According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,612.02% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $403,004,520,440.25 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 $25,000,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $428,004,520,440.25 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 $25,000,000,000 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 | $25,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $26,509,433,962.26 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $29,015,481,373.97 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $32,353,652,636.67 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $34,772,617,319.79 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $35,667,634,252.54 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $37,953,555,878.08 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $40,457,184,325.11 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $41,618,287,373.00 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $41,013,546,202.23 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $40,517,658,442.19 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $41,243,347,847.12 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $43,541,364,296.08 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $44,980,648,282.54 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $46,843,251,088.53 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $46,831,156,265.12 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $47,363,328,495.40 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $48,355,104,015.48 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $48,621,190,130.62 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $49,346,879,535.56 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $50,157,232,704.40 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $50,870,827,285.92 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $52,322,206,095.79 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $53,991,291,727.14 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $56,071,601,354.62 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $58,950,169,327.53 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $62,046,444,121.92 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $62,772,133,526.85 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $64,755,684,567.01 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $72,012,578,616.35 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $78,773,584,905.66 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $86,611,030,478.96 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $92,718,916,303.82 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $97,060,957,910.01 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $110,897,435,897.44 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $130,648,282,535.08 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $146,468,311,562.65 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $152,503,628,447.02 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $156,144,170,295.11 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $163,074,504,112.24 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $167,380,261,248.19 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $160,873,246,250.60 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $165,735,365,263.67 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $170,851,475,568.46 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $179,402,515,723.27 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $189,489,598,451.86 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $194,702,467,343.98 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $198,959,845,186.26 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $204,970,972,423.80 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $211,163,522,012.58 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $218,722,786,647.31 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $224,891,146,589.26 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $226,850,507,982.58 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $222,568,940,493.47 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $227,044,025,157.23 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $241,086,115,142.72 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $242,537,493,952.59 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $240,348,330,914.37 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $247,738,268,021.29 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $256,446,540,880.50 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $273,439,767,779.39 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $284,373,488,147.07 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $290,379,898,403.48 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $307,467,464,925.01 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $281,843,372,036.77 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $304,081,640,058.06 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $333,908,805,031.45 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $341,725,447,508.47 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $341,842,162,554.43 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $339,527,092,404.45 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $312,997,822,931.79 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $306,436,502,177.07 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $316,926,221,577.17 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $331,231,978,713.11 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $330,295,960,328.98 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $316,563,255,926.46 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $362,668,238,993.71 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $418,757,619,738.75 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $419,777,334,300.92 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $425,605,708,756.65 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $428,004,520,440.25 | 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 |