According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $5,332,944,733.59 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 $293,506,292 in the year 1935 would cost $5,626,451,025.59 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 $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 | $294,884,255.81 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $300,947,296.59 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $302,187,464.02 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $295,573,237.72 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $293,919,681.14 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $305,081,188.02 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $331,124,704.07 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $329,057,758.35 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $328,644,369.21 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $328,644,369.21 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $348,487,048.11 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $381,430,982.94 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $425,313,830.50 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $457,112,995.40 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $468,878,686.41 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $498,928,897.24 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $531,841,032.90 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $547,104,632.05 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $539,154,840.83 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $532,636,012.03 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $542,175,761.50 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $572,384,968.15 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $591,305,471.26 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $615,790,828.23 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $615,631,832.41 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $622,627,648.68 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $635,665,306.29 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $639,163,214.43 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $648,702,963.90 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $659,355,684.14 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $668,736,437.79 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $687,815,936.72 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $709,757,360.50 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $737,104,642.31 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $774,945,648.54 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $815,648,579.61 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $825,188,329.08 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $851,263,644.29 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $946,661,138.99 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $1,035,539,804.87 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $1,138,569,099.14 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $1,218,861,990.50 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $1,275,941,491.50 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $1,457,832,714.71 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $1,717,472,896.09 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $1,925,439,434.52 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $2,004,778,350.94 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $2,052,636,094.11 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $2,143,740,701.54 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $2,200,343,215.05 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $2,114,803,461.48 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $2,178,719,782.92 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $2,245,975,016.68 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $2,358,385,064.59 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $2,490,987,582.21 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $2,559,514,782.57 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $2,615,481,312.78 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $2,694,502,237.55 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $2,775,908,099.69 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $2,875,280,489.99 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $2,956,368,360.48 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $2,982,125,684.05 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $2,925,841,162.18 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $2,984,669,617.24 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $3,169,263,769.47 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $3,188,343,268.41 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $3,159,565,024.17 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $3,256,711,472.93 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $3,371,188,466.56 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $3,594,577,599.97 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $3,738,309,825.30 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $3,817,268,741.70 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $4,041,898,042.53 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $3,705,049,488.78 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $3,997,388,751.42 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $4,389,489,944.15 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $4,492,245,765.59 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $4,493,780,075.30 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $4,463,346,684.54 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $4,114,598,883.28 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $4,028,345,238.45 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $4,166,240,727.07 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $4,354,300,988.27 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $4,341,996,301.41 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $4,161,469,262.38 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $4,767,554,985.48 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $5,504,893,351.66 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $5,518,298,289.62 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $5,594,916,787.48 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $5,626,451,025.59 | 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 |