According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $147,175,217,429.58 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 $8,100,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $155,275,217,429.58 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 $8,100,000,000 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 | $8,100,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $8,138,028,169.01 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $8,305,352,112.68 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $8,339,577,464.79 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $8,157,042,253.52 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $8,111,408,450.70 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $8,419,436,619.72 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $9,138,169,014.08 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $9,081,126,760.56 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $9,069,718,309.86 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $9,069,718,309.86 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $9,617,323,943.66 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $10,526,489,707.48 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $11,737,540,628.39 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $12,615,113,759.48 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $12,939,815,817.98 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $13,769,122,426.87 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $14,677,410,617.55 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $15,098,645,720.48 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $14,879,252,437.70 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $14,699,349,945.83 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $14,962,621,885.16 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $15,796,316,359.70 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $16,318,472,372.70 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $16,994,203,683.64 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $16,989,815,817.98 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $17,182,881,906.83 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $17,542,686,890.57 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $17,639,219,934.99 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $17,902,491,874.32 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $18,196,478,873.24 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $18,455,362,946.91 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $18,981,906,825.57 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $19,587,432,286.02 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $20,342,145,178.76 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $21,386,457,204.77 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $22,509,750,812.57 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $22,773,022,751.90 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $23,492,632,719.39 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $26,125,352,112.68 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $28,578,169,014.08 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $31,421,505,958.83 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $33,637,378,114.84 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $35,212,621,885.16 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $40,232,340,195.02 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $47,397,724,810.40 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $53,137,053,087.76 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $55,326,598,049.84 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $56,647,345,612.13 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $59,161,592,632.72 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $60,723,672,806.07 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $58,363,001,083.42 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $60,126,923,076.92 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $61,982,990,249.19 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $65,085,211,267.61 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $68,744,691,224.27 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $70,635,861,321.78 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $72,180,390,032.50 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $74,361,159,263.27 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $76,607,746,478.87 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $79,350,162,513.54 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $81,587,973,997.83 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $82,298,808,234.02 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $80,745,503,791.98 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $82,369,014,084.51 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $87,463,326,110.51 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $87,989,869,989.17 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $87,195,666,305.53 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $89,876,652,221.02 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $93,035,915,492.96 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $99,200,866,738.89 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $103,167,497,291.44 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $105,346,555,254.60 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $111,545,731,852.65 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $102,249,599,674.97 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $110,317,392,741.06 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $121,138,352,112.68 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $123,974,141,928.49 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $124,016,484,832.07 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $123,176,603,466.96 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $113,552,083,423.62 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $111,171,710,184.18 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $114,977,262,188.52 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $120,167,229,685.81 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $119,827,652,762.73 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $114,845,582,340.20 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $131,571,950,704.23 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $151,920,546,045.50 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $152,290,486,998.92 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $154,404,955,579.63 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $155,275,217,429.58 | 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 |