According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,903.39% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $14,760,990,519.90 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2026:Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.35% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $775,512,064 in the year 1935 would cost $15,536,502,583.90 in 2026 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 $775,512,064 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 | $775,512,064.00 | - |
| 1936 | $778,242,740.28 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $792,351,234.40 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $801,453,488.68 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $781,883,641.99 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $776,877,402.14 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $796,902,361.54 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $869,720,395.72 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $870,630,621.15 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $868,355,057.58 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $868,355,057.58 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $904,764,074.67 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $1,007,619,547.94 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $1,123,673,289.92 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $1,207,869,141.93 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $1,238,816,806.46 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $1,318,461,531.34 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $1,405,388,059.64 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $1,445,437,978.44 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $1,424,502,793.62 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $1,407,208,510.50 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $1,432,694,822.46 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $1,512,339,547.34 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $1,562,401,945.84 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $1,627,027,951.17 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $1,626,572,838.46 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $1,645,232,459.72 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $1,679,365,913.24 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $1,688,923,280.23 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $1,713,954,479.47 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $1,742,171,467.72 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $1,767,202,666.97 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $1,817,265,065.46 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $1,875,519,492.81 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $1,947,427,301.56 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $2,047,552,098.55 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $2,154,958,698.97 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $2,180,445,010.93 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $2,249,167,030.69 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $2,501,299,474.03 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $2,736,137,634.25 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $3,008,295,037.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $3,220,377,561.54 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $3,371,474,982.46 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $3,852,074,008.04 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $4,537,928,867.46 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $5,087,249,912.79 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $5,297,056,873.77 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $5,423,578,208.15 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $5,664,332,833.65 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $5,814,064,916.43 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $5,587,873,897.77 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $5,756,720,714.52 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $5,934,214,672.83 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $6,231,403,274.82 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $6,581,840,064.30 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $6,762,974,924.32 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $6,910,886,556.24 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $7,119,328,179.08 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $7,334,596,492.62 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $7,597,196,528.38 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $7,811,554,616.49 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $7,879,366,410.82 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $7,730,544,553.46 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $7,886,193,101.52 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $8,374,073,930.52 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $8,424,136,329.01 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $8,348,132,505.84 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $8,604,816,076.32 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $8,907,466,030.87 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $9,497,747,220.43 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $9,877,311,223.59 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $10,086,112,385.47 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $10,679,638,528.67 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $9,789,606,452.55 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $10,562,032,852.35 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $11,598,055,984.75 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $11,869,562,576.31 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $11,873,613,079.46 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $11,793,203,765.22 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $10,871,727,951.71 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $10,643,825,709.24 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $11,008,179,845.50 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $11,505,076,457.36 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $11,472,567,756.22 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $10,995,573,223.34 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $12,596,991,982.12 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $14,545,211,179.80 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $14,580,632,602.30 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $14,783,075,839.57 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $14,870,962,655.69 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $15,536,502,583.90 | 4.48%* |
* 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 | 284.481 |