According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $3,688,465.33 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 $203,000 in the year 1935 would cost $3,891,465.33 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 $203,000 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 | $203,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $203,953.05 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $208,146.48 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $209,004.23 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $204,429.58 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $203,285.92 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $211,005.63 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $229,018.31 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $227,588.73 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $227,302.82 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $227,302.82 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $241,026.76 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $263,812.03 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $294,163.06 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $316,156.55 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $324,294.15 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $345,078.01 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $367,841.28 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $378,398.16 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $372,899.78 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $368,391.12 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $374,989.17 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $395,882.99 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $408,969.12 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $425,904.12 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $425,794.15 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $430,632.72 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $439,650.05 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $442,069.34 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $448,667.39 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $456,035.21 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $462,523.29 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $475,719.39 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $490,894.91 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $509,809.32 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $535,981.58 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $564,133.26 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $570,731.31 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $588,765.98 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $654,746.48 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $716,218.31 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $787,477.25 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $843,010.83 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $882,489.17 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $1,008,291.98 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $1,187,868.91 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $1,331,706.39 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $1,386,580.17 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $1,419,680.39 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $1,482,691.77 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $1,521,840.20 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $1,462,677.68 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $1,506,884.62 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $1,553,400.87 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $1,631,147.89 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $1,722,860.78 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $1,770,256.77 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $1,808,965.33 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $1,863,619.18 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $1,919,922.54 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $1,988,652.22 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $2,044,735.64 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $2,062,550.38 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $2,023,621.89 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $2,064,309.86 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $2,191,982.12 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $2,205,178.22 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $2,185,274.11 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $2,252,464.25 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $2,331,640.85 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $2,486,145.18 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $2,585,555.80 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $2,640,166.76 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $2,795,528.84 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $2,562,551.70 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $2,764,744.53 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $3,035,936.48 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $3,107,006.27 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $3,108,067.46 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $3,087,018.58 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $2,845,811.47 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $2,786,155.21 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $2,881,528.92 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $3,011,598.47 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $3,003,088.09 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $2,878,228.79 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $3,297,420.49 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $3,807,391.46 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $3,816,662.82 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $3,869,655.06 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $3,891,465.33 | 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 |