According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $99,933,789,612.68 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 $5,500,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $105,433,789,612.68 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 $5,500,000,000 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 | $5,500,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $5,525,821,596.24 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $5,639,436,619.72 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $5,662,676,056.34 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $5,538,732,394.37 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $5,507,746,478.87 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $5,716,901,408.45 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $6,204,929,577.46 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $6,166,197,183.10 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $6,158,450,704.23 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $6,158,450,704.23 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $6,530,281,690.14 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $7,147,616,468.04 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $7,969,934,994.58 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $8,565,817,984.83 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $8,786,294,691.22 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $9,349,404,117.01 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $9,966,143,011.92 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $10,252,166,847.24 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $10,103,196,099.67 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $9,981,040,086.67 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $10,159,804,983.75 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $10,725,893,824.49 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $11,080,444,203.68 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $11,539,274,106.18 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $11,536,294,691.22 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $11,667,388,949.08 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $11,911,700,975.08 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $11,977,248,104.01 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $12,156,013,001.08 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $12,355,633,802.82 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $12,531,419,284.94 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $12,888,949,079.09 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $13,300,108,342.36 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $13,812,567,713.98 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $14,521,668,472.37 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $15,284,398,699.89 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $15,463,163,596.97 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $15,951,787,648.97 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $17,739,436,619.72 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $19,404,929,577.46 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $21,335,590,465.87 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $22,840,195,016.25 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $23,909,804,983.75 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $27,318,255,687.97 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $32,183,640,303.36 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $36,080,715,059.59 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $37,567,443,120.26 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $38,464,247,020.59 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $40,171,451,787.65 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $41,232,123,510.29 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $39,629,198,266.52 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $40,826,923,076.92 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $42,087,215,601.30 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $44,193,661,971.83 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $46,678,494,041.17 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $47,962,621,885.16 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $49,011,375,948.00 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $50,492,145,178.76 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $52,017,605,633.80 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $53,879,739,978.33 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $55,399,241,603.47 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $55,881,906,825.57 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $54,827,193,932.83 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $55,929,577,464.79 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $59,388,678,223.19 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $59,746,208,017.33 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $59,206,933,911.16 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $61,027,356,446.37 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $63,172,535,211.27 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $67,358,613,217.77 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $70,052,004,333.69 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $71,531,611,592.63 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $75,740,929,035.75 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $69,428,740,520.04 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $74,906,871,614.30 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $82,254,436,619.72 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $84,179,972,914.41 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $84,208,724,268.69 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $83,638,434,452.87 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $77,103,266,522.21 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $75,486,963,705.31 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $78,070,980,498.37 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $81,595,032,502.71 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $81,364,455,579.63 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $77,981,568,255.69 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $89,338,978,873.24 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $103,155,926,327.19 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $103,407,120,801.73 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $104,842,871,072.59 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $105,433,789,612.68 | 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 |