According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,612.02% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $672,211,540,094.34 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 $41,700,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $713,911,540,094.34 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 $41,700,000,000 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 | $41,700,000,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $44,217,735,849.06 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $48,397,822,931.79 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $53,965,892,597.97 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $58,000,725,689.40 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $59,493,613,933.24 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $63,306,531,204.64 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $67,482,583,454.28 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $69,419,303,338.17 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $68,410,595,065.31 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $67,583,454,281.57 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $68,793,904,209.00 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $72,626,995,645.86 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $75,027,721,335.27 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $78,134,542,815.67 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $78,114,368,650.22 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $79,002,031,930.33 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $80,656,313,497.82 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $81,100,145,137.88 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $82,310,595,065.31 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $83,662,264,150.94 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $84,852,539,912.92 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $87,273,439,767.78 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $90,057,474,600.87 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $93,527,431,059.51 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $98,328,882,438.32 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $103,493,468,795.36 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $104,703,918,722.79 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $108,012,481,857.76 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $120,116,981,132.08 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $131,394,339,622.64 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $144,467,198,838.90 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $154,655,152,394.78 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $161,897,677,793.90 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $184,976,923,076.92 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $217,921,335,268.51 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $244,309,143,686.50 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $254,376,052,249.64 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $260,448,476,052.25 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $272,008,272,859.22 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $279,190,275,761.97 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $268,336,574,746.01 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $276,446,589,259.80 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $284,980,261,248.19 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $299,243,396,226.42 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $316,068,650,217.71 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $324,763,715,529.75 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $331,865,021,770.68 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $341,891,582,002.90 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $352,220,754,716.98 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $364,829,608,127.72 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $375,118,432,510.89 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $378,386,647,314.95 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $371,244,992,743.11 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $378,709,433,962.26 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $402,131,640,058.06 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $404,552,539,912.92 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $400,901,015,965.17 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $413,227,431,059.51 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $427,752,830,188.68 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $456,097,532,656.02 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $474,334,978,229.32 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $484,353,670,537.01 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $512,855,731,494.92 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $470,114,744,557.33 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $507,208,175,616.84 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $556,959,886,792.45 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $569,998,046,444.12 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $570,192,727,140.78 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $566,331,190,130.62 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $522,080,368,650.22 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $511,136,085,631.35 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $528,632,937,590.71 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $552,494,940,493.47 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $550,933,661,828.74 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $528,027,510,885.34 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $604,930,622,641.51 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $698,487,709,724.24 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $700,188,593,613.93 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $709,910,322,206.10 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $713,911,540,094.34 | 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 |