According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $6,105,046,056,338.03 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 $336,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $6,441,046,056,338.03 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 $336,000,000,000 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 | $336,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $337,577,464,788.73 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $344,518,309,859.15 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $345,938,028,169.01 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $338,366,197,183.10 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $336,473,239,436.62 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $349,250,704,225.35 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $379,064,788,732.39 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $376,698,591,549.30 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $376,225,352,112.68 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $376,225,352,112.68 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $398,940,845,070.42 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $436,654,387,865.66 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $486,890,574,214.52 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $523,293,607,800.65 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $536,762,730,227.52 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $571,163,596,966.41 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $608,840,736,728.06 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $626,314,192,849.40 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $617,213,434,452.87 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $609,750,812,567.71 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $620,671,722,643.55 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $655,254,604,550.38 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $676,914,409,534.13 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $704,944,745,395.45 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $704,762,730,227.52 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $712,771,397,616.47 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $727,696,641,386.78 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $731,700,975,081.26 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $742,621,885,157.10 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $754,816,901,408.45 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $765,555,796,316.36 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $787,397,616,468.04 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $812,515,709,642.47 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $843,822,318,526.54 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $887,141,928,494.04 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $933,737,811,484.29 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $944,658,721,560.13 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $974,509,209,100.76 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $1,083,718,309,859.16 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $1,185,464,788,732.39 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $1,303,410,617,551.46 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $1,395,328,277,356.45 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $1,460,671,722,643.55 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $1,668,897,074,756.23 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $1,966,127,843,987.00 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $2,204,203,683,640.30 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $2,295,029,252,437.70 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $2,349,815,817,984.83 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $2,454,110,509,209.10 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $2,518,907,908,992.42 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $2,420,983,748,645.72 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $2,494,153,846,153.85 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $2,571,146,262,188.52 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $2,699,830,985,915.49 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $2,851,631,635,969.66 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $2,930,080,173,347.78 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $2,994,149,512,459.37 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $3,084,611,050,920.91 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $3,177,802,816,901.41 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $3,291,562,296,858.07 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $3,384,390,032,502.71 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $3,413,876,489,707.48 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $3,349,443,120,260.02 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $3,416,788,732,394.37 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $3,628,108,342,361.86 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $3,649,950,162,513.54 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $3,617,005,417,118.09 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $3,728,216,684,723.73 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $3,859,267,605,633.80 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $4,114,998,916,576.38 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $4,279,540,628,385.70 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $4,369,931,180,931.74 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $4,627,082,210,184.18 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $4,241,464,875,406.28 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $4,576,128,884,073.67 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $5,024,998,309,859.16 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $5,142,631,072,589.38 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $5,144,387,518,959.91 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $5,109,547,995,666.31 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $4,710,308,645,720.48 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $4,611,567,237,269.77 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $4,769,427,172,264.36 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $4,984,714,712,892.74 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $4,970,628,559,046.59 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $4,763,964,897,074.76 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $5,457,799,436,619.72 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $6,301,889,317,443.12 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $6,317,235,016,251.36 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $6,404,946,305,525.46 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $6,441,046,056,338.03 | 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 |