According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $7,780,562,827.92 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 $428,214,478 in the year 1935 would cost $8,208,777,305.92 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 $428,214,478 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 | $428,214,478.00 | - |
| 1936 | $430,224,874.61 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $439,070,619.70 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $440,879,976.65 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $431,230,072.92 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $428,817,596.98 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $445,101,809.53 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $483,098,305.46 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $480,082,710.55 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $479,479,591.56 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $479,479,591.56 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $508,429,302.75 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $556,493,246.33 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $620,516,646.07 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $666,910,414.00 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $684,076,108.14 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $727,918,218.83 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $775,935,768.64 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $798,204,777.25 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $786,606,335.26 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $777,095,612.84 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $791,013,743.22 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $835,087,822.75 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $862,692,114.67 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $898,415,315.98 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $898,183,347.14 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $908,389,976.08 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $927,411,420.93 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $932,514,735.41 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $946,432,865.79 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $961,974,778.04 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $975,660,939.58 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $1,003,497,200.34 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $1,035,508,900.21 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $1,075,407,540.63 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $1,130,616,124.47 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $1,190,000,147.42 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $1,203,918,277.80 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $1,241,961,167.50 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $1,381,142,471.30 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $1,510,813,052.66 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $1,661,128,860.76 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $1,778,273,124.78 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $1,861,549,938.22 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $2,126,922,290.78 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $2,505,727,405.93 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $2,809,142,648.20 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $2,924,895,099.19 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $2,994,717,719.92 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $3,127,635,865.05 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $3,210,216,771.96 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $3,085,417,536.23 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $3,178,669,009.77 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $3,276,791,828.94 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $3,440,793,798.58 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $3,634,255,810.85 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $3,734,234,380.74 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $3,815,887,412.30 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $3,931,175,925.60 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $4,049,943,971.51 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $4,194,924,496.29 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $4,313,228,604.51 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $4,350,807,556.54 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $4,268,690,587.30 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $4,354,519,057.97 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $4,623,834,880.81 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $4,651,671,141.57 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $4,609,684,781.59 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $4,751,417,742.62 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $4,918,435,307.17 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $5,244,351,526.88 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $5,454,051,357.93 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $5,569,249,403.39 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $5,896,974,980.05 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $5,405,525,796.36 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $5,832,037,623.08 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $6,404,098,298.24 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $6,554,015,119.93 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $6,556,253,619.23 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $6,511,852,463.63 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $6,003,042,731.98 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $5,877,201,956.16 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $6,078,386,211.10 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $6,352,758,954.64 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $6,334,806,886.14 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $6,071,424,826.22 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $6,955,680,764.23 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $8,031,429,299.06 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $8,050,986,591.93 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $8,162,770,056.07 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $8,208,777,305.92 | 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 |