According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,791.30% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $9,117,037,841,750.15 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2026:Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.28% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $508,963,286,286 in the year 1935 would cost $9,626,001,128,036.15 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.54% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $508,963,286,286 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 | $508,963,286,286.00 | - |
| 1936 | $510,755,410,533.49 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $520,014,719,145.50 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $525,988,466,637.12 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $513,144,909,530.13 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $509,859,348,409.74 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $523,001,592,891.31 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $570,791,572,824.26 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $571,388,947,573.43 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $569,895,510,700.52 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $569,895,510,700.52 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $593,790,500,667.00 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $661,293,847,322.30 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $737,459,127,840.45 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $792,716,292,137.94 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $813,027,033,609.44 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $865,297,324,161.12 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $922,346,612,706.08 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $948,631,101,669.21 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $934,891,482,438.49 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $923,541,362,204.41 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $940,267,855,180.94 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $992,538,145,732.62 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $1,025,393,756,936.52 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $1,067,807,364,127.02 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $1,067,508,676,752.44 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $1,079,754,859,110.26 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $1,102,156,412,203.84 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $1,108,428,847,070.04 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $1,124,856,652,671.99 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $1,143,375,269,896.01 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $1,159,803,075,497.97 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $1,192,658,686,701.88 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $1,230,890,670,648.24 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $1,278,083,275,832.04 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $1,343,794,498,239.86 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $1,414,284,718,640.97 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $1,431,011,211,617.50 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $1,476,113,005,179.23 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $1,641,585,810,697.10 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $1,795,708,495,980.89 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $1,974,323,545,980.32 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $2,113,511,862,535.06 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $2,212,676,070,895.94 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $2,528,089,938,453.46 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $2,978,211,811,947.01 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $3,338,727,473,066.26 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $3,476,422,352,748.10 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $3,559,457,442,881.61 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $3,717,463,064,034.95 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $3,815,731,210,272.10 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $3,667,283,585,105.35 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $3,778,096,601,074.89 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $3,894,584,677,161.48 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $4,089,627,532,762.86 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $4,319,616,811,190.22 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $4,438,494,386,273.45 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $4,535,567,783,012.27 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $4,672,366,600,570.36 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $4,813,645,728,747.17 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $4,985,988,343,880.40 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $5,126,670,097,308.04 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $5,171,174,516,120.61 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $5,073,503,744,632.63 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $5,175,654,826,739.32 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $5,495,847,692,290.14 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $5,528,703,303,494.05 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $5,478,822,511,939.02 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $5,647,282,191,202.70 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $5,845,909,295,299.06 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $6,233,306,820,130.60 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $6,482,412,090,531.14 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $6,619,446,871,115.15 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $7,008,974,036,927.45 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $6,424,852,046,575.64 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $6,931,790,232,461.98 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $7,611,725,158,831.88 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $7,789,913,085,885.66 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $7,792,571,403,519.43 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $7,739,799,318,178.46 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $7,135,041,017,116.85 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $6,985,470,327,421.67 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $7,224,593,465,763.72 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $7,550,703,328,204.98 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $7,529,368,089,038.66 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $7,216,319,825,487.82 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $8,267,320,051,047.18 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $9,545,923,042,910.99 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $9,569,169,881,274.63 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $9,702,031,999,235.74 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $9,759,711,518,141.07 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $9,626,001,128,036.15 | -1.37%* |
* 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 | 2026 |
| CPI | 14.200 | 14.250 | 14.508 | 14.675 | 14.317 | 14.225 | 14.592 | 15.925 | 15.942 | 15.900 | 15.900 | 16.567 | 18.450 | 20.575 | 22.117 | 22.683 | 24.142 | 25.733 | 26.467 | 26.083 | 25.767 | 26.233 | 27.692 | 28.608 | 29.792 | 29.783 | 30.125 | 30.750 | 30.925 | 31.383 | 31.900 | 32.358 | 33.275 | 34.342 | 35.658 | 37.492 | 39.458 | 39.925 | 41.183 | 45.800 | 50.100 | 55.083 | 58.967 | 61.733 | 70.533 | 83.092 | 93.150 | 96.992 | 99.308 | 103.717 | 106.458 | 102.317 | 105.408 | 108.658 | 114.100 | 120.517 | 123.833 | 126.542 | 130.358 | 134.300 | 139.108 | 143.033 | 144.275 | 141.550 | 144.400 | 153.333 | 154.250 | 152.858 | 157.558 | 163.100 | 173.908 | 180.858 | 184.682 | 195.549 | 179.252 | 193.396 | 212.366 | 217.337 | 217.412 | 215.939 | 199.067 | 194.894 | 201.565 | 210.663 | 210.068 | 201.334 | 230.657 | 266.330 | 266.978 | 270.685 | 272.295 | 268.564 |