According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,814.28% higher in 2025 versus 1940 (a $108,856,909,282,700,432 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 $6,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1940 would cost $114,856,909,282,700,432 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 $6,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $6,000,000,000,000,000.00 | -0.56% |
| 1941 | $6,227,848,101,265,823.00 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $6,759,493,670,886,076.00 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $6,717,299,578,059,071.00 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $6,708,860,759,493,670.00 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $6,708,860,759,493,670.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $7,113,924,050,632,911.00 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $7,786,432,976,306,395.00 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $8,682,246,024,018,177.00 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $9,331,385,913,664,396.00 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $9,571,567,672,833,496.00 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $10,185,004,868,549,172.00 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $10,856,864,654,333,010.00 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $11,168,451,801,363,194.00 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $11,006,166,828,951,640.00 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $10,873,093,151,574,164.00 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $11,067,835,118,468,032.00 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $11,684,518,013,631,942.00 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $12,070,756,247,971,440.00 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $12,570,593,962,999,028.00 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $12,567,348,263,550,796.00 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $12,710,159,039,272,966.00 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $12,976,306,394,027,914.00 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $13,047,711,781,888,998.00 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $13,242,453,748,782,860.00 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $13,459,915,611,814,348.00 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $13,651,411,879,259,980.00 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $14,040,895,813,047,714.00 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $14,488,802,336,903,604.00 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $15,047,062,641,999,354.00 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $15,819,539,110,678,352.00 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $16,650,438,169,425,512.00 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $16,845,180,136,319,376.00 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $17,377,474,845,829,276.00 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $19,324,894,514,767,932.00 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $21,139,240,506,329,112.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $23,242,453,748,782,868.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $24,881,531,970,139,572.00 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $26,046,738,072,054,532.00 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $29,759,818,240,830,900.00 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $35,060,045,439,792,280.00 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $39,305,420,318,078,552.00 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $40,925,024,342,745,872.00 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $41,901,979,876,663,416.00 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $43,761,765,660,499,832.00 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $44,917,234,664,070,112.00 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $43,171,048,360,921,776.00 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $44,475,819,539,110,680.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $45,848,750,405,712,432.00 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $48,143,459,915,611,808.00 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $50,850,373,255,436,552.00 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $52,249,269,717,624,136.00 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $53,391,755,923,401,496.00 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $55,004,868,549,172,344.00 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $56,666,666,666,666,680.00 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $58,695,228,821,811,096.00 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $60,350,535,540,408,968.00 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $60,876,338,851,022,408.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $59,727,361,246,348,592.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $60,928,270,042,194,104.00 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $64,696,527,101,590,392.00 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $65,086,011,035,378,136.00 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $64,498,539,435,248,288.00 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $66,481,661,798,117,496.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $68,818,565,400,843,896.00 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $73,378,773,125,608,576.00 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $76,312,885,426,809,488.00 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $77,924,732,229,795,520.00 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $82,510,256,410,256,432.00 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $75,633,917,559,234,016.00 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $81,601,655,306,718,608.00 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $89,605,907,172,995,792.00 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $91,703,537,812,398,576.00 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $91,734,858,812,074,000.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $91,113,599,480,688,096.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $83,994,352,482,960,080.00 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $82,233,592,989,289,200.00 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $85,048,555,663,745,552.00 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $88,887,568,971,113,280.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $88,636,384,290,814,672.00 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $84,951,152,223,304,144.00 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $97,323,628,691,983,136.00 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $112,375,462,512,171,392.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $112,649,107,432,651,760.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $114,213,177,539,759,824.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $114,856,909,282,700,432.00 | 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 |