According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,612.02% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $4,175,126,831,761.01 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 $259,000,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $4,434,126,831,761.01 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 $259,000,000,000 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 | $259,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $274,637,735,849.06 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $300,600,387,034.35 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $335,183,841,315.92 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $360,244,315,432.99 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $369,516,690,856.31 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $393,198,838,896.95 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $419,136,429,608.13 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $431,165,457,184.33 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $424,900,338,655.06 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $419,762,941,461.05 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $427,281,083,696.18 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $451,088,534,107.40 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $465,999,516,207.06 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $485,296,081,277.21 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $485,170,778,906.63 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $490,684,083,212.39 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $500,958,877,600.39 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $503,715,529,753.27 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $511,233,671,988.39 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $519,628,930,817.61 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $527,021,770,682.15 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $542,058,055,152.39 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $559,349,782,293.18 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $580,901,790,033.87 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $610,723,754,233.19 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $642,801,161,103.05 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $650,319,303,338.17 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $670,868,892,114.18 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $746,050,314,465.41 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $816,094,339,622.64 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $897,290,275,761.97 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $960,567,972,907.60 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $1,005,551,523,947.75 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $1,148,897,435,897.44 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $1,353,516,207,063.38 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $1,517,411,707,789.07 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $1,579,937,590,711.18 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $1,617,653,604,257.38 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $1,689,451,862,602.81 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $1,734,059,506,531.20 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $1,666,646,831,156.27 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $1,717,018,384,131.59 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $1,770,021,286,889.21 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $1,858,610,062,893.08 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $1,963,112,239,961.30 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $2,017,117,561,683.60 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $2,061,223,996,129.66 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $2,123,499,274,310.60 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $2,187,654,088,050.31 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $2,265,968,069,666.18 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $2,329,872,278,664.73 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $2,350,171,262,699.56 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $2,305,814,223,512.34 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $2,352,176,100,628.93 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $2,497,652,152,878.57 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $2,512,688,437,348.82 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $2,490,008,708,272.86 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $2,566,568,456,700.53 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $2,656,786,163,522.01 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $2,832,835,994,194.49 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $2,946,109,337,203.68 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $3,008,335,747,460.09 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $3,185,362,936,623.13 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $2,919,897,334,300.92 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $3,150,285,791,001.45 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $3,459,295,220,125.79 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $3,540,275,636,187.71 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $3,541,484,804,063.86 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $3,517,500,677,310.11 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $3,242,657,445,573.29 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $3,174,682,162,554.43 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $3,283,355,655,539.43 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $3,431,563,299,467.83 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $3,421,866,149,008.22 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $3,279,595,331,398.16 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $3,757,242,955,974.84 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $4,338,328,940,493.47 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $4,348,893,183,357.52 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $4,409,275,142,718.92 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $4,434,126,831,761.01 | 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 |