According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,740.53% higher in 2026 versus 1941 (a $17,405,299,828,669,333,504 difference in value).
Between 1941 and 2026:Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.49% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $1,000,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1941 would cost $18,405,299,828,669,333,504 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.71% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1941: Pricing changed by 2.58%, which is below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1941-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1941 (5.12%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $1,000,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $1,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 2.58% |
| 1942 | $1,091,376,356,367,789,696.00 | 9.14% |
| 1943 | $1,092,518,560,822,387,328.00 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | $1,089,663,049,685,893,760.00 | -0.26% |
| 1945 | $1,089,663,049,685,893,760.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $1,135,351,227,869,788,672.00 | 4.19% |
| 1947 | $1,264,420,331,239,291,904.00 | 11.37% |
| 1948 | $1,410,051,399,200,456,960.00 | 11.52% |
| 1949 | $1,515,705,311,250,713,600.00 | 7.49% |
| 1950 | $1,554,540,262,707,024,384.00 | 2.56% |
| 1951 | $1,654,483,152,484,294,400.00 | 6.43% |
| 1952 | $1,763,563,677,898,343,936.00 | 6.59% |
| 1953 | $1,813,820,673,900,628,224.00 | 2.85% |
| 1954 | $1,787,549,971,444,888,576.00 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $1,765,848,086,807,538,176.00 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $1,797,829,811,536,265,216.00 | 1.81% |
| 1957 | $1,897,772,701,313,535,232.00 | 5.56% |
| 1958 | $1,960,593,946,316,391,168.00 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $2,041,690,462,592,804,096.00 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $2,041,119,360,365,505,536.00 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $2,064,534,551,684,751,616.00 | 1.15% |
| 1962 | $2,107,367,218,732,152,832.00 | 2.07% |
| 1963 | $2,119,360,365,505,425,152.00 | 0.57% |
| 1964 | $2,150,770,988,006,853,632.00 | 1.48% |
| 1965 | $2,186,179,326,099,372,032.00 | 1.65% |
| 1966 | $2,217,589,948,600,799,744.00 | 1.44% |
| 1967 | $2,280,411,193,603,654,912.00 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $2,353,512,278,697,887,232.00 | 3.21% |
| 1969 | $2,443,746,430,611,078,656.00 | 3.83% |
| 1970 | $2,569,388,920,616,790,016.00 | 5.14% |
| 1971 | $2,704,169,046,259,280,384.00 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $2,736,150,770,988,006,912.00 | 1.18% |
| 1973 | $2,822,387,207,310,108,160.00 | 3.15% |
| 1974 | $3,138,777,841,233,582,080.00 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $3,433,466,590,519,703,040.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $3,774,985,722,444,318,208.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $4,041,119,360,365,505,536.00 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $4,230,725,299,828,668,928.00 | 4.69% |
| 1979 | $4,833,809,251,856,081,920.00 | 14.25% |
| 1980 | $5,694,460,308,395,202,560.00 | 17.80% |
| 1981 | $6,383,780,696,744,716,288.00 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $6,647,058,823,529,411,584.00 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $6,805,825,242,718,447,616.00 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $7,107,938,320,959,451,136.00 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $7,295,830,953,740,718,080.00 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $7,011,993,146,773,271,552.00 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $7,223,872,073,101,086,720.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $7,446,601,941,747,573,760.00 | 3.08% |
| 1989 | $7,819,531,696,173,616,128.00 | 5.01% |
| 1990 | $8,259,280,411,193,603,072.00 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $8,486,579,097,658,480,640.00 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $8,672,187,321,530,553,344.00 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $8,933,752,141,633,351,680.00 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $9,203,883,495,145,630,720.00 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $9,533,409,480,296,972,288.00 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $9,802,398,629,354,653,696.00 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $9,887,492,861,222,158,336.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $9,700,742,432,895,488,000.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $9,896,059,394,631,639,040.00 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $10,508,280,982,295,832,576.00 | 6.19% |
| 2001 | $10,571,102,227,298,686,976.00 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $10,475,728,155,339,804,672.00 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $10,797,829,811,536,265,216.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $11,177,612,792,689,891,328.00 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $11,918,332,381,496,289,280.00 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $12,394,631,639,063,390,208.00 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $12,656,647,629,925,756,928.00 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $13,401,439,177,612,793,856.00 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $12,284,574,528,840,663,040.00 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $13,253,860,651,056,541,696.00 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $14,553,923,472,301,539,328.00 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $14,894,625,928,041,119,744.00 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $14,899,708,737,864,075,264.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $14,798,806,396,344,946,688.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $13,642,484,294,688,749,568.00 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $13,356,499,143,346,659,328.00 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $13,813,712,164,477,440,000.00 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $14,437,247,287,264,419,840.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $14,396,453,455,168,477,184.00 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $13,797,892,632,781,266,944.00 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $15,807,447,173,043,972,096.00 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $18,252,187,321,530,554,368.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $18,296,636,207,881,207,808.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $18,550,673,900,628,213,760.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $18,660,959,451,741,863,936.00 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | $18,405,299,828,669,333,504.00 | -1.37%* |
* 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 | 272.295 | 268.564 |