According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,819.82% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $9,699,661,619.72 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2026:Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.30% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $533,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $10,232,661,619.72 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 $533,000,000 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 | $533,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $534,876,760.56 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $544,573,356.81 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $550,829,225.35 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $537,379,107.98 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $533,938,380.28 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $547,701,291.08 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $597,748,239.44 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $598,373,826.29 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $596,809,859.15 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $596,809,859.15 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $621,833,333.33 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $692,524,647.89 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $772,286,971.83 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $830,153,755.87 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $851,423,708.92 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $906,162,558.69 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $965,906,103.29 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $993,431,924.88 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $979,043,427.23 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $967,157,277.00 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $984,673,708.92 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $1,039,412,558.69 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $1,073,819,835.68 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $1,118,236,502.35 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $1,117,923,708.92 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $1,130,748,239.44 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $1,154,207,746.48 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $1,160,776,408.45 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $1,177,980,046.95 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $1,197,373,239.44 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $1,214,576,877.93 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $1,248,984,154.93 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $1,289,021,713.62 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $1,338,443,075.12 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $1,407,257,629.11 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $1,481,076,877.93 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $1,498,593,309.86 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $1,545,825,117.37 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $1,719,112,676.06 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $1,880,514,084.51 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $2,067,564,553.99 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $2,213,326,291.08 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $2,317,173,708.92 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $2,647,483,568.08 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $3,118,863,262.91 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $3,496,404,929.58 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $3,640,602,699.53 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $3,727,559,272.30 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $3,893,026,995.31 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $3,995,936,032.86 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $3,840,477,699.53 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $3,956,524,061.03 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $4,078,513,497.65 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $4,282,767,605.63 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $4,523,618,544.60 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $4,648,110,328.64 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $4,749,768,192.49 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $4,893,027,582.16 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $5,040,978,873.24 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $5,221,460,680.75 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $5,368,786,384.98 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $5,415,392,605.63 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $5,313,109,154.93 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $5,420,084,507.04 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $5,755,399,061.03 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $5,789,806,338.03 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $5,737,569,835.68 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $5,913,985,328.64 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $6,121,992,957.75 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $6,527,686,032.86 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $6,788,555,751.17 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $6,932,062,247.65 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $7,339,985,539.91 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $6,728,277,329.81 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $7,259,156,590.38 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $7,971,202,676.06 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $8,157,805,850.94 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $8,160,589,712.44 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $8,105,325,369.72 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $7,472,006,261.74 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $7,315,371,825.12 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $7,565,787,987.09 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $7,907,298,978.87 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $7,884,956,144.37 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $7,557,123,609.15 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $8,657,759,225.35 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $9,996,746,561.03 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $10,021,091,273.47 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $10,160,228,045.77 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $10,233,135,928.30 | 0.72% |
| 2026 | $10,232,661,619.72 | 0.00%* |
* 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 | 272.628 | 272.615 |