According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $5,189,973,131.08 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 $285,637,644 in the year 1935 would cost $5,475,610,775.08 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 $285,637,644 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 | $285,637,644.00 | - |
| 1936 | $286,978,665.80 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $292,879,161.74 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $294,086,081.36 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $287,649,176.70 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $286,039,950.54 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $296,902,227.14 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $322,247,539.22 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $320,236,006.51 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $319,833,699.97 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $319,833,699.97 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $339,144,413.93 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $371,205,150.57 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $413,911,537.22 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $444,858,194.20 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $456,308,457.29 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $485,553,048.14 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $517,582,838.13 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $532,437,233.48 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $524,700,569.23 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $518,356,504.55 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $527,640,501.65 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $557,039,825.79 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $575,453,086.69 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $599,282,012.57 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $599,127,279.29 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $605,935,543.83 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $618,623,673.19 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $622,027,805.46 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $631,311,802.56 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $641,678,932.65 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $650,808,196.46 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $669,376,190.65 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $690,729,383.97 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $717,343,508.98 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $754,170,030.80 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $793,781,751.74 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $803,065,748.84 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $828,442,007.57 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $921,281,978.54 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $1,007,777,884.82 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $1,108,045,053.46 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $1,186,185,362.35 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $1,241,734,611.65 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $1,418,749,489.62 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $1,671,428,943.93 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $1,873,820,080.63 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $1,951,031,989.81 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $1,997,606,708.58 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $2,086,268,880.85 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $2,141,353,930.29 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $2,058,107,422.99 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $2,120,310,203.54 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $2,185,762,383.07 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $2,295,158,815.52 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $2,424,206,375.16 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $2,490,896,420.97 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $2,545,362,537.27 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $2,622,264,979.89 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $2,701,488,421.77 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $2,798,196,724.86 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $2,877,110,700.18 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $2,902,177,492.34 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $2,847,401,909.47 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $2,904,653,224.90 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $3,084,298,568.72 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $3,102,866,562.91 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $3,074,859,838.34 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $3,169,401,875.43 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $3,280,809,840.59 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $3,498,210,105.93 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $3,638,088,995.52 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $3,714,931,092.15 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $3,933,538,277.12 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $3,605,720,339.64 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $3,890,222,241.33 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $4,271,811,542.66 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $4,371,812,570.05 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $4,373,305,746.25 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $4,343,688,248.18 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $4,004,290,071.66 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $3,920,348,811.91 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $4,054,547,442.60 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $4,237,565,972.03 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $4,225,591,163.11 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $4,049,903,896.72 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $4,639,740,989.59 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $5,357,311,956.50 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $5,370,357,519.75 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $5,444,921,942.43 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $5,475,610,775.08 | 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 |