According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $383,018,960,915.49 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 $21,080,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $404,098,960,915.49 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 $21,080,000,000 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 | $21,080,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $21,178,967,136.15 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $21,614,422,535.21 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $21,703,492,957.75 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $21,228,450,704.23 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $21,109,690,140.85 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $21,911,323,943.66 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $23,781,802,816.90 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $23,633,352,112.68 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $23,603,661,971.83 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $23,603,661,971.83 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $25,028,788,732.39 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $27,394,864,572.05 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $30,546,587,215.60 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $32,830,444,203.68 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $33,675,471,289.27 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $35,833,716,143.01 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $38,197,508,125.68 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $39,293,759,479.96 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $38,722,795,232.94 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $38,254,604,550.38 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $38,939,761,646.80 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $41,109,425,785.48 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $42,468,320,693.39 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $44,226,890,574.21 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $44,215,471,289.27 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $44,717,919,826.65 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $45,654,301,191.77 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $45,905,525,460.46 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $46,590,682,556.88 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $47,355,774,647.89 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $48,029,512,459.37 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $49,399,826,652.22 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $50,975,687,974.00 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $52,939,804,983.75 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $55,657,594,799.57 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $58,580,931,744.31 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $59,266,088,840.74 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $61,138,851,570.96 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $67,990,422,535.21 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $74,373,802,816.90 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $81,773,499,458.29 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $87,540,238,353.20 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $91,639,761,646.80 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $104,703,423,618.63 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $123,351,115,926.33 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $138,287,540,628.39 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $143,985,763,813.65 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $147,422,968,580.72 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $153,966,218,851.57 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $158,031,484,290.36 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $151,887,908,992.42 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $156,478,461,538.46 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $161,308,819,068.26 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $169,382,253,521.13 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $178,905,937,161.43 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $183,827,648,970.75 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $187,847,237,269.77 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $193,522,621,885.16 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $199,369,295,774.65 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $206,506,348,862.41 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $212,330,184,182.02 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $214,180,108,342.36 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $210,137,681,473.46 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $214,362,816,901.41 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $227,620,606,717.23 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $228,990,920,910.08 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $226,924,030,335.86 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $233,901,213,434.45 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $242,123,098,591.55 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $258,167,193,932.83 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $268,490,227,518.96 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $274,161,158,613.22 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $290,294,324,377.03 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $266,101,427,302.28 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $287,097,609,750.81 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $315,258,822,535.21 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $322,638,878,006.50 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $322,749,074,106.18 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $320,563,308,775.73 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $295,515,792,416.03 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $289,320,944,528.71 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $299,224,776,164.68 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $312,731,506,392.20 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $311,847,767,930.66 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $298,882,083,423.62 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $342,411,940,845.07 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $395,368,532,177.68 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $396,331,292,091.01 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $401,834,131,310.94 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $404,098,960,915.49 | 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 |