According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,609.87% higher in 2025 versus 1943 (a $708,341.61 difference in value).
Between 1943 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.52% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $44,000 in the year 1943 would cost $752,341.61 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.63% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1943: Pricing changed by -0.62%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1943-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1943 (5.98%), inflation for transportation was much lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Transportation, over time, for $44,000 beginning in 1943. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | $44,000.00 | -0.62% |
| 1944 | $43,944.72 | -0.13% |
| 1945 | $43,944.72 | 0.00% ** |
| 1946 | $46,597.99 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $51,003.09 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $56,870.89 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $61,122.92 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $62,696.17 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $66,714.34 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $71,115.19 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $73,156.17 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $72,093.16 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $71,221.49 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $72,497.10 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $76,536.53 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $79,066.49 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $82,340.55 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $82,319.29 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $83,254.74 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $84,998.07 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $85,465.79 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $86,741.40 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $88,165.83 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $89,420.18 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $91,971.40 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $94,905.30 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $98,562.04 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $103,621.96 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $109,064.55 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $110,340.16 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $113,826.83 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $126,582.91 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $138,467.34 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $152,243.91 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $162,980.29 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $170,612.68 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $194,934.29 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $229,652.11 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $257,460.38 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $268,069.19 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $274,468.50 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $286,650.56 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $294,219.17 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $282,781.21 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $291,327.79 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $300,320.83 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $315,351.76 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $333,082.72 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $342,245.84 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $349,729.42 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $360,295.71 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $371,180.90 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $384,468.50 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $395,311.17 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $398,755.32 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $391,229.22 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $399,095.48 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $423,778.51 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $426,329.73 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $422,481.64 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $435,471.59 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $450,778.89 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $480,649.40 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $499,868.57 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $510,426.58 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $540,462.91 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $495,421.16 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $534,511.35 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $586,941.21 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $600,681.21 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $600,886.37 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $596,816.97 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $550,184.11 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $538,650.70 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $557,089.41 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $582,235.91 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $580,590.59 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $556,451.39 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $637,494.22 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $736,087.51 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $737,879.96 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $748,125.01 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $752,341.61 | 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 |