According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,612.02% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $43,202,084,591.19 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 $2,680,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $45,882,084,591.19 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 $2,680,000,000 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 | $2,680,000,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $2,841,811,320.75 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $3,110,459,603.29 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $3,468,311,562.65 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $3,727,624,576.68 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $3,823,570,391.87 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $4,068,621,190.13 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $4,337,010,159.65 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $4,461,480,406.39 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $4,396,652,152.88 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $4,343,492,985.00 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $4,421,286,889.21 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $4,667,634,252.54 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $4,821,925,495.89 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $5,021,596,516.69 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $5,020,299,951.62 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $5,077,348,814.71 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $5,183,667,150.46 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $5,212,191,582.00 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $5,289,985,486.21 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $5,376,855,345.91 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $5,453,352,685.05 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $5,608,940,493.47 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $5,787,866,473.15 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $6,010,875,665.22 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $6,319,458,151.91 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $6,651,378,809.87 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $6,729,172,714.08 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $6,941,809,385.58 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $7,719,748,427.67 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $8,444,528,301.89 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $9,284,702,467.34 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $9,939,467,827.77 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $10,404,934,687.95 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $11,888,205,128.21 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $14,005,495,887.76 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $15,701,402,999.52 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $16,348,388,969.52 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $16,738,655,055.64 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $17,481,586,840.83 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $17,943,164,005.81 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $17,245,611,998.06 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $17,766,831,156.27 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $18,315,278,180.94 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $19,231,949,685.53 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $20,313,284,954.04 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $20,872,104,499.27 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $21,328,495,403.97 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $21,972,888,243.83 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $22,636,729,559.75 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $23,447,082,728.59 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $24,108,330,914.37 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $24,318,374,455.73 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $23,859,390,420.90 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $24,339,119,496.86 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $25,844,431,543.30 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $26,000,019,351.72 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $25,765,341,074.02 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $26,557,542,331.88 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $27,491,069,182.39 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $29,312,743,105.95 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $30,484,837,929.37 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $31,128,725,108.85 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $32,960,512,239.96 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $30,213,609,482.34 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $32,597,551,814.22 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $35,795,023,899.37 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $36,632,967,972.91 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $36,645,479,825.83 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $36,397,304,305.76 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $33,553,366,618.29 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $32,849,993,033.38 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $33,974,490,953.07 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $35,508,068,118.05 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $35,407,726,947.27 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $33,935,581,035.32 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $38,878,035,220.13 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $44,890,816,835.99 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $45,000,130,237.06 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $45,624,931,978.71 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $45,882,084,591.19 | 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 |