According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,612.02% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $3,842,922,145,471.70 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 $238,392,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $4,081,314,145,471.70 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 $238,392,000,000 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 | $238,392,000,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $252,785,479,245.28 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $276,682,345,428.16 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $308,514,078,374.46 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $331,580,551,523.95 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $340,115,146,589.26 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $361,912,963,715.53 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $385,786,763,425.25 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $396,858,670,537.01 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $391,092,052,249.64 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $386,363,425,253.99 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $393,283,367,198.84 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $415,196,516,690.86 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $428,921,068,214.80 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $446,682,252,539.91 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $446,566,920,174.17 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $451,641,544,267.05 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $461,098,798,258.35 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $463,636,110,304.79 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $470,556,052,249.64 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $478,283,320,754.72 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $485,087,930,333.82 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $498,927,814,223.51 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $514,843,680,696.66 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $534,680,847,605.23 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $562,129,950,653.12 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $591,655,036,284.47 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $598,574,978,229.32 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $617,489,486,211.90 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $686,688,905,660.38 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $751,159,698,113.21 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $825,895,071,117.56 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $884,137,915,820.03 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $925,542,235,123.37 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $1,057,482,461,538.46 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $1,245,820,214,804.06 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $1,396,674,949,201.74 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $1,454,225,799,709.72 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $1,488,940,841,799.71 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $1,555,026,287,373.00 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $1,596,084,609,579.10 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $1,534,035,796,806.97 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $1,580,399,407,837.45 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $1,629,184,998,548.62 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $1,710,724,981,132.08 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $1,806,912,174,165.46 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $1,856,620,423,802.61 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $1,897,217,416,545.72 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $1,954,537,602,322.21 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $2,013,587,773,584.91 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $2,085,670,502,177.07 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $2,144,490,008,708.27 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $2,163,173,851,959.36 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $2,122,346,194,484.76 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $2,165,019,169,811.32 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $2,298,920,046,444.12 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $2,312,759,930,333.82 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $2,291,884,772,133.53 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $2,362,352,847,605.23 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $2,445,392,150,943.40 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $2,607,434,124,818.58 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $2,711,694,583,454.28 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $2,768,969,789,608.13 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $2,931,911,355,936.14 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $2,687,568,205,863.57 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $2,899,625,213,468.80 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $3,184,047,513,962.26 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $3,258,584,515,297.53 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $3,259,697,472,627.00 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $3,237,621,704,499.27 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $2,984,647,080,174.17 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $2,922,080,425,079.83 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $3,022,107,032,568.94 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $3,158,522,154,775.04 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $3,149,596,582,989.84 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $3,018,645,908,272.86 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $3,458,288,273,207.55 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $3,993,138,659,390.42 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $4,002,862,331,146.59 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $4,058,439,844,876.63 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $4,081,314,145,471.70 | 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 |