According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $42,063,040,536.97 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 $2,315,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $44,378,040,536.97 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 $2,315,000,000 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 | $2,315,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $2,325,868,544.60 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $2,373,690,140.85 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $2,383,471,830.99 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $2,331,302,816.90 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $2,318,260,563.38 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $2,406,295,774.65 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $2,611,711,267.61 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $2,595,408,450.70 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $2,592,147,887.32 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $2,592,147,887.32 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $2,748,654,929.58 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $3,008,496,749.73 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $3,354,618,093.17 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $3,605,430,660.89 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $3,698,231,310.94 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $3,935,249,187.43 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $4,194,840,195.02 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $4,315,230,227.52 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $4,252,527,085.59 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $4,201,110,509.21 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $4,276,354,279.52 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $4,514,626,218.85 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $4,663,859,696.64 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $4,856,985,373.78 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $4,855,731,310.94 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $4,910,910,075.84 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $5,013,743,228.60 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $5,041,332,611.05 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $5,116,576,381.37 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $5,200,598,591.55 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $5,274,588,299.02 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $5,425,075,839.65 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $5,598,136,511.38 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $5,813,835,319.61 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $6,112,302,275.19 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $6,433,342,361.86 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $6,508,586,132.18 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $6,714,252,437.70 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $7,466,690,140.85 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $8,167,711,267.61 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $8,980,343,987.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $9,613,645,720.48 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $10,063,854,279.52 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $11,498,502,166.85 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $13,546,386,782.23 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $15,186,700,975.08 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $15,812,478,331.53 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $16,189,951,245.94 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $16,908,529,252.44 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $17,354,975,622.97 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $16,680,289,815.82 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $17,184,423,076.92 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $17,714,891,657.64 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $18,601,514,084.51 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $19,647,402,491.87 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $20,187,903,575.30 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $20,629,333,694.47 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $21,252,602,925.24 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $21,894,683,098.59 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $22,678,472,372.70 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $23,318,044,420.37 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $23,521,202,600.22 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $23,077,264,355.36 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $23,541,267,605.63 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $24,997,234,561.21 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $25,147,722,101.84 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $24,920,736,728.06 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $25,686,969,122.43 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $26,589,894,366.20 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $28,351,852,654.39 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $29,485,525,460.46 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $30,108,305,606.72 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $31,880,045,585.05 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $29,223,188,055.25 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $31,528,983,234.02 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $34,621,640,140.85 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $35,432,115,872.16 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $35,444,217,578.55 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $35,204,177,410.62 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $32,453,465,817.98 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $31,773,149,268.69 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $32,860,785,427.95 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $34,344,090,953.41 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $34,247,039,030.34 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $32,823,151,002.17 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $37,603,588,380.28 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $43,419,267,172.26 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $43,524,997,210.18 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $44,129,317,551.46 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $44,378,040,536.97 | 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 |