According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $308,886,258,802.82 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 $17,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $325,886,258,802.82 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 $17,000,000,000 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 | $17,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $17,079,812,206.57 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $17,430,985,915.49 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $17,502,816,901.41 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $17,119,718,309.86 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $17,023,943,661.97 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $17,670,422,535.21 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $19,178,873,239.44 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $19,059,154,929.58 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $19,035,211,267.61 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $19,035,211,267.61 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $20,184,507,042.25 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $22,092,632,719.39 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $24,634,344,528.71 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $26,476,164,680.39 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $27,157,638,136.51 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $28,898,158,179.85 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $30,804,442,036.84 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $31,688,515,709.64 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $31,228,060,671.72 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $30,850,487,540.63 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $31,403,033,586.13 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $33,152,762,730.23 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $34,248,645,720.48 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $35,666,847,237.27 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $35,657,638,136.51 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $36,062,838,569.88 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $36,817,984,832.07 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $37,020,585,048.75 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $37,573,131,094.26 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $38,190,140,845.07 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $38,733,477,789.82 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $39,838,569,880.82 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $41,109,425,785.48 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $42,693,391,115.93 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $44,885,157,096.42 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $47,242,686,890.57 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $47,795,232,936.08 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $49,305,525,460.46 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $54,830,985,915.49 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $59,978,873,239.44 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $65,946,370,530.88 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $70,596,966,413.87 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $73,903,033,586.13 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $84,438,244,853.74 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $99,476,706,392.20 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $111,522,210,184.18 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $116,117,551,462.62 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $118,889,490,790.90 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $124,166,305,525.46 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $127,444,745,395.45 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $122,490,249,187.43 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $126,192,307,692.31 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $130,087,757,313.11 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $136,598,591,549.30 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $144,278,981,581.80 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $148,248,104,008.67 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $151,489,707,475.62 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $156,066,630,552.55 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $160,781,690,140.85 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $166,537,378,114.84 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $171,234,019,501.63 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $172,725,893,824.49 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $169,465,872,156.01 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $172,873,239,436.62 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $183,565,005,417.12 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $184,670,097,508.13 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $183,003,250,270.86 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $188,630,010,834.24 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $195,260,563,380.28 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $208,199,349,945.83 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $216,524,377,031.42 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $221,097,708,559.05 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $234,108,326,110.51 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $214,597,925,243.77 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $231,530,330,444.20 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $254,240,985,915.49 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $260,192,643,553.63 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $260,281,511,375.95 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $258,518,797,399.78 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $238,319,187,432.29 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $233,323,342,361.86 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $241,310,303,358.61 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $252,202,827,735.64 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $251,490,135,427.95 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $241,033,938,244.85 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $276,138,661,971.83 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $318,845,590,465.87 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $319,622,009,750.81 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $324,059,783,315.28 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $325,886,258,802.82 | 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 |