According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $34,522,581,866.20 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 $1,900,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $36,422,581,866.20 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 $1,900,000,000 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 | $1,900,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $1,908,920,187.79 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $1,948,169,014.08 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $1,956,197,183.10 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $1,913,380,281.69 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $1,902,676,056.34 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $1,974,929,577.46 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $2,143,521,126.76 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $2,130,140,845.07 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $2,127,464,788.73 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $2,127,464,788.73 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $2,255,915,492.96 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $2,469,176,598.05 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $2,753,250,270.86 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $2,959,100,758.40 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $3,035,265,438.79 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $3,229,794,149.51 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $3,442,849,404.12 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $3,541,657,638.14 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $3,490,195,016.25 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $3,447,995,666.31 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $3,509,750,812.57 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $3,705,308,775.73 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $3,827,789,815.82 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $3,986,294,691.22 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $3,985,265,438.79 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $4,030,552,546.05 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $4,114,951,245.94 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $4,137,594,799.57 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $4,199,349,945.83 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $4,268,309,859.15 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $4,329,035,752.98 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $4,452,546,045.50 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $4,594,582,881.91 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $4,771,614,301.19 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $5,016,576,381.37 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $5,280,065,005.42 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $5,341,820,151.68 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $5,510,617,551.46 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $6,128,169,014.08 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $6,703,521,126.76 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $7,370,476,706.39 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $7,890,249,187.43 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $8,259,750,812.57 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $9,437,215,601.30 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $11,117,984,832.07 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $12,464,247,020.59 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $12,977,843,987.00 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $13,287,648,970.75 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $13,877,410,617.55 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $14,243,824,485.37 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $13,690,086,673.89 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $14,103,846,153.85 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $14,539,219,934.99 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $15,266,901,408.45 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $16,125,297,941.50 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $16,568,905,742.15 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $16,931,202,600.22 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $17,442,741,061.76 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $17,969,718,309.86 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $18,613,001,083.42 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $19,137,919,826.65 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $19,304,658,721.56 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $18,940,303,358.61 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $19,321,126,760.56 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $20,516,088,840.74 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $20,639,599,133.26 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $20,453,304,442.04 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $21,082,177,681.47 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $21,823,239,436.62 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $23,269,339,111.59 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $24,199,783,315.28 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $24,710,920,368.36 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $26,165,048,212.35 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $23,984,473,997.83 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $25,876,919,284.94 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $28,415,169,014.08 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $29,080,354,279.52 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $29,090,286,565.55 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $28,893,277,356.45 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $26,635,673,889.49 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $26,077,314,734.56 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $26,969,975,081.26 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $28,187,374,864.57 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $28,107,721,018.42 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $26,939,087,215.60 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $30,862,556,338.03 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $35,635,683,640.30 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $35,722,459,913.33 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $36,218,446,370.53 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $36,422,581,866.20 | 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 |