According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,599.19% higher in 2025 versus 1942 (a $31,983,879.53 difference in value).
Between 1942 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.47% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $2,000,000 in the year 1942 would cost $33,983,879.53 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.65% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1942: Pricing changed by 8.54%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for transportation during the 1942-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1942 (10.92%), inflation for transportation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $2,000,000 beginning in 1942. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | $2,000,000.00 | 8.54% |
| 1943 | $1,987,515.61 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $1,985,018.73 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $1,985,018.73 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $2,104,868.91 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $2,303,850.96 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $2,568,904.25 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $2,760,971.86 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $2,832,036.88 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $3,013,540.77 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $3,212,330.74 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $3,304,523.19 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $3,256,506.29 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $3,217,132.43 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $3,274,752.71 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $3,457,216.94 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $3,571,497.17 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $3,719,389.23 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $3,718,428.89 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $3,760,683.76 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $3,839,431.48 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $3,860,558.92 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $3,918,179.20 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $3,982,521.85 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $4,039,181.79 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $4,154,422.36 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $4,286,949.01 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $4,452,127.15 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $4,680,687.60 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $4,926,534.14 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $4,984,154.42 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $5,141,649.86 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $5,717,852.68 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $6,254,681.65 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $6,876,980.70 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $7,361,951.41 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $7,706,712.76 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $8,805,339.48 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $10,373,571.50 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $11,629,693.65 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $12,108,902.33 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $12,397,964.08 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $12,948,237.78 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $13,290,118.12 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $12,773,456.26 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $13,159,512.15 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $13,565,735.14 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $14,244,694.13 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $15,045,616.06 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $15,459,521.75 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $15,797,560.74 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $16,274,848.75 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $16,766,541.82 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $17,366,753.10 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $17,856,525.50 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $18,012,100.26 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $17,672,140.59 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $18,027,465.67 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $19,142,418.13 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $19,257,658.70 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $19,083,837.51 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $19,670,604.05 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $20,362,047.44 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $21,711,322.39 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $22,579,467.97 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $23,056,381.45 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $24,413,147.03 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $22,378,574.86 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $24,144,310.00 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $26,512,609.24 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $27,133,256.51 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $27,142,523.77 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $26,958,705.46 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $24,852,261.60 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $24,331,287.81 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $25,164,179.39 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $26,300,067.22 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $26,225,746.66 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $25,135,359.65 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $28,796,129.84 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $33,249,668.68 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $33,330,634.78 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $33,793,412.08 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $33,983,879.53 | 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 |