According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,612.02% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $390,108,375,786.16 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 $24,200,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $414,308,375,786.16 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 $24,200,000,000 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 | $24,200,000,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $25,661,132,075.47 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $28,086,985,970.00 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $31,318,335,752.30 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $33,659,893,565.55 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $34,526,269,956.46 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $36,739,042,089.99 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $39,162,554,426.71 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $40,286,502,177.07 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $39,701,112,723.75 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $39,221,093,372.04 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $39,923,560,716.01 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $42,148,040,638.61 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $43,541,267,537.49 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $45,344,267,053.70 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $45,332,559,264.63 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $45,847,701,983.55 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $46,807,740,686.99 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $47,065,312,046.44 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $47,767,779,390.42 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $48,552,201,257.86 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $49,242,960,812.77 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $50,647,895,500.73 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $52,263,570,391.87 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $54,277,310,111.27 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $57,063,763,909.05 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $60,060,957,910.01 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $60,763,425,253.99 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $62,683,502,660.86 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $69,708,176,100.63 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $76,252,830,188.68 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $83,839,477,503.63 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $89,751,910,982.10 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $93,955,007,256.89 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $107,348,717,948.72 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $126,467,537,493.95 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $141,781,325,592.65 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $147,623,512,336.72 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $151,147,556,845.67 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $157,856,119,980.65 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $162,024,092,888.24 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $155,725,302,370.59 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $160,431,833,575.23 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $165,384,228,350.27 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $173,661,635,220.13 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $183,425,931,301.40 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $188,471,988,388.97 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $192,593,130,140.30 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $198,411,901,306.24 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $204,406,289,308.18 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $211,723,657,474.60 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $217,694,629,898.40 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $219,591,291,727.14 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $215,446,734,397.68 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $219,778,616,352.20 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $233,371,359,458.15 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $234,776,294,146.11 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $232,657,184,325.11 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $239,810,643,444.61 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $248,240,251,572.33 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $264,689,695,210.45 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $275,273,536,526.37 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $281,087,741,654.57 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $297,628,506,047.41 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $272,824,384,131.59 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $294,351,027,576.20 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $323,223,723,270.44 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $330,790,233,188.20 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $330,903,213,352.69 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $328,662,225,447.51 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $302,981,892,597.97 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $296,630,534,107.40 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $306,784,582,486.70 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $320,632,555,394.29 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $319,726,489,598.45 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $306,433,231,736.82 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $351,062,855,345.91 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $405,357,375,907.11 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $406,344,459,603.29 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $411,986,326,076.44 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $414,308,375,786.16 | 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 |