According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $5,450,933,978,873,240 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 $300,000,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $5,750,933,978,873,240 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 $300,000,000,000,000 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 | $300,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $301,408,450,704,225.38 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $307,605,633,802,816.88 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $308,873,239,436,619.75 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $302,112,676,056,338.06 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $300,422,535,211,267.56 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $311,830,985,915,493.00 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $338,450,704,225,352.06 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $336,338,028,169,014.00 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $335,915,492,957,746.50 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $335,915,492,957,746.50 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $356,197,183,098,591.56 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $389,869,989,165,763.81 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $434,723,726,977,248.06 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $467,226,435,536,294.75 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $479,252,437,703,141.94 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $509,967,497,291,440.94 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $543,607,800,650,054.25 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $559,209,100,758,396.56 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $551,083,423,618,634.94 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $544,420,368,364,030.38 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $554,171,180,931,744.31 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $585,048,754,062,838.50 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $604,387,865,655,471.25 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $629,414,951,245,937.25 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $629,252,437,703,142.00 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $636,403,033,586,132.13 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $649,729,144,095,341.25 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $653,304,442,036,836.50 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $663,055,254,604,550.38 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $673,943,661,971,831.00 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $683,531,960,996,749.75 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $703,033,586,132,177.63 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $725,460,455,037,919.88 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $753,412,784,398,699.88 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $792,091,007,583,965.50 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $833,694,474,539,545.00 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $843,445,287,107,258.88 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $870,097,508,125,677.13 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $967,605,633,802,817.00 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $1,058,450,704,225,352.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $1,163,759,479,956,663.25 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $1,245,828,819,068,255.75 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $1,304,171,180,931,744.50 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $1,490,086,673,889,491.00 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $1,755,471,289,274,106.25 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $1,968,039,003,250,271.00 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $2,049,133,261,105,092.50 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $2,098,049,837,486,457.25 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $2,191,170,097,508,125.75 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $2,249,024,918,743,228.75 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $2,161,592,632,719,393.00 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $2,226,923,076,923,077.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $2,295,666,305,525,460.50 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $2,410,563,380,281,690.50 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $2,546,099,674,972,914.50 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $2,616,143,011,917,660.00 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $2,673,347,778,981,581.50 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $2,754,117,009,750,812.50 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $2,837,323,943,661,972.00 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $2,938,894,907,908,992.50 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $3,021,776,814,734,561.50 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $3,048,104,008,667,389.50 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $2,990,574,214,517,877.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $3,050,704,225,352,113.50 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $3,239,382,448,537,378.00 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $3,258,884,073,672,806.50 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $3,229,469,122,426,869.00 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $3,328,764,897,074,757.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $3,445,774,647,887,325.00 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $3,674,106,175,514,626.50 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $3,821,018,418,201,517.00 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $3,901,724,268,689,057.50 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $4,131,323,401,950,163.00 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $3,787,022,210,184,182.00 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $4,085,829,360,780,065.50 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $4,486,605,633,802,816.50 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $4,591,634,886,240,520.00 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $4,593,203,141,928,495.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $4,562,096,424,702,059.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $4,205,632,719,393,283.00 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $4,117,470,747,562,297.50 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $4,258,417,118,093,175.00 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $4,450,638,136,511,376.50 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $4,438,061,213,434,453.00 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $4,253,540,086,673,890.50 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $4,873,035,211,267,606.00 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $5,626,686,890,574,215.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $5,640,388,407,367,281.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $5,718,702,058,504,876.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $5,750,933,978,873,240.00 | 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 |