According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,612.02% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $4,604,530,469.60 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 $285,637,644 in the year 1945 would cost $4,890,168,113.60 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 $285,637,644 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 | $285,637,644.00 | - |
| 1946 | $302,883,690.43 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $331,516,549.57 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $369,656,844.56 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $397,294,739.48 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $407,520,760.60 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $433,638,571.30 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $462,243,792.54 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $475,509,982.10 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $468,600,508.37 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $462,934,739.91 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $471,226,108.39 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $497,482,108.56 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $513,926,656.04 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $535,207,835.13 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $535,069,645.65 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $541,149,982.54 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $552,481,519.45 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $555,521,687.90 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $563,813,056.37 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $573,071,751.17 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $581,224,930.17 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $597,807,667.12 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $616,877,814.62 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $640,646,404.25 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $673,535,499.20 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $708,912,004.70 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $717,203,373.18 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $739,866,447.01 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $822,780,131.77 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $900,028,048.08 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $989,574,827.62 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $1,059,360,512.29 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $1,108,970,533.67 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $1,267,059,292.62 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $1,492,722,704.64 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $1,673,474,537.42 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $1,742,431,085.24 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $1,784,026,117.10 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $1,863,208,686.04 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $1,912,404,139.00 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $1,838,058,201.67 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $1,893,610,370.46 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $1,952,064,518.21 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $2,049,764,476.75 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $2,165,014,498.57 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $2,224,574,162.12 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $2,273,216,857.18 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $2,341,897,026.06 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $2,412,650,037.06 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $2,499,018,458.68 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $2,569,495,090.73 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $2,591,881,785.61 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $2,542,962,711.61 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $2,594,092,817.21 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $2,754,530,797.22 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $2,771,113,534.17 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $2,746,101,239.27 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $2,830,535,008.25 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $2,930,031,429.96 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $3,124,187,641.78 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $3,249,110,926.82 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $3,317,737,201.80 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $3,512,971,291.51 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $3,220,203,070.62 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $3,474,286,529.99 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $3,815,076,975.20 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $3,904,386,068.85 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $3,905,719,597.28 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $3,879,268,749.94 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $3,576,158,428.77 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $3,501,192,020.70 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $3,621,042,370.12 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $3,784,492,880.68 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $3,773,798,397.24 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $3,616,895,303.99 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $4,143,668,053.59 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $4,784,517,596.37 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $4,796,168,350.97 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $4,862,760,476.89 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $4,890,168,113.60 | 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 |