According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,791.30% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $21,531,375,211.27 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2026:Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.28% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $1,202,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $22,733,375,211.27 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 $1,202,000,000 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 | $1,202,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $1,206,232,394.37 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $1,228,099,765.26 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $1,242,207,746.48 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $1,211,875,586.85 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $1,204,116,197.18 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $1,235,153,755.87 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $1,348,017,605.63 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $1,349,428,403.76 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $1,345,901,408.45 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $1,345,901,408.45 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $1,402,333,333.33 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $1,561,753,521.13 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $1,741,630,281.69 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $1,872,129,107.98 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $1,920,096,244.13 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $2,043,541,079.81 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $2,178,272,300.47 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $2,240,347,417.84 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $2,207,899,061.03 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $2,181,093,896.71 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $2,220,596,244.13 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $2,344,041,079.81 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $2,421,634,976.53 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $2,521,801,643.19 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $2,521,096,244.13 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $2,550,017,605.63 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $2,602,922,535.21 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $2,617,735,915.49 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $2,656,532,863.85 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $2,700,267,605.63 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $2,739,064,553.99 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $2,816,658,450.70 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $2,906,949,530.52 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $3,018,402,582.16 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $3,173,590,375.59 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $3,340,064,553.99 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $3,379,566,901.41 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $3,486,082,159.62 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $3,876,873,239.44 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $4,240,859,154.93 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $4,662,687,793.43 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $4,991,403,755.87 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $5,225,596,244.13 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $5,970,497,652.58 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $7,033,534,037.56 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $7,884,950,704.23 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $8,210,139,671.36 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $8,406,240,610.33 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $8,779,396,713.62 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $9,011,473,004.69 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $8,660,889,671.36 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $8,922,592,723.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $9,197,698,356.81 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $9,658,323,943.66 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $10,201,481,220.66 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $10,482,230,046.95 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $10,711,484,741.78 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $11,034,557,511.74 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $11,368,211,267.61 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $11,775,226,525.82 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $12,107,469,483.57 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $12,212,573,943.66 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $11,981,908,450.70 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $12,223,154,929.58 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $12,979,342,723.00 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $13,056,936,619.72 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $12,939,134,976.53 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $13,336,980,046.95 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $13,806,070,422.54 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $14,720,973,004.69 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $15,309,275,821.60 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $15,632,905,856.81 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $16,552,837,934.27 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $15,173,338,368.54 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $16,370,555,762.91 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $17,976,333,239.44 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $18,397,153,157.28 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $18,403,431,208.92 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $18,278,801,302.82 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $16,850,565,715.96 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $16,497,330,082.16 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $17,062,058,462.44 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $17,832,220,211.27 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $17,781,833,556.34 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $17,042,518,908.45 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $19,524,627,746.48 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $22,544,257,723.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $22,599,158,931.92 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $22,912,934,542.25 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $23,049,154,154.93 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $22,733,375,211.27 | -1.37%* |
* 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 | 272.295 | 268.564 |