According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $15,317,124,480.63 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 $843,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $16,160,124,480.63 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 $843,000,000 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 | $843,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $846,957,746.48 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $864,371,830.99 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $867,933,802.82 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $848,936,619.72 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $844,187,323.94 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $876,245,070.42 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $951,046,478.87 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $945,109,859.15 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $943,922,535.21 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $943,922,535.21 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $1,000,914,084.51 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $1,095,534,669.56 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $1,221,573,672.81 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $1,312,906,283.86 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $1,346,699,349.95 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $1,433,008,667.39 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $1,527,537,919.83 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $1,571,377,573.13 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $1,548,544,420.37 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $1,529,821,235.10 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $1,557,221,018.42 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $1,643,986,998.92 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $1,698,329,902.49 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $1,768,656,013.00 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $1,768,199,349.95 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $1,788,292,524.38 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $1,825,738,894.91 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $1,835,785,482.12 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $1,863,185,265.44 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $1,893,781,690.14 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $1,920,724,810.40 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $1,975,524,377.03 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $2,038,543,878.66 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $2,117,089,924.16 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $2,225,775,731.31 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $2,342,681,473.46 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $2,370,081,256.77 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $2,444,973,997.83 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $2,718,971,830.99 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $2,974,246,478.87 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $3,270,164,138.68 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $3,500,778,981.58 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $3,664,721,018.42 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $4,187,143,553.63 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $4,932,874,322.86 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $5,530,189,599.13 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $5,758,064,463.71 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $5,895,520,043.34 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $6,157,187,974.00 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $6,319,760,021.67 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $6,074,075,297.94 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $6,257,653,846.15 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $6,450,822,318.53 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $6,773,683,098.59 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $7,154,540,086.67 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $7,351,361,863.49 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $7,512,107,258.94 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $7,739,068,797.40 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $7,972,880,281.69 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $8,258,294,691.22 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $8,491,192,849.40 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $8,565,172,264.36 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $8,403,513,542.80 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $8,572,478,873.24 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $9,102,664,680.39 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $9,157,464,247.02 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $9,074,808,234.02 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $9,353,829,360.78 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $9,682,626,760.56 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $10,324,238,353.20 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $10,737,061,755.15 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $10,963,845,195.02 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $11,609,018,759.48 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $10,641,532,410.62 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $11,481,180,503.79 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $12,607,361,830.99 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $12,902,494,030.34 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $12,906,900,828.82 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $12,819,490,953.41 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $11,817,827,941.50 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $11,570,092,800.65 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $11,966,152,101.84 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $12,506,293,163.60 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $12,470,952,009.75 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $11,952,447,643.55 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $13,693,228,943.66 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $15,810,990,162.51 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $15,849,491,424.70 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $16,069,552,784.40 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $16,160,124,480.63 | 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 |