According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $108,382,737,279.93 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 $5,965,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $114,347,737,279.93 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 $5,965,000,000 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 | $5,965,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $5,993,004,694.84 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $6,116,225,352.11 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $6,141,429,577.46 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $6,007,007,042.25 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $5,973,401,408.45 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $6,200,239,436.62 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $6,729,528,169.01 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $6,687,521,126.76 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $6,679,119,718.31 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $6,679,119,718.31 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $7,082,387,323.94 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $7,751,914,951.25 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $8,643,756,771.40 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $9,290,018,959.91 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $9,529,135,969.66 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $10,139,853,737.81 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $10,808,735,102.93 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $11,118,940,953.41 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $10,957,375,406.28 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $10,824,891,657.64 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $11,018,770,314.19 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $11,632,719,393.28 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $12,017,245,395.45 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $12,514,867,280.61 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $12,511,635,969.66 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $12,653,813,651.14 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $12,918,781,148.43 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $12,989,869,989.17 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $13,183,748,645.72 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $13,400,246,478.87 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $13,590,893,824.49 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $13,978,651,137.59 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $14,424,572,047.67 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $14,980,357,529.79 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $15,749,409,534.13 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $16,576,625,135.43 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $16,770,503,791.98 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $17,300,438,786.57 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $19,239,225,352.11 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $21,045,528,169.01 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $23,139,417,659.80 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $24,771,229,685.81 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $25,931,270,314.19 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $29,627,890,032.50 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $34,904,620,801.73 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $39,131,175,514.63 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $40,743,599,674.97 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $41,716,224,268.69 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $43,567,765,438.79 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $44,718,112,134.34 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $42,979,666,847.24 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $44,278,653,846.15 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $45,645,498,374.86 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $47,930,035,211.27 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $50,624,948,537.38 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $52,017,643,553.63 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $53,155,065,005.42 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $54,761,026,543.88 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $56,415,457,746.48 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $58,435,027,085.59 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $60,082,995,666.31 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $60,606,468,039.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $59,462,583,965.33 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $60,658,169,014.08 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $64,409,721,018.42 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $64,797,478,331.53 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $64,212,611,050.92 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $66,186,942,036.84 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $68,513,485,915.49 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $73,053,477,789.82 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $75,974,582,881.91 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $77,579,284,209.10 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $82,144,480,308.78 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $75,298,624,945.83 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $81,239,907,123.51 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $89,208,675,352.11 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $91,297,006,988.08 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $91,328,189,138.68 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $90,709,683,911.16 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $83,621,997,237.27 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $81,869,043,364.03 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $84,671,527,031.42 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $88,493,521,614.30 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $88,243,450,460.46 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $84,574,555,390.03 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $96,892,183,450.70 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $111,877,291,007.58 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $112,149,722,833.15 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $113,706,859,263.27 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $114,347,737,279.93 | 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 |