According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,612.02% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $16,120,180,817,610,061,824 difference in value).
Between 1945 and 2025: Transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.61% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, transportation costing $1,000,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $17,120,180,817,610,061,824 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.67% during this same period, inflation for transportation was lower.
In the year 1945: Pricing changed by 0%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for transportation during the 1945-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1945 (2.27%), 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 1945. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | $1,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $1,060,377,358,490,566,016.00 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $1,160,619,254,958,877,440.00 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $1,294,146,105,466,860,032.00 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $1,390,904,692,791,485,440.00 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $1,426,705,370,101,596,416.00 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $1,518,142,235,123,366,912.00 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $1,618,287,373,004,354,048.00 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $1,664,731,494,920,174,080.00 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $1,640,541,848,089,018,112.00 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $1,620,706,337,687,469,824.00 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $1,649,733,913,884,857,088.00 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $1,741,654,571,843,251,200.00 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $1,799,225,931,301,403,136.00 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $1,873,730,043,541,363,968.00 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $1,873,246,250,604,741,376.00 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $1,894,533,139,816,158,976.00 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $1,934,204,160,619,254,784.00 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $1,944,847,605,224,963,328.00 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $1,973,875,181,422,351,104.00 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $2,006,289,308,176,100,608.00 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $2,034,833,091,436,865,536.00 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $2,092,888,243,831,639,808.00 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $2,159,651,669,085,631,232.00 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $2,242,864,054,184,808,960.00 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $2,358,006,773,101,112,832.00 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $2,481,857,764,876,632,576.00 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $2,510,885,341,074,020,352.00 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $2,590,227,382,680,212,992.00 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $2,880,503,144,654,088,192.00 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $3,150,943,396,226,414,592.00 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $3,464,441,219,158,200,320.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $3,708,756,652,152,878,080.00 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $3,882,438,316,400,580,608.00 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $4,435,897,435,897,436,160.00 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $5,225,931,301,402,999,808.00 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $5,858,732,462,506,046,464.00 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $6,100,145,137,880,988,672.00 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $6,245,766,811,804,547,072.00 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $6,522,980,164,489,596,928.00 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $6,695,210,449,927,430,144.00 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $6,434,929,850,024,187,904.00 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $6,629,414,610,546,684,928.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $6,834,059,022,738,266,112.00 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $7,176,100,628,930,817,024.00 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $7,579,583,938,074,504,192.00 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $7,788,098,693,759,070,208.00 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $7,958,393,807,450,411,008.00 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $8,198,838,896,952,102,912.00 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $8,446,540,880,503,144,448.00 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $8,748,911,465,892,597,760.00 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $8,995,645,863,570,392,064.00 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $9,074,020,319,303,339,008.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $8,902,757,619,738,752,000.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $9,081,761,006,289,307,648.00 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $9,643,444,605,708,756,992.00 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $9,701,499,758,103,531,520.00 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $9,613,933,236,574,744,576.00 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $9,909,530,720,851,476,480.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $10,257,861,635,220,127,744.00 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $10,937,590,711,175,618,560.00 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $11,374,939,525,882,920,960.00 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $11,615,195,936,139,331,584.00 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $12,298,698,597,000,484,864.00 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $11,273,734,881,470,730,240.00 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $12,163,265,602,322,206,720.00 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $13,356,352,201,257,861,120.00 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $13,669,017,900,338,655,232.00 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $13,673,686,502,177,071,104.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $13,581,083,696,178,038,784.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $12,519,912,917,271,408,640.00 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $12,257,460,087,082,729,472.00 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $12,677,048,863,086,600,192.00 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $13,249,279,148,524,431,360.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $13,211,838,413,159,168,000.00 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $12,662,530,237,058,541,568.00 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $14,506,729,559,748,427,776.00 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $16,750,304,789,550,071,808.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $16,791,093,372,036,769,792.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $17,024,228,350,266,085,376.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $17,120,180,817,610,061,824.00 | 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 |