According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,612.02% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $16,281,382,625.79 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 $1,010,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $17,291,382,625.79 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 $1,010,000,000 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 | $1,010,000,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $1,070,981,132.08 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $1,172,225,447.51 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $1,307,087,566.52 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $1,404,813,739.72 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $1,440,972,423.80 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $1,533,323,657.47 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $1,634,470,246.73 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $1,681,378,809.87 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $1,656,947,266.57 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $1,636,913,401.06 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $1,666,231,253.02 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $1,759,071,117.56 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $1,817,218,190.61 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $1,892,467,343.98 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $1,891,978,713.11 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $1,913,478,471.21 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $1,953,546,202.23 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $1,964,296,081.28 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $1,993,613,933.24 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $2,026,352,201.26 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $2,055,181,422.35 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $2,113,817,126.27 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $2,181,248,185.78 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $2,265,292,694.73 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $2,381,586,840.83 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $2,506,676,342.53 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $2,535,994,194.48 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $2,616,129,656.51 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $2,909,308,176.10 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $3,182,452,830.19 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $3,499,085,631.35 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $3,745,844,218.67 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $3,921,262,699.56 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $4,480,256,410.26 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $5,278,190,614.42 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $5,917,319,787.13 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $6,161,146,589.26 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $6,308,224,479.92 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $6,588,209,966.13 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $6,762,162,554.43 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $6,499,279,148.52 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $6,695,708,756.65 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $6,902,399,612.97 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $7,247,861,635.22 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $7,655,379,777.46 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $7,865,979,680.70 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $8,037,977,745.52 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $8,280,827,285.92 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $8,531,006,289.31 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $8,836,400,580.55 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $9,085,602,322.21 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $9,164,760,522.50 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $8,991,785,195.94 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $9,172,578,616.35 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $9,739,879,051.77 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $9,798,514,755.68 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $9,710,072,568.94 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $10,008,626,028.06 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $10,360,440,251.57 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $11,046,966,618.29 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $11,488,688,921.14 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $11,731,347,895.50 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $12,421,685,582.97 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $11,386,472,230.29 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $12,284,898,258.35 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $13,489,915,723.27 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $13,805,708,079.34 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $13,810,423,367.20 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $13,716,894,533.14 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $12,645,112,046.44 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $12,380,034,687.95 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $12,803,819,351.72 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $13,381,771,940.01 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $13,343,956,797.29 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $12,789,155,539.43 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $14,651,796,855.35 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $16,917,807,837.45 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $16,959,004,305.76 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $17,194,470,633.77 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $17,291,382,625.79 | 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 |