According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,814.28% higher in 2025 versus 1940 (a $90,714,091,068,917,024 difference in value).
Between 1940 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.53% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $5,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1940 would cost $95,714,091,068,917,024 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.75% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1940: Pricing changed by -0.56%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1940-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1940 (0.72%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $5,000,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1940. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | $5,000,000,000,000,000.00 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $5,189,873,417,721,519.00 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $5,632,911,392,405,064.00 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $5,597,749,648,382,559.00 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $5,590,717,299,578,060.00 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $5,590,717,299,578,060.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $5,928,270,042,194,093.00 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $6,488,694,146,921,996.00 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $7,235,205,020,015,148.00 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $7,776,154,928,053,664.00 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $7,976,306,394,027,913.00 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $8,487,504,057,124,311.00 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $9,047,387,211,944,174.00 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $9,307,043,167,802,662.00 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $9,171,805,690,793,034.00 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $9,060,910,959,645,138.00 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $9,223,195,932,056,692.00 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $9,737,098,344,693,282.00 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $10,058,963,539,976,198.00 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $10,475,494,969,165,856.00 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $10,472,790,219,625,664.00 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $10,591,799,199,394,138.00 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $10,813,588,661,689,930.00 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $10,873,093,151,574,164.00 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $11,035,378,123,985,720.00 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $11,216,596,343,178,622.00 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $11,376,176,566,049,986.00 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $11,700,746,510,873,094.00 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $12,074,001,947,419,672.00 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $12,539,218,868,332,794.00 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $13,182,949,258,898,630.00 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $13,875,365,141,187,928.00 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $14,037,650,113,599,482.00 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $14,481,229,038,191,066.00 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $16,104,078,762,306,612.00 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $17,616,033,755,274,260.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $19,368,711,457,319,056.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $20,734,609,975,116,308.00 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $21,705,615,060,045,440.00 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $24,799,848,534,025,748.00 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $29,216,704,533,160,240.00 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $32,754,516,931,732,120.00 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $34,104,186,952,288,224.00 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $34,918,316,563,886,184.00 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $36,468,138,050,416,536.00 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $37,431,028,886,725,096.00 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $35,975,873,634,101,480.00 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $37,063,182,949,258,904.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $38,207,292,004,760,360.00 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $40,119,549,929,676,512.00 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $42,375,311,046,197,128.00 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $43,541,058,098,020,128.00 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $44,493,129,936,167,912.00 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $45,837,390,457,643,624.00 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $47,222,222,222,222,224.00 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $48,912,690,684,842,592.00 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $50,292,112,950,340,800.00 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $50,730,282,375,852,000.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $49,772,801,038,623,824.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $50,773,558,368,495,080.00 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $53,913,772,584,658,664.00 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $54,238,342,529,481,768.00 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $53,748,782,862,706,920.00 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $55,401,384,831,764,592.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $57,348,804,500,703,256.00 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $61,148,977,604,673,816.00 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $63,594,071,189,007,904.00 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $64,937,276,858,162,936.00 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $68,758,547,008,547,024.00 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $63,028,264,632,695,016.00 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $68,001,379,422,265,496.00 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $74,671,589,310,829,808.00 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $76,419,614,843,665,488.00 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $76,445,715,676,728,352.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $75,927,999,567,240,080.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $69,995,293,735,800,064.00 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $68,527,994,157,741,008.00 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $70,873,796,386,454,624.00 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $74,072,974,142,594,416.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $73,863,653,575,678,912.00 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $70,792,626,852,753,448.00 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $81,103,023,909,985,936.00 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $93,646,218,760,142,832.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $93,874,256,193,876,464.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $95,177,647,949,799,840.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $95,714,091,068,917,024.00 | 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 |