According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $453,517.71 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 $24,960 in the year 1935 would cost $478,477.71 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 $24,960 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 | $24,960.00 | - |
| 1936 | $25,077.18 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $25,592.79 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $25,698.25 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $25,135.77 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $24,995.15 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $25,944.34 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $28,159.10 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $27,983.32 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $27,948.17 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $27,948.17 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $29,635.61 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $32,437.18 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $36,169.01 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $38,873.24 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $39,873.80 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $42,429.30 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $45,228.17 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $46,526.20 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $45,850.14 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $45,295.77 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $46,107.04 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $48,676.06 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $50,285.07 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $52,367.32 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $52,353.80 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $52,948.73 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $54,057.46 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $54,354.93 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $55,166.20 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $56,072.11 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $56,869.86 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $58,492.39 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $60,358.31 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $62,683.94 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $65,901.97 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $69,363.38 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $70,174.65 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $72,392.11 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $80,504.79 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $88,063.10 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $96,824.79 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $103,652.96 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $108,507.04 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $123,975.21 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $146,055.21 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $163,740.85 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $170,487.89 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $174,557.75 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $182,305.35 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $187,118.87 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $179,844.51 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $185,280.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $190,999.44 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $200,558.87 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $211,835.49 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $217,663.10 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $222,422.54 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $229,142.54 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $236,065.35 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $244,516.06 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $251,411.83 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $253,602.25 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $248,815.77 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $253,818.59 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $269,516.62 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $271,139.15 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $268,691.83 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $276,953.24 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $286,688.45 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $305,685.63 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $317,908.73 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $324,623.46 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $343,726.11 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $315,080.25 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $339,941.00 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $373,285.59 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $382,024.02 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $382,154.50 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $379,566.42 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $349,908.64 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $342,573.57 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $354,300.30 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $370,293.09 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $369,246.69 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $353,894.54 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $405,436.53 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $468,140.35 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $469,280.32 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $475,796.01 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $478,477.71 | 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 |