According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,612.02% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $2,869,392.19 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 $178,000 in the year 1945 would cost $3,047,392.19 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 $178,000 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 | $178,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $188,747.17 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $206,590.23 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $230,358.01 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $247,581.04 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $253,953.56 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $270,229.32 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $288,055.15 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $296,322.21 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $292,016.45 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $288,485.73 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $293,652.64 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $310,014.51 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $320,262.22 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $333,523.95 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $333,437.83 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $337,226.90 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $344,288.34 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $346,182.87 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $351,349.78 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $357,119.50 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $362,200.29 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $372,534.11 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $384,418.00 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $399,229.80 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $419,725.21 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $441,770.68 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $446,937.59 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $461,060.47 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $512,729.56 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $560,867.92 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $616,670.54 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $660,158.68 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $691,074.02 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $789,589.74 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $930,215.77 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $1,042,854.38 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $1,085,825.83 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $1,111,746.49 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $1,161,090.47 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $1,191,747.46 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $1,145,417.51 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $1,180,035.80 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $1,216,462.51 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $1,277,345.91 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $1,349,165.94 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $1,386,281.57 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $1,416,594.10 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $1,459,393.32 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $1,503,484.28 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $1,557,306.24 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $1,601,224.96 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $1,615,175.62 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $1,584,690.86 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $1,616,553.46 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $1,716,533.14 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $1,726,866.96 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $1,711,280.12 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $1,763,896.47 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $1,825,899.37 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $1,946,891.15 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $2,024,739.24 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $2,067,504.88 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $2,189,168.35 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $2,006,724.81 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $2,165,061.28 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $2,377,430.69 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $2,433,085.19 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $2,433,916.20 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $2,417,432.90 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $2,228,544.50 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $2,181,827.90 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $2,256,514.70 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $2,358,371.69 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $2,351,707.24 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $2,253,930.38 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $2,582,197.86 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $2,981,554.25 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $2,988,814.62 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $3,030,312.65 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $3,047,392.19 | 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 |