According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $217,946.51 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 $11,995 in the year 1935 would cost $229,941.51 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 $11,995 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 | $11,995.00 | - |
| 1936 | $12,051.31 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $12,299.10 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $12,349.78 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $12,079.47 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $12,011.89 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $12,468.04 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $13,532.39 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $13,447.92 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $13,431.02 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $13,431.02 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $14,241.95 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $15,588.30 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $17,381.70 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $18,681.27 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $19,162.11 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $20,390.20 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $21,735.25 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $22,359.04 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $22,034.15 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $21,767.74 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $22,157.61 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $23,392.20 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $24,165.44 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $25,166.11 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $25,159.61 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $25,445.51 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $25,978.34 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $26,121.29 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $26,511.16 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $26,946.51 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $27,329.89 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $28,109.63 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $29,006.33 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $30,123.95 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $31,670.44 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $33,333.88 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $33,723.75 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $34,789.40 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $38,688.10 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $42,320.39 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $46,530.98 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $49,812.39 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $52,145.11 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $59,578.63 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $70,189.59 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $78,688.76 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $81,931.18 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $83,887.03 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $87,610.28 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $89,923.51 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $86,427.68 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $89,039.81 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $91,788.39 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $96,382.36 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $101,801.55 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $104,602.12 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $106,889.36 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $110,118.78 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $113,445.67 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $117,506.81 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $120,820.71 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $121,873.36 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $119,573.13 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $121,977.32 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $129,521.31 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $130,301.05 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $129,124.94 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $133,095.12 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $137,773.56 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $146,903.01 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $152,777.05 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $156,003.94 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $165,184.08 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $151,417.77 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $163,365.08 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $179,389.45 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $183,588.87 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $183,651.57 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $182,407.82 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $168,155.21 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $164,630.21 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $170,265.71 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $177,951.35 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $177,448.48 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $170,070.71 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $194,840.19 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $224,973.70 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $225,521.53 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $228,652.77 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $229,941.51 | 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 |