According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,791.30% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $360,587.84 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2026:Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.28% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $20,130 in the year 1935 would cost $380,717.84 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.54% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $20,130 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 | $20,130.00 | - |
| 1936 | $20,200.88 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $20,567.10 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $20,803.36 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $20,295.39 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $20,165.44 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $20,685.23 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $22,575.37 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $22,599.00 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $22,539.93 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $22,539.93 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $23,485.00 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $26,154.82 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $29,167.24 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $31,352.71 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $32,156.02 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $34,223.36 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $36,479.72 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $37,519.30 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $36,975.88 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $36,526.97 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $37,188.52 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $39,255.86 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $40,555.33 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $42,232.83 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $42,221.02 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $42,705.37 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $43,591.37 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $43,839.45 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $44,489.19 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $45,221.62 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $45,871.36 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $47,170.83 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $48,682.94 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $50,549.45 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $53,148.40 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $55,936.36 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $56,597.90 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $58,381.73 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $64,926.34 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $71,022.04 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $78,086.44 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $83,591.48 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $87,513.52 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $99,988.45 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $117,791.21 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $132,049.96 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $137,495.93 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $140,780.05 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $147,029.33 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $150,915.93 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $145,044.68 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $149,427.45 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $154,034.67 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $161,748.80 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $170,845.11 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $175,546.83 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $179,386.18 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $184,796.71 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $190,384.44 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $197,200.76 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $202,764.86 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $204,525.05 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $200,662.08 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $204,702.25 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $217,366.20 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $218,665.67 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $216,692.83 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $223,355.58 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $231,211.48 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $246,533.43 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $256,385.79 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $261,805.65 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $277,211.84 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $254,109.24 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $274,159.14 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $301,051.24 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $308,098.75 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $308,203.89 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $306,116.70 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $282,197.91 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $276,282.24 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $285,739.80 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $298,637.76 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $297,793.93 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $285,412.57 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $326,980.66 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $377,550.67 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $378,470.11 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $383,724.94 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $386,006.22 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $380,717.84 | -1.37%* |
* 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 | 2026 |
| CPI | 14.200 | 14.250 | 14.508 | 14.675 | 14.317 | 14.225 | 14.592 | 15.925 | 15.942 | 15.900 | 15.900 | 16.567 | 18.450 | 20.575 | 22.117 | 22.683 | 24.142 | 25.733 | 26.467 | 26.083 | 25.767 | 26.233 | 27.692 | 28.608 | 29.792 | 29.783 | 30.125 | 30.750 | 30.925 | 31.383 | 31.900 | 32.358 | 33.275 | 34.342 | 35.658 | 37.492 | 39.458 | 39.925 | 41.183 | 45.800 | 50.100 | 55.083 | 58.967 | 61.733 | 70.533 | 83.092 | 93.150 | 96.992 | 99.308 | 103.717 | 106.458 | 102.317 | 105.408 | 108.658 | 114.100 | 120.517 | 123.833 | 126.542 | 130.358 | 134.300 | 139.108 | 143.033 | 144.275 | 141.550 | 144.400 | 153.333 | 154.250 | 152.858 | 157.558 | 163.100 | 173.908 | 180.858 | 184.682 | 195.549 | 179.252 | 193.396 | 212.366 | 217.337 | 217.412 | 215.939 | 199.067 | 194.894 | 201.565 | 210.663 | 210.068 | 201.334 | 230.657 | 266.330 | 266.978 | 270.685 | 272.295 | 268.564 |