According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $3,057,352,959.04 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 $168,265,822.20 in the year 1935 would cost $3,225,618,781.24 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 $168,265,822.20 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 | $168,265,822.20 | - |
| 1936 | $169,055,802.59 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $172,531,716.28 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $173,242,698.63 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $169,450,792.78 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $168,502,816.32 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $174,901,657.44 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $189,832,286.74 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $188,647,316.16 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $188,410,322.04 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $188,410,322.04 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $199,786,039.60 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $218,672,647.59 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $243,830,484.50 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $262,060,801.10 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $268,806,018.24 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $286,033,667.42 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $304,902,045.10 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $313,652,597.07 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $309,095,017.92 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $305,357,803.02 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $310,826,898.00 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $328,145,698.76 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $338,992,737.14 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $353,030,080.92 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $352,938,929.34 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $356,949,598.99 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $364,424,028.80 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $366,429,363.62 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $371,898,458.60 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $378,005,614.66 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $383,383,558.06 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $394,321,748.02 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $406,900,666.47 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $422,578,738.74 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $444,272,815.49 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $467,607,620.74 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $473,076,715.72 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $488,025,575.33 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $542,716,525.12 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $593,670,260.02 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $652,736,485.79 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $698,768,035.20 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $731,491,453.50 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $835,768,864.44 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $984,619,399.46 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $1,103,845,670.01 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $1,149,330,309.92 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $1,176,766,936.40 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $1,228,996,793.46 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $1,261,446,757.00 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $1,212,407,205.35 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $1,249,050,141.72 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $1,287,607,261.32 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $1,352,051,430.49 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $1,428,071,850.71 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $1,467,358,182.98 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $1,499,443,540.19 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $1,544,745,876.94 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $1,591,415,487.43 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $1,648,385,226.80 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $1,694,872,534.12 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $1,709,639,090.57 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $1,677,371,430.19 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $1,711,097,515.89 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $1,816,924,503.74 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $1,827,862,693.70 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $1,811,364,257.18 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $1,867,057,874.39 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $1,932,687,014.14 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $2,060,754,988.24 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $2,143,156,019.27 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $2,188,422,806.90 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $2,317,201,763.34 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $2,124,088,019.62 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $2,291,684,789.20 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $2,516,474,619.53 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $2,575,384,064.58 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $2,576,263,677.36 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $2,558,816,352.86 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $2,358,880,824.67 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $2,309,432,002.41 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $2,388,486,858.82 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $2,496,300,951.18 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $2,489,246,730.17 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $2,385,751,399.82 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $2,733,217,588.11 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $3,155,930,319.68 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $3,163,615,309.64 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $3,207,540,345.97 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $3,225,618,781.24 | 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 |