According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $287,991,011.88 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 $15,850,000 in the year 1935 would cost $303,841,011.88 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 $15,850,000 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 | $15,850,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $15,924,413.15 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $16,251,830.99 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $16,318,802.82 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $15,961,619.72 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $15,872,323.94 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $16,475,070.42 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $17,881,478.87 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $17,769,859.15 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $17,747,535.21 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $17,747,535.21 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $18,819,084.51 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $20,598,131.09 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $22,967,903.58 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $24,685,130.01 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $25,320,503.79 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $26,943,282.77 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $28,720,612.13 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $29,544,880.82 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $29,115,574.21 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $28,763,542.80 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $29,278,710.73 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $30,910,075.84 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $31,931,825.57 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $33,254,089.92 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $33,245,503.79 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $33,623,293.61 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $34,327,356.45 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $34,516,251.35 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $35,031,419.28 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $35,606,690.14 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $36,113,271.94 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $37,143,607.80 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $38,328,494.04 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $39,805,308.78 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $41,848,808.23 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $44,046,858.07 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $44,562,026.00 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $45,970,151.68 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $51,121,830.99 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $55,921,478.87 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $61,485,292.52 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $65,821,289.27 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $68,903,710.73 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $78,726,245.94 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $92,747,399.78 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $103,978,060.67 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $108,262,540.63 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $110,846,966.41 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $115,766,820.15 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $118,823,483.21 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $114,204,144.10 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $117,655,769.23 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $121,287,703.14 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $127,358,098.59 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $134,518,932.83 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $138,219,555.80 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $141,241,874.32 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $145,509,182.02 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $149,905,281.69 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $155,271,614.30 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $159,650,541.71 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $161,041,495.12 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $158,002,004.33 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $161,178,873.24 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $171,147,372.70 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $172,177,708.56 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $170,623,618.63 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $175,869,745.40 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $182,051,760.56 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $194,115,276.27 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $201,877,139.76 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $206,141,098.86 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $218,271,586.40 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $200,081,006.77 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $215,867,984.56 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $237,042,330.99 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $242,591,376.49 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $242,674,232.67 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $241,030,761.11 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $222,197,595.34 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $217,539,704.50 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $224,986,371.07 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $235,142,048.21 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $234,477,567.44 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $224,728,701.25 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $257,458,693.66 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $297,276,624.05 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $298,000,520.86 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $302,138,092.09 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $303,841,011.88 | 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 |