According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,783.95% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $5,236,007,563.08 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 $293,506,292 in the year 1935 would cost $5,529,513,855.08 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 $293,506,292 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 | $293,506,292.00 | - |
| 1936 | $294,539,764.86 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $299,879,374.63 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $303,324,284.16 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $295,917,728.67 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $294,023,028.43 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $301,601,829.40 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $329,161,105.64 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $329,505,596.59 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $328,644,369.21 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $328,644,369.21 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $342,424,007.33 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $381,351,485.03 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $425,274,081.54 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $457,139,494.70 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $468,852,187.10 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $498,995,145.50 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $531,894,031.51 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $547,051,633.45 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $539,128,341.53 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $532,583,013.42 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $542,228,760.10 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $572,371,718.50 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $591,318,720.91 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $615,777,578.58 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $615,605,333.10 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $622,667,397.64 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $635,585,808.38 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $639,202,963.39 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $648,676,464.60 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $659,355,684.14 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $668,829,185.35 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $687,776,187.77 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $709,823,608.76 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $737,038,394.05 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $774,932,398.89 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $815,582,331.35 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $825,228,078.04 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $851,237,144.99 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $946,661,138.99 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $1,035,539,804.87 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $1,138,542,599.84 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $1,218,808,991.90 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $1,275,994,490.10 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $1,457,885,713.31 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $1,717,459,646.44 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $1,925,359,936.61 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $2,004,765,101.28 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $2,052,649,343.76 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $2,143,767,200.84 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $2,200,435,962.62 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $2,114,829,960.78 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $2,178,733,032.58 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $2,245,908,768.42 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $2,358,385,064.59 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $2,491,014,081.52 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $2,559,567,781.17 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $2,615,547,561.04 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $2,694,435,989.29 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $2,775,908,099.69 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $2,875,293,739.65 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $2,956,421,359.09 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $2,982,085,935.09 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $2,925,761,664.27 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $2,984,669,617.24 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $3,169,316,768.08 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $3,188,263,770.49 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $3,159,498,775.91 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $3,256,645,224.67 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $3,371,188,466.56 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $3,594,590,849.62 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $3,738,243,577.04 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $3,817,268,079.22 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $4,041,898,572.52 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $3,705,050,151.26 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $3,997,388,618.93 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $4,389,489,944.15 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $4,492,246,428.08 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $4,493,779,412.82 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $4,463,347,082.03 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $4,114,598,220.79 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $4,028,344,575.97 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $4,166,240,859.57 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $4,354,300,193.29 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $4,341,996,698.90 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $4,161,469,659.87 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $4,767,554,985.48 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $5,504,893,086.67 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $5,518,298,952.10 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $5,594,917,184.97 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $5,628,179,508.94 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $5,529,513,855.08 | -1.75%* |
* 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 | 267.521 |