According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,744.25% higher in 2025 versus 1941 (a $174,424,712.06 difference in value).
Between 1941 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 $10,000,000 in the year 1941 would cost $184,424,712.06 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.74% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1941: Pricing changed by 3.80%, which is above the average yearly change for transportation during the 1941-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1941 (5.11%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $10,000,000 beginning in 1941. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | $10,000,000.00 | 3.80% |
| 1942 | $10,853,658.54 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $10,785,907.86 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $10,772,357.72 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $10,772,357.72 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $11,422,764.23 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $12,502,605.80 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $13,941,004.79 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $14,983,322.91 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $15,368,980.61 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $16,353,971.23 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $17,432,770.48 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $17,933,083.18 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $17,672,503.65 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $17,458,828.43 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $17,771,523.87 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $18,761,726.08 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $19,381,905.36 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $20,184,490.31 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $20,179,278.72 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $20,408,588.70 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $20,835,939.13 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $20,950,594.12 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $21,263,289.56 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $21,612,466.12 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $21,919,949.97 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $22,545,340.84 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $23,264,540.34 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $24,160,933.92 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $25,401,292.47 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $26,735,459.66 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $27,048,155.10 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $27,902,855.95 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $31,029,810.30 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $33,943,089.43 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $37,320,200.13 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $39,952,053.37 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $41,823,014.38 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $47,785,074.00 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $56,295,601.42 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $63,112,361.89 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $65,712,945.59 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $67,281,634.35 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $70,267,875.76 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $72,123,202.00 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $69,319,366.27 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $71,414,425.68 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $73,618,928.50 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $77,303,523.04 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $81,649,989.58 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $83,896,185.12 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $85,730,665.00 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $88,320,825.52 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $90,989,159.89 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $94,246,404.00 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $96,904,315.20 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $97,748,592.87 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $95,903,689.81 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $97,831,978.32 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $103,882,634.98 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $104,508,025.85 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $103,564,727.95 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $106,749,009.80 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $110,501,355.01 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $117,823,639.77 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $122,534,917.66 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $125,123,045.65 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $132,485,980.82 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $121,444,705.02 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $131,027,048.16 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $143,879,403.79 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $147,247,550.55 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $147,297,842.40 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $146,300,291.85 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $134,868,980.61 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $132,041,744.84 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $136,561,705.23 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $142,725,974.57 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $142,322,649.57 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $136,405,305.40 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $156,271,680.22 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $180,440,275.17 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $180,879,664.37 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $183,391,077.76 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $184,424,712.06 | 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 |