According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $2,304,299,103.81 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 $126,820,419 in the year 1935 would cost $2,431,119,522.81 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 $126,820,419 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 | $126,820,419.00 | - |
| 1936 | $127,415,820.03 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $130,035,584.55 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $130,571,445.48 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $127,713,520.54 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $126,999,039.31 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $131,821,787.64 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $143,074,867.07 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $142,181,765.53 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $142,003,145.22 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $142,003,145.22 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $150,576,920.02 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $164,811,584.61 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $183,772,817.35 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $197,512,841.08 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $202,596,649.85 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $215,580,972.28 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $229,801,896.83 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $236,397,108.22 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $232,962,102.29 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $230,145,397.43 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $234,267,404.54 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $247,320,427.09 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $255,495,741.20 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $266,075,559.47 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $266,006,859.35 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $269,029,664.57 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $274,663,074.30 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $276,174,476.91 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $280,296,484.03 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $284,899,391.98 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $288,952,698.98 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $297,196,713.21 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $306,677,329.59 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $318,493,749.99 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $334,844,378.23 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $352,431,608.60 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $356,553,615.72 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $367,820,435.17 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $409,040,506.35 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $447,443,872.67 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $491,961,549.54 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $526,655,109.46 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $551,318,452.04 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $629,911,387.76 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $742,098,681.49 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $831,958,436.67 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $866,239,795.87 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $886,918,531.58 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $926,283,699.55 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $950,740,941.79 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $913,780,277.96 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $941,397,725.65 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $970,457,875.84 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $1,019,028,859.71 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $1,076,324,758.65 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $1,105,934,509.78 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $1,130,116,951.54 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $1,164,260,910.51 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $1,199,435,371.25 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $1,242,372,945.39 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $1,277,410,005.90 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $1,288,539,425.12 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $1,264,219,583.12 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $1,289,638,627.01 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $1,369,399,464.75 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $1,377,643,478.99 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $1,365,208,757.51 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $1,407,184,530.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $1,456,648,615.42 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $1,553,172,282.10 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $1,615,277,189.34 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $1,649,394,355.26 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $1,746,453,882.87 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $1,600,905,811.53 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $1,727,221,971.66 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $1,896,644,021.22 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $1,941,043,533.89 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $1,941,706,490.04 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $1,928,556,600.33 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $1,777,867,012.11 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $1,740,597,884.75 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $1,800,180,810.64 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $1,881,439,310.97 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $1,876,122,608.78 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $1,798,119,120.08 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $2,060,001,224.32 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $2,378,595,963.48 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $2,384,388,070.48 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $2,417,493,970.65 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $2,431,119,522.81 | 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 |