According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,612.02% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $19,344,216,981,132,076 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 $1,200,000,000,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $20,544,216,981,132,076 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 $1,200,000,000,000,000 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 | $1,200,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $1,272,452,830,188,679.25 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $1,392,743,105,950,653.00 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $1,552,975,326,560,232.25 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $1,669,085,631,349,782.00 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $1,712,046,444,121,915.75 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $1,821,770,682,148,040.75 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $1,941,944,847,605,225.00 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $1,997,677,793,904,209.00 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $1,968,650,217,706,821.50 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $1,944,847,605,224,963.75 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $1,979,680,696,661,828.75 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $2,089,985,486,211,901.00 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $2,159,071,117,561,683.50 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $2,248,476,052,249,637.00 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $2,247,895,500,725,689.50 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $2,273,439,767,779,390.50 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $2,321,044,992,743,106.00 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $2,333,817,126,269,956.50 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $2,368,650,217,706,821.00 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $2,407,547,169,811,320.50 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $2,441,799,709,724,238.00 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $2,511,465,892,597,967.50 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $2,591,582,002,902,757.50 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $2,691,436,865,021,770.50 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $2,829,608,127,721,335.50 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $2,978,229,317,851,959.00 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $3,013,062,409,288,824.50 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $3,108,272,859,216,255.50 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $3,456,603,773,584,905.50 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $3,781,132,075,471,697.50 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $4,157,329,462,989,840.50 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $4,450,507,982,583,454.00 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $4,658,925,979,680,697.00 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $5,323,076,923,076,923.00 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $6,271,117,561,683,599.00 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $7,030,478,955,007,258.00 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $7,320,174,165,457,185.00 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $7,494,920,174,165,457.00 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $7,827,576,197,387,517.00 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $8,034,252,539,912,918.00 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $7,721,915,820,029,027.00 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $7,955,297,532,656,023.00 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $8,200,870,827,285,921.00 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $8,611,320,754,716,980.00 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $9,095,500,725,689,404.00 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $9,345,718,432,510,884.00 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $9,550,072,568,940,492.00 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $9,838,606,676,342,524.00 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $10,135,849,056,603,774.00 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $10,498,693,759,071,116.00 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $10,794,775,036,284,470.00 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $10,888,824,383,164,006.00 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $10,683,309,143,686,502.00 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $10,898,113,207,547,170.00 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $11,572,133,526,850,508.00 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $11,641,799,709,724,236.00 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $11,536,719,883,889,694.00 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $11,891,436,865,021,772.00 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $12,309,433,962,264,152.00 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $13,125,108,853,410,740.00 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $13,649,927,431,059,508.00 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $13,938,235,123,367,198.00 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $14,758,438,316,400,582.00 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $13,528,481,857,764,876.00 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $14,595,918,722,786,648.00 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $16,027,622,641,509,432.00 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $16,402,821,480,406,388.00 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $16,408,423,802,612,486.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $16,297,300,435,413,642.00 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $15,023,895,500,725,690.00 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $14,708,952,104,499,276.00 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $15,212,458,635,703,920.00 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $15,899,134,978,229,318.00 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $15,854,206,095,791,002.00 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $15,195,036,284,470,248.00 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $17,408,075,471,698,112.00 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $20,100,365,747,460,092.00 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $20,149,312,046,444,124.00 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $20,429,074,020,319,304.00 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $20,544,216,981,132,076.00 | 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 |