According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $21,803,735,915,492,960 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 $1,200,000,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $23,003,735,915,492,960 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 $1,200,000,000,000,000 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 | $1,200,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $1,205,633,802,816,901.50 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $1,230,422,535,211,267.50 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $1,235,492,957,746,479.00 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $1,208,450,704,225,352.25 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $1,201,690,140,845,070.25 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $1,247,323,943,661,972.00 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $1,353,802,816,901,408.50 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $1,345,352,112,676,056.00 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $1,343,661,971,830,986.00 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $1,343,661,971,830,986.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $1,424,788,732,394,366.25 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $1,559,479,956,663,055.25 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $1,738,894,907,908,992.75 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $1,868,905,742,145,179.00 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $1,917,009,750,812,567.75 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $2,039,869,989,165,763.75 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $2,174,431,202,600,217.00 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $2,236,836,403,033,586.25 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $2,204,333,694,474,539.75 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $2,177,681,473,456,121.50 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $2,216,684,723,726,977.25 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $2,340,195,016,251,354.50 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $2,417,551,462,621,885.00 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $2,517,659,804,983,749.00 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $2,517,009,750,812,568.00 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $2,545,612,134,344,529.00 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $2,598,916,576,381,365.00 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $2,613,217,768,147,346.00 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $2,652,221,018,418,201.50 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $2,695,774,647,887,324.00 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $2,734,127,843,986,999.00 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $2,812,134,344,528,710.50 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $2,901,841,820,151,679.50 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $3,013,651,137,594,799.50 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $3,168,364,030,335,862.00 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $3,334,777,898,158,180.00 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $3,373,781,148,429,035.50 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $3,480,390,032,502,709.00 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $3,870,422,535,211,268.00 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $4,233,802,816,901,408.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $4,655,037,919,826,653.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $4,983,315,276,273,023.00 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $5,216,684,723,726,978.00 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $5,960,346,695,557,964.00 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $7,021,885,157,096,425.00 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $7,872,156,013,001,084.00 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $8,196,533,044,420,370.00 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $8,392,199,349,945,829.00 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $8,764,680,390,032,503.00 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $8,996,099,674,972,915.00 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $8,646,370,530,877,572.00 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $8,907,692,307,692,308.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $9,182,665,222,101,842.00 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $9,642,253,521,126,762.00 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $10,184,398,699,891,658.00 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $10,464,572,047,670,640.00 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $10,693,391,115,926,326.00 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $11,016,468,039,003,250.00 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $11,349,295,774,647,888.00 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $11,755,579,631,635,970.00 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $12,087,107,258,938,246.00 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $12,192,416,034,669,558.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $11,962,296,858,071,508.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $12,202,816,901,408,454.00 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $12,957,529,794,149,512.00 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $13,035,536,294,691,226.00 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $12,917,876,489,707,476.00 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $13,315,059,588,299,028.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $13,783,098,591,549,300.00 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $14,696,424,702,058,506.00 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $15,284,073,672,806,068.00 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $15,606,897,074,756,230.00 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $16,525,293,607,800,652.00 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $15,148,088,840,736,728.00 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $16,343,317,443,120,262.00 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $17,946,422,535,211,266.00 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $18,366,539,544,962,080.00 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $18,372,812,567,713,980.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $18,248,385,698,808,236.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $16,822,530,877,573,132.00 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $16,469,882,990,249,190.00 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $17,033,668,472,372,700.00 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $17,802,552,546,045,506.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $17,752,244,853,737,812.00 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $17,014,160,346,695,562.00 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $19,492,140,845,070,424.00 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $22,506,747,562,296,860.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $22,561,553,629,469,124.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $22,874,808,234,019,504.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $23,003,735,915,492,960.00 | 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 |