According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,612.02% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $48,360,542,452,830.19 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 $3,000,000,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $51,360,542,452,830.19 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 $3,000,000,000,000 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 | $3,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $3,181,132,075,471.70 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $3,481,857,764,876.63 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $3,882,438,316,400.58 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $4,172,714,078,374.46 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $4,280,116,110,304.79 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $4,554,426,705,370.10 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $4,854,862,119,013.06 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $4,994,194,484,760.52 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $4,921,625,544,267.05 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $4,862,119,013,062.41 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $4,949,201,741,654.57 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $5,224,963,715,529.75 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $5,397,677,793,904.21 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $5,621,190,130,624.09 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $5,619,738,751,814.22 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $5,683,599,419,448.48 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $5,802,612,481,857.77 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $5,834,542,815,674.89 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $5,921,625,544,267.05 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $6,018,867,924,528.30 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $6,104,499,274,310.60 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $6,278,664,731,494.92 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $6,478,955,007,256.89 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $6,728,592,162,554.43 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $7,074,020,319,303.34 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $7,445,573,294,629.90 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $7,532,656,023,222.06 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $7,770,682,148,040.64 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $8,641,509,433,962.26 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $9,452,830,188,679.24 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $10,393,323,657,474.60 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $11,126,269,956,458.64 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $11,647,314,949,201.74 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $13,307,692,307,692.31 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $15,677,793,904,209.00 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $17,576,197,387,518.14 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $18,300,435,413,642.97 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $18,737,300,435,413.65 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $19,568,940,493,468.79 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $20,085,631,349,782.30 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $19,304,789,550,072.57 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $19,888,243,831,640.06 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $20,502,177,068,214.81 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $21,528,301,886,792.45 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $22,738,751,814,223.51 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $23,364,296,081,277.21 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $23,875,181,422,351.24 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $24,596,516,690,856.31 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $25,339,622,641,509.44 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $26,246,734,397,677.80 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $26,986,937,590,711.18 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $27,222,060,957,910.02 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $26,708,272,859,216.26 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $27,245,283,018,867.93 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $28,930,333,817,126.27 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $29,104,499,274,310.60 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $28,841,799,709,724.24 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $29,728,592,162,554.43 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $30,773,584,905,660.38 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $32,812,772,133,526.85 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $34,124,818,577,648.77 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $34,845,587,808,418.00 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $36,896,095,791,001.45 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $33,821,204,644,412.19 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $36,489,796,806,966.62 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $40,069,056,603,773.59 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $41,007,053,701,015.97 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $41,021,059,506,531.21 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $40,743,251,088,534.10 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $37,559,738,751,814.22 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $36,772,380,261,248.19 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $38,031,146,589,259.80 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $39,747,837,445,573.31 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $39,635,515,239,477.51 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $37,987,590,711,175.62 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $43,520,188,679,245.28 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $50,250,914,368,650.22 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $50,373,280,116,110.30 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $51,072,685,050,798.25 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $51,360,542,452,830.19 | 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 |