According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,612.02% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $478,769,370,283.02 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 $29,700,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $508,469,370,283.02 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 $29,700,000,000 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 | $29,700,000,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $31,493,207,547.17 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $34,470,391,872.28 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $38,436,139,332.37 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $41,309,869,375.91 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $42,373,149,492.02 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $45,088,824,383.16 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $48,063,134,978.23 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $49,442,525,399.13 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $48,724,092,888.24 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $48,134,978,229.32 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $48,997,097,242.38 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $51,727,140,783.74 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $53,437,010,159.65 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $55,649,782,293.18 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $55,635,413,642.96 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $56,267,634,252.54 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $57,445,863,570.39 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $57,761,973,875.18 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $58,624,092,888.24 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $59,586,792,452.83 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $60,434,542,815.67 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $62,158,780,841.80 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $64,141,654,571.84 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $66,613,062,409.29 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $70,032,801,161.10 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $73,711,175,616.84 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $74,573,294,629.90 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $76,929,753,265.60 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $85,550,943,396.23 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $93,583,018,867.92 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $102,893,904,209.00 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $110,150,072,568.94 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $115,308,417,997.10 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $131,746,153,846.15 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $155,210,159,651.67 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $174,004,354,136.43 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $181,174,310,595.07 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $185,499,274,310.60 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $193,732,510,885.34 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $198,847,750,362.84 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $191,117,416,545.72 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $196,893,613,933.24 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $202,971,552,975.33 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $213,130,188,679.25 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $225,113,642,960.81 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $231,306,531,204.64 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $236,364,296,081.28 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $243,505,515,239.48 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $250,862,264,150.94 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $259,842,670,537.01 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $267,170,682,148.04 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $269,498,403,483.31 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $264,411,901,306.24 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $269,728,301,886.79 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $286,410,304,789.55 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $288,134,542,815.67 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $285,533,817,126.27 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $294,313,062,409.29 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $304,658,490,566.04 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $324,846,444,121.92 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $337,835,703,918.72 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $344,971,319,303.34 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $365,271,348,330.91 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $334,829,925,979.68 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $361,248,988,388.97 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $396,683,660,377.36 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $405,969,831,640.06 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $406,108,489,114.66 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $403,358,185,776.49 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $371,841,413,642.96 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $364,046,564,586.36 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $376,508,351,233.67 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $393,503,590,711.18 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $392,391,600,870.83 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $376,077,148,040.64 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $430,849,867,924.53 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $497,484,052,249.64 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $498,695,473,149.49 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $505,619,582,002.90 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $508,469,370,283.02 | 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 |