According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $83,580,987.68 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 $4,600,000 in the year 1935 would cost $88,180,987.68 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 $4,600,000 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 | $4,600,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $4,621,596.24 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $4,716,619.72 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $4,736,056.34 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $4,632,394.37 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $4,606,478.87 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $4,781,408.45 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $5,189,577.46 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $5,157,183.10 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $5,150,704.23 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $5,150,704.23 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $5,461,690.14 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $5,978,006.50 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $6,665,763.81 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $7,164,138.68 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $7,348,537.38 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $7,819,501.63 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $8,335,319.61 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $8,574,539.54 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $8,449,945.83 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $8,347,778.98 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $8,497,291.44 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $8,970,747.56 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $9,267,280.61 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $9,651,029.25 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $9,648,537.38 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $9,758,179.85 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $9,962,513.54 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $10,017,334.78 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $10,166,847.24 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $10,333,802.82 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $10,480,823.40 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $10,779,848.32 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $11,123,726.98 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $11,552,329.36 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $12,145,395.45 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $12,783,315.28 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $12,932,827.74 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $13,341,495.12 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $14,836,619.72 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $16,229,577.46 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $17,844,312.03 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $19,102,708.56 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $19,997,291.44 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $22,847,995.67 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $26,917,226.44 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $30,176,598.05 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $31,420,043.34 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $32,170,097.51 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $33,597,941.50 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $34,485,048.75 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $33,144,420.37 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $34,146,153.85 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $35,200,216.68 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $36,961,971.83 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $39,040,195.02 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $40,114,192.85 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $40,991,332.61 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $42,229,794.15 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $43,505,633.80 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $45,063,055.25 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $46,333,911.16 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $46,737,594.80 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $45,855,471.29 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $46,777,464.79 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $49,670,530.88 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $49,969,555.80 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $49,518,526.54 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $51,041,061.76 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $52,835,211.27 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $56,336,294.69 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $58,588,949.08 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $59,826,438.79 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $63,346,958.83 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $58,067,673.89 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $62,649,383.53 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $68,794,619.72 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $70,405,068.26 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $70,429,114.84 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $69,952,145.18 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $64,486,368.36 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $63,134,551.46 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $65,295,729.14 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $68,243,118.09 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $68,050,271.94 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $65,220,948.00 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $74,719,873.24 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $86,275,865.66 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $86,485,955.58 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $87,686,764.90 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $88,180,987.68 | 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 |