According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,612.02% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $2,015,022,602,201.26 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 $125,000,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $2,140,022,602,201.26 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 $125,000,000,000 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 | $125,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $132,547,169,811.32 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $145,077,406,869.86 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $161,768,263,183.36 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $173,863,086,598.94 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $178,338,171,262.70 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $189,767,779,390.42 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $202,285,921,625.54 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $208,091,436,865.02 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $205,067,731,011.13 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $202,588,292,210.93 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $206,216,739,235.61 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $217,706,821,480.41 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $224,903,241,412.68 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $234,216,255,442.67 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $234,155,781,325.59 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $236,816,642,477.02 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $241,775,520,077.41 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $243,105,950,653.12 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $246,734,397,677.79 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $250,786,163,522.01 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $254,354,136,429.61 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $261,611,030,478.96 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $269,956,458,635.70 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $280,358,006,773.10 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $294,750,846,637.64 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $310,232,220,609.58 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $313,860,667,634.25 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $323,778,422,835.03 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $360,062,893,081.76 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $393,867,924,528.30 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $433,055,152,394.78 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $463,594,581,519.11 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $485,304,789,550.07 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $554,487,179,487.18 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $653,241,412,675.38 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $732,341,557,813.26 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $762,518,142,235.12 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $780,720,851,475.57 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $815,372,520,561.20 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $836,901,306,240.93 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $804,366,231,253.02 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $828,676,826,318.34 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $854,257,377,842.28 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $897,012,578,616.35 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $947,447,992,259.31 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $973,512,336,719.88 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $994,799,225,931.30 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $1,024,854,862,119.01 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $1,055,817,610,062.89 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $1,093,613,933,236.57 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $1,124,455,732,946.30 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $1,134,252,539,912.92 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $1,112,844,702,467.34 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $1,135,220,125,786.16 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $1,205,430,575,713.59 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $1,212,687,469,762.94 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $1,201,741,654,571.84 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $1,238,691,340,106.43 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $1,282,232,704,402.52 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $1,367,198,838,896.95 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $1,421,867,440,735.37 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $1,451,899,492,017.42 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $1,537,337,324,625.06 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $1,409,216,860,183.84 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $1,520,408,200,290.28 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $1,669,544,025,157.23 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $1,708,627,237,542.33 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $1,709,210,812,772.13 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $1,697,635,462,022.25 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $1,564,989,114,658.93 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $1,532,182,510,885.34 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $1,584,631,107,885.83 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $1,656,159,893,565.55 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $1,651,479,801,644.90 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $1,582,816,279,632.32 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $1,813,341,194,968.55 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $2,093,788,098,693.76 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $2,098,886,671,504.60 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $2,128,028,543,783.26 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $2,140,022,602,201.26 | 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 |