According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $581,432,957,746.48 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 $32,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $613,432,957,746.48 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 $32,000,000,000 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 | $32,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $32,150,234,741.78 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $32,811,267,605.63 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $32,946,478,873.24 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $32,225,352,112.68 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $32,045,070,422.54 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $33,261,971,830.99 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $36,101,408,450.70 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $35,876,056,338.03 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $35,830,985,915.49 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $35,830,985,915.49 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $37,994,366,197.18 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $41,586,132,177.68 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $46,370,530,877.57 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $49,837,486,457.20 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $51,120,260,021.67 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $54,396,533,044.42 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $57,984,832,069.34 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $59,648,970,747.56 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $58,782,231,852.65 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $58,071,505,958.83 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $59,111,592,632.72 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $62,405,200,433.37 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $64,468,039,003.25 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $67,137,594,799.57 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $67,120,260,021.67 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $67,882,990,249.19 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $69,304,442,036.84 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $69,685,807,150.60 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $70,725,893,824.49 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $71,887,323,943.66 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $72,910,075,839.65 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $74,990,249,187.43 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $77,382,448,537.38 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $80,364,030,335.86 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $84,489,707,475.62 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $88,927,410,617.55 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $89,967,497,291.44 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $92,810,400,866.74 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $103,211,267,605.63 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $112,901,408,450.70 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $124,134,344,528.71 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $132,888,407,367.28 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $139,111,592,632.72 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $158,942,578,548.21 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $187,250,270,855.90 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $209,924,160,346.70 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $218,574,214,517.88 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $223,791,982,665.22 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $233,724,810,400.87 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $239,895,991,332.61 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $230,569,880,823.40 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $237,538,461,538.46 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $244,871,072,589.38 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $257,126,760,563.38 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $271,583,965,330.44 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $279,055,254,604.55 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $285,157,096,424.70 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $293,772,481,040.09 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $302,647,887,323.94 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $313,482,123,510.29 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $322,322,860,238.35 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $325,131,094,257.85 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $318,994,582,881.91 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $325,408,450,704.23 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $345,534,127,843.99 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $347,614,301,191.77 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $344,476,706,392.20 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $355,068,255,687.97 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $367,549,295,774.65 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $391,904,658,721.56 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $407,575,297,941.50 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $416,183,921,993.50 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $440,674,496,208.02 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $403,949,035,752.98 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $435,821,798,483.21 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $478,571,267,605.63 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $489,774,387,865.66 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $489,941,668,472.37 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $486,623,618,634.89 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $448,600,823,401.95 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $439,196,879,739.98 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $454,231,159,263.27 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $474,734,734,561.21 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $473,393,196,099.68 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $453,710,942,578.55 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $519,790,422,535.21 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $600,179,934,994.58 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $601,641,430,119.18 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $609,994,886,240.52 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $613,432,957,746.48 | 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 |