According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $27,163,820.99 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 $1,495,000 in the year 1935 would cost $28,658,820.99 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 $1,495,000 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 | $1,495,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $1,502,018.78 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $1,532,901.41 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $1,539,218.31 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $1,505,528.17 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $1,497,105.63 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $1,553,957.75 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $1,686,612.68 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $1,676,084.51 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $1,673,978.87 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $1,673,978.87 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $1,775,049.30 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $1,942,852.11 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $2,166,373.24 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $2,328,345.07 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $2,388,274.65 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $2,541,338.03 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $2,708,978.87 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $2,786,725.35 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $2,746,232.39 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $2,713,028.17 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $2,761,619.72 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $2,915,492.96 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $3,011,866.20 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $3,136,584.51 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $3,135,774.65 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $3,171,408.45 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $3,237,816.90 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $3,255,633.80 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $3,304,225.35 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $3,358,485.92 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $3,406,267.61 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $3,503,450.70 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $3,615,211.27 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $3,754,507.04 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $3,947,253.52 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $4,154,577.46 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $4,203,169.01 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $4,335,985.92 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $4,821,901.41 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $5,274,612.68 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $5,799,401.41 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $6,208,380.28 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $6,499,119.72 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $7,425,598.59 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $8,748,098.59 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $9,807,394.37 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $10,211,514.08 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $10,455,281.69 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $10,919,330.99 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $11,207,640.85 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $10,771,936.62 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $11,097,500.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $11,440,070.42 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $12,012,640.85 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $12,688,063.38 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $13,037,112.68 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $13,322,183.10 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $13,724,683.10 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $14,139,330.99 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $14,645,492.96 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $15,058,521.13 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $15,189,718.31 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $14,903,028.17 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $15,202,676.06 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $16,142,922.54 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $16,240,105.63 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $16,093,521.13 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $16,588,345.07 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $17,171,443.66 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $18,309,295.77 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $19,041,408.45 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $19,443,592.61 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $20,587,761.62 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $18,871,994.01 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $20,361,049.65 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $22,358,251.41 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $22,881,647.18 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $22,889,462.32 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $22,734,447.18 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $20,958,069.72 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $20,518,729.23 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $21,221,111.97 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $22,179,013.38 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $22,116,338.38 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $21,196,808.10 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $24,283,958.80 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $28,039,656.34 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $28,107,935.56 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $28,498,198.59 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $28,658,820.99 | 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 |