,545,777,356.45 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $143,004,027,627.30 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $157,031,197,183.10 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $160,707,221,018.42 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $160,762,109,967.50 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $159,673,374,864.57 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $147,197,145,178.76 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $144,111,476,164.68 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $149,044,599,133.26 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $155,772,334,777.90 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $155,332,142,470.21 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $148,873,903,033.59 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $170,556,232,394.37 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $196,934,041,170.10 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $197,413,594,257.85 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $200,154,572,047.67 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $201,282,689,260.56 | 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 |