According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,612.02% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $290,163,254,716.98 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 $18,000,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $308,163,254,716.98 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 $18,000,000,000 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 | $18,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $19,086,792,452.83 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $20,891,146,589.26 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $23,294,629,898.40 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $25,036,284,470.25 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $25,680,696,661.83 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $27,326,560,232.22 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $29,129,172,714.08 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $29,965,166,908.56 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $29,529,753,265.60 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $29,172,714,078.37 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $29,695,210,449.93 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $31,349,782,293.18 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $32,386,066,763.43 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $33,727,140,783.74 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $33,718,432,510.89 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $34,101,596,516.69 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $34,815,674,891.15 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $35,007,256,894.05 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $35,529,753,265.60 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $36,113,207,547.17 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $36,626,995,645.86 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $37,671,988,388.97 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $38,873,730,043.54 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $40,371,552,975.33 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $42,444,121,915.82 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $44,673,439,767.78 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $45,195,936,139.33 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $46,624,092,888.24 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $51,849,056,603.77 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $56,716,981,132.08 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $62,359,941,944.85 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $66,757,619,738.75 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $69,883,889,695.21 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $79,846,153,846.15 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $94,066,763,425.25 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $105,457,184,325.11 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $109,802,612,481.86 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $112,423,802,612.48 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $117,413,642,960.81 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $120,513,788,098.69 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $115,828,737,300.44 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $119,329,462,989.84 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $123,013,062,409.29 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $129,169,811,320.75 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $136,432,510,885.34 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $140,185,776,487.66 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $143,251,088,534.11 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $147,579,100,145.14 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $152,037,735,849.06 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $157,480,406,386.07 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $161,921,625,544.27 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $163,332,365,747.46 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $160,249,637,155.30 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $163,471,698,113.21 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $173,582,002,902.76 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $174,626,995,645.86 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $173,050,798,258.35 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $178,371,552,975.33 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $184,641,509,433.96 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $196,876,632,801.16 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $204,748,911,465.89 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $209,073,526,850.51 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $221,376,574,746.01 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $202,927,227,866.47 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $218,938,780,841.80 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $240,414,339,622.64 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $246,042,322,206.10 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $246,126,357,039.19 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $244,459,506,531.20 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $225,358,432,510.89 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $220,634,281,567.49 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $228,186,879,535.56 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $238,487,024,673.44 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $237,813,091,436.87 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $227,925,544,267.05 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $261,121,132,075.47 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $301,505,486,211.90 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $302,239,680,696.66 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $306,436,110,304.79 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $308,163,254,716.98 | 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 |