According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $3,361,409,286.97 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 $185,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $3,546,409,286.97 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 $185,000,000 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 | $185,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $185,868,544.60 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $189,690,140.85 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $190,471,830.99 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $186,302,816.90 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $185,260,563.38 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $192,295,774.65 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $208,711,267.61 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $207,408,450.70 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $207,147,887.32 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $207,147,887.32 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $219,654,929.58 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $240,419,826.65 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $268,079,631.64 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $288,122,968.58 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $295,539,003.25 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $314,479,956.66 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $335,224,810.40 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $344,845,612.13 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $339,834,777.90 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $335,725,893.82 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $341,738,894.91 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $360,780,065.01 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $372,705,850.49 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $388,139,219.93 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $388,039,003.25 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $392,448,537.38 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $400,666,305.53 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $402,871,072.59 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $408,884,073.67 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $415,598,591.55 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $421,511,375.95 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $433,537,378.11 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $447,367,280.61 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $464,604,550.38 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $488,456,121.34 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $514,111,592.63 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $520,124,593.72 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $536,560,130.01 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $596,690,140.85 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $652,711,267.61 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $717,651,679.31 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $768,261,105.09 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $804,238,894.91 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $918,886,782.23 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $1,082,540,628.39 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $1,213,624,052.00 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $1,263,632,177.68 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $1,293,797,399.78 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $1,351,221,560.13 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $1,386,898,699.89 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $1,332,982,123.51 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $1,373,269,230.77 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $1,415,660,888.41 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $1,486,514,084.51 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $1,570,094,799.57 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $1,613,288,190.68 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $1,648,564,463.71 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $1,698,372,156.01 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $1,749,683,098.59 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $1,812,318,526.54 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $1,863,429,035.75 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $1,879,664,138.68 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $1,844,187,432.29 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $1,881,267,605.63 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $1,997,619,176.60 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $2,009,645,178.76 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $1,991,505,958.83 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $2,052,738,353.20 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $2,124,894,366.20 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $2,265,698,808.23 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $2,356,294,691.22 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $2,406,063,299.02 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $2,547,649,431.20 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $2,335,330,362.95 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $2,519,594,772.48 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $2,766,740,140.85 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $2,831,508,179.85 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $2,832,475,270.86 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $2,813,292,795.23 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $2,593,473,510.29 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $2,539,106,961.00 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $2,626,023,889.49 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $2,744,560,184.18 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $2,736,804,414.95 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $2,623,016,386.78 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $3,005,038,380.28 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $3,469,790,249.19 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $3,478,239,517.88 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $3,526,532,936.08 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $3,546,409,286.97 | 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 |