According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,816.98% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $1,090,186,795,774.65 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 $60,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $1,150,186,795,774.65 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 $60,000,000,000 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 | $60,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $60,281,690,140.85 | 0.47% |
| 1937 | $61,521,126,760.56 | 2.06% |
| 1938 | $61,774,647,887.32 | 0.41% |
| 1939 | $60,422,535,211.27 | -2.19% |
| 1940 | $60,084,507,042.25 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $62,366,197,183.10 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $67,690,140,845.07 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $67,267,605,633.80 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $67,183,098,591.55 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $67,183,098,591.55 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $71,239,436,619.72 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $77,973,997,833.15 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $86,944,745,395.45 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $93,445,287,107.26 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $95,850,487,540.63 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $101,993,499,458.29 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $108,721,560,130.01 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $111,841,820,151.68 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $110,216,684,723.73 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $108,884,073,672.81 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $110,834,236,186.35 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $117,009,750,812.57 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $120,877,573,131.09 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $125,882,990,249.19 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $125,850,487,540.63 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $127,280,606,717.23 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $129,945,828,819.07 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $130,660,888,407.37 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $132,611,050,920.91 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $134,788,732,394.37 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $136,706,392,199.35 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $140,606,717,226.44 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $145,092,091,007.58 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $150,682,556,879.74 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $158,418,201,516.79 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $166,738,894,907.91 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $168,689,057,421.45 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $174,019,501,625.14 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $193,521,126,760.56 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $211,690,140,845.07 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $232,751,895,991.33 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $249,165,763,813.65 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $260,834,236,186.35 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $298,017,334,777.90 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $351,094,257,854.82 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $393,607,800,650.05 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $409,826,652,221.02 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $419,609,967,497.29 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $438,234,019,501.63 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $449,804,983,748.65 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $432,318,526,543.88 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $445,384,615,384.62 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $459,133,261,105.09 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $482,112,676,056.34 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $509,219,934,994.58 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $523,228,602,383.53 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $534,669,555,796.32 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $550,823,401,950.16 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $567,464,788,732.39 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $587,778,981,581.80 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $604,355,362,946.91 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $609,620,801,733.48 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $598,114,842,903.58 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $610,140,845,070.42 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $647,876,489,707.48 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $651,776,814,734.56 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $645,893,824,485.37 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $665,752,979,414.95 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $689,154,929,577.47 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $734,821,235,102.93 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $764,203,683,640.30 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $780,344,853,737.81 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $826,264,680,390.03 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $757,404,442,036.84 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $817,165,872,156.01 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $897,321,126,760.56 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $918,326,977,248.10 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $918,640,628,385.70 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $912,419,284,940.41 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $841,126,543,878.66 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $823,494,149,512.46 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $851,683,423,618.63 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $890,127,627,302.28 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $887,612,242,686.89 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $850,708,017,334.78 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $974,607,042,253.52 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $1,125,337,378,114.84 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $1,128,077,681,473.46 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $1,143,740,411,700.98 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $1,150,186,795,774.65 | 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 |