According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $1,786,089,367.08 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 $98,300,000 in the year 1935 would cost $1,884,389,367.08 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 $98,300,000 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 | $98,300,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $98,761,502.35 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $100,792,112.68 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $101,207,464.79 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $98,992,253.52 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $98,438,450.70 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $102,176,619.72 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $110,899,014.08 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $110,206,760.56 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $110,068,309.86 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $110,068,309.86 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $116,713,943.66 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $127,747,399.78 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $142,444,474.54 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $153,094,528.71 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $157,035,048.75 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $167,099,349.95 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $178,122,156.01 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $183,234,182.02 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $180,571,668.47 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $178,388,407.37 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $181,583,423.62 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $191,700,975.08 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $198,037,757.31 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $206,238,299.02 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $206,185,048.75 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $208,528,060.67 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $212,894,582.88 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $214,066,088.84 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $217,261,105.09 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $220,828,873.24 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $223,970,639.22 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $230,360,671.72 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $237,709,209.10 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $246,868,255.69 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $259,541,820.15 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $273,173,889.49 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $276,368,905.74 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $285,101,950.16 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $317,052,112.68 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $346,819,014.08 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $381,325,189.60 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $408,216,576.38 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $427,333,423.62 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $488,251,733.48 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $575,209,425.79 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $644,860,780.07 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $671,432,665.22 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $687,460,996.75 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $717,973,401.95 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $736,930,498.37 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $708,281,852.65 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $729,688,461.54 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $752,213,326.11 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $789,861,267.61 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $834,271,993.50 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $857,222,860.24 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $875,966,955.58 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $902,432,340.20 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $929,696,478.87 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $962,977,898.16 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $990,135,536.29 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $998,762,080.17 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $979,911,484.29 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $999,614,084.51 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $1,061,437,648.97 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $1,067,827,681.47 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $1,058,189,382.45 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $1,090,725,297.94 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $1,129,065,492.96 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $1,203,882,123.51 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $1,252,020,368.36 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $1,278,464,985.37 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $1,353,696,968.04 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $1,240,880,944.20 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $1,338,790,087.22 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $1,470,111,112.68 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $1,504,525,697.72 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $1,505,039,562.84 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $1,494,846,928.49 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $1,378,045,654.39 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $1,349,157,914.95 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $1,395,341,342.36 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $1,458,325,762.73 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $1,454,204,724.27 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $1,393,743,301.73 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $1,596,731,204.23 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $1,843,677,737.81 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $1,848,167,268.15 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $1,873,828,041.17 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $1,884,389,367.08 | 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 |