According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $3,397,748,846,830.99 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 $187,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $3,584,748,846,830.99 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 $187,000,000,000 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 | $187,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $187,877,934,272.30 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $191,740,845,070.42 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $192,530,985,915.49 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $188,316,901,408.45 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $187,263,380,281.69 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $194,374,647,887.32 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $210,967,605,633.80 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $209,650,704,225.35 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $209,387,323,943.66 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $209,387,323,943.66 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $222,029,577,464.79 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $243,018,959,913.33 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $270,977,789,815.82 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $291,237,811,484.29 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $298,734,019,501.63 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $317,879,739,978.33 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $338,848,862,405.20 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $348,573,672,806.07 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $343,508,667,388.95 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $339,355,362,946.91 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $345,433,369,447.45 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $364,680,390,032.50 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $376,735,102,925.24 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $392,335,319,609.97 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $392,234,019,501.63 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $396,691,224,268.69 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $404,997,833,152.76 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $407,226,435,536.29 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $413,304,442,036.84 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $420,091,549,295.77 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $426,068,255,687.97 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $438,224,268,689.06 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $452,203,683,640.30 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $469,627,302,275.19 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $493,736,728,060.67 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $519,669,555,796.32 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $525,747,562,296.86 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $542,360,780,065.01 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $603,140,845,070.42 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $659,767,605,633.80 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $725,410,075,839.65 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $776,566,630,552.55 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $812,933,369,447.45 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $928,820,693,391.12 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $1,094,243,770,314.19 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $1,226,744,312,026.00 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $1,277,293,066,088.84 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $1,307,784,398,699.89 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $1,365,829,360,780.07 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $1,401,892,199,349.95 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $1,347,392,741,061.76 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $1,388,115,384,615.38 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $1,430,965,330,444.20 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $1,502,584,507,042.25 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $1,587,068,797,399.78 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $1,630,729,144,095.34 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $1,666,386,782,231.85 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $1,716,732,936,078.01 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $1,768,598,591,549.30 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $1,831,911,159,263.27 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $1,883,574,214,517.88 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $1,899,984,832,069.34 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $1,864,124,593,716.14 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $1,901,605,633,802.82 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $2,019,215,059,588.30 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $2,031,371,072,589.38 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $2,013,035,752,979.42 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $2,074,930,119,176.60 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $2,147,866,197,183.10 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $2,290,192,849,404.12 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $2,381,768,147,345.61 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $2,432,074,794,149.51 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $2,575,191,587,215.60 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $2,360,577,177,681.47 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $2,546,833,634,886.24 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $2,796,650,845,070.42 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $2,862,119,079,089.92 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $2,863,096,625,135.43 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $2,843,706,771,397.62 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $2,621,511,061,755.15 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $2,566,556,765,980.50 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $2,654,413,336,944.75 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $2,774,231,105,092.09 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $2,766,391,489,707.48 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $2,651,373,320,693.39 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $3,037,525,281,690.14 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $3,507,301,495,124.59 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $3,515,842,107,258.94 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $3,564,657,616,468.04 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $3,584,748,846,830.99 | 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 |