According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,819.82% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $143,786,182,405.63 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2026: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.30% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $7,901,104,000 in the year 1935 would cost $151,687,286,405.63 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 $7,901,104,000 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 | $7,901,104,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $7,928,924,788.73 | 0.35% |
| 1937 | $8,072,665,530.52 | 1.81% |
| 1938 | $8,165,401,492.96 | 1.15% |
| 1939 | $7,966,019,173.71 | -2.44% |
| 1940 | $7,915,014,394.37 | -0.64% |
| 1941 | $8,119,033,511.74 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $8,860,921,211.27 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $8,870,194,807.51 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $8,847,010,816.90 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $8,847,010,816.90 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $9,217,954,666.67 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $10,265,871,042.25 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $11,448,254,563.38 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $12,306,062,215.96 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $12,621,364,488.26 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $13,432,804,159.62 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $14,318,432,600.94 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $14,726,470,835.68 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $14,513,178,122.07 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $14,336,979,793.43 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $14,596,640,488.26 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $15,408,080,159.62 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $15,918,127,953.05 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $16,576,553,286.38 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $16,571,916,488.26 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $16,762,025,211.27 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $17,109,785,070.42 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $17,207,157,830.99 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $17,462,181,727.70 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $17,749,663,211.27 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $18,004,687,107.98 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $18,514,734,901.41 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $19,108,245,061.03 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $19,840,859,164.32 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $20,860,954,751.17 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $21,955,239,107.98 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $22,214,899,802.82 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $22,915,056,319.25 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $25,483,842,478.87 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $27,876,430,309.86 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $30,649,235,586.85 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $32,809,983,511.74 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $34,349,400,488.26 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $39,245,859,305.16 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $46,233,514,075.12 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $51,830,129,408.45 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $53,967,693,342.72 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $55,256,723,220.66 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $57,709,589,427.23 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $59,235,096,009.39 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $56,930,607,342.72 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $58,650,859,446.01 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $60,459,210,713.62 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $63,487,039,887.32 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $67,057,374,441.31 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $68,902,820,093.90 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $70,409,779,483.57 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $72,533,433,023.47 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $74,726,638,535.21 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $77,402,071,051.64 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $79,586,002,967.14 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $80,276,885,887.32 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $78,760,652,901.41 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $80,346,437,859.15 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $85,317,085,446.01 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $85,827,133,239.44 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $85,052,787,953.05 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $87,667,942,093.90 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $90,751,412,845.07 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $96,765,340,009.39 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $100,632,429,643.19 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $102,759,746,253.62 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $108,806,733,788.54 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $99,738,872,277.09 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $107,608,538,785.82 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $118,163,792,398.87 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $120,929,967,054.55 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $120,971,234,557.84 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $120,152,005,065.63 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $110,763,787,171.92 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $108,441,864,144.32 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $112,153,991,984.88 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $117,216,494,542.54 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $116,885,288,052.68 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $112,025,552,676.90 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $128,341,193,332.96 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $148,190,120,526.01 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $148,551,002,523.85 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $150,613,543,064.51 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $151,694,317,477.70 | 0.72% |
| 2026 | $151,687,286,405.63 | 0.00%* |
* 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 | 272.628 | 272.615 |