According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $3,088,862,588,028.17 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 $170,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $3,258,862,588,028.17 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 $170,000,000,000 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 | $170,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $170,798,122,065.73 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $174,309,859,154.93 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $175,028,169,014.08 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $171,197,183,098.59 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $170,239,436,619.72 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $176,704,225,352.11 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $191,788,732,394.37 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $190,591,549,295.77 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $190,352,112,676.06 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $190,352,112,676.06 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $201,845,070,422.54 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $220,926,327,193.93 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $246,343,445,287.11 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $264,761,646,803.90 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $271,576,381,365.11 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $288,981,581,798.48 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $308,044,420,368.36 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $316,885,157,096.42 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $312,280,606,717.23 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $308,504,875,406.28 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $314,030,335,861.32 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $331,527,627,302.28 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $342,486,457,204.77 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $356,668,472,372.70 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $356,576,381,365.11 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $360,628,385,698.81 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $368,179,848,320.69 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $370,205,850,487.54 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $375,731,310,942.58 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $381,901,408,450.70 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $387,334,777,898.16 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $398,385,698,808.23 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $411,094,257,854.82 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $426,933,911,159.26 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $448,851,570,964.25 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $472,426,868,905.74 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $477,952,329,360.78 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $493,055,254,604.55 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $548,309,859,154.93 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $599,788,732,394.37 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $659,463,705,308.78 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $705,969,664,138.68 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $739,030,335,861.32 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $844,382,448,537.38 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $994,767,063,921.99 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $1,115,222,101,841.82 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $1,161,175,514,626.22 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $1,188,894,907,908.99 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $1,241,663,055,254.60 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $1,274,447,453,954.50 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $1,224,902,491,874.32 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $1,261,923,076,923.08 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $1,300,877,573,131.09 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $1,365,985,915,492.96 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $1,442,789,815,817.99 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $1,482,481,040,086.67 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $1,514,897,074,756.23 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $1,560,666,305,525.46 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $1,607,816,901,408.45 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $1,665,373,781,148.43 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $1,712,340,195,016.25 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $1,727,258,938,244.85 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $1,694,658,721,560.13 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $1,728,732,394,366.20 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $1,835,650,054,171.18 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $1,846,700,975,081.26 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $1,830,032,502,708.56 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $1,886,300,108,342.36 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $1,952,605,633,802.82 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $2,081,993,499,458.29 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $2,165,243,770,314.19 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $2,210,977,085,590.47 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $2,341,083,261,105.09 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $2,145,979,252,437.70 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $2,315,303,304,442.04 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $2,542,409,859,154.93 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $2,601,926,435,536.30 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $2,602,815,113,759.48 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $2,585,187,973,997.83 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $2,383,191,874,322.86 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $2,333,233,423,618.64 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $2,413,103,033,586.13 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $2,522,028,277,356.45 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $2,514,901,354,279.52 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $2,410,339,382,448.54 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $2,761,386,619,718.31 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $3,188,455,904,658.72 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $3,196,220,097,508.13 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $3,240,597,833,152.76 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $3,258,862,588,028.17 | 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 |