According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for transportation are 1,612.02% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $886,609,944,968.55 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 $55,000,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $941,609,944,968.55 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 $55,000,000,000 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 | $55,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1946 | $58,320,754,716.98 | 6.04% |
| 1947 | $63,834,059,022.74 | 9.45% |
| 1948 | $71,178,035,800.68 | 11.50% |
| 1949 | $76,499,758,103.53 | 7.48% |
| 1950 | $78,468,795,355.59 | 2.57% |
| 1951 | $83,497,822,931.79 | 6.41% |
| 1952 | $89,005,805,515.24 | 6.60% |
| 1953 | $91,560,232,220.61 | 2.87% |
| 1954 | $90,229,801,644.90 | -1.45% |
| 1955 | $89,138,848,572.81 | -1.21% |
| 1956 | $90,735,365,263.67 | 1.79% |
| 1957 | $95,791,001,451.38 | 5.57% |
| 1958 | $98,957,426,221.58 | 3.31% |
| 1959 | $103,055,152,394.78 | 4.14% |
| 1960 | $103,028,543,783.26 | -0.03% |
| 1961 | $104,199,322,689.89 | 1.14% |
| 1962 | $106,381,228,834.06 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | $106,966,618,287.37 | 0.55% |
| 1964 | $108,563,134,978.23 | 1.49% |
| 1965 | $110,345,911,949.69 | 1.64% |
| 1966 | $111,915,820,029.03 | 1.42% |
| 1967 | $115,108,853,410.74 | 2.85% |
| 1968 | $118,780,841,799.71 | 3.19% |
| 1969 | $123,357,522,980.16 | 3.85% |
| 1970 | $129,690,372,520.56 | 5.13% |
| 1971 | $136,502,177,068.21 | 5.25% |
| 1972 | $138,098,693,759.07 | 1.17% |
| 1973 | $142,462,506,047.41 | 3.16% |
| 1974 | $158,427,672,955.97 | 11.21% |
| 1975 | $173,301,886,792.45 | 9.39% |
| 1976 | $190,544,267,053.70 | 9.95% |
| 1977 | $203,981,615,868.41 | 7.05% |
| 1978 | $213,534,107,402.03 | 4.68% |
| 1979 | $243,974,358,974.36 | 14.26% |
| 1980 | $287,426,221,577.17 | 17.81% |
| 1981 | $322,230,285,437.83 | 12.11% |
| 1982 | $335,507,982,583.45 | 4.12% |
| 1983 | $343,517,174,649.25 | 2.39% |
| 1984 | $358,763,909,046.93 | 4.44% |
| 1985 | $368,236,574,746.01 | 2.64% |
| 1986 | $353,921,141,751.33 | -3.89% |
| 1987 | $364,617,803,580.07 | 3.02% |
| 1988 | $375,873,246,250.60 | 3.09% |
| 1989 | $394,685,534,591.19 | 5.00% |
| 1990 | $416,877,116,594.10 | 5.62% |
| 1991 | $428,345,428,156.75 | 2.75% |
| 1992 | $437,711,659,409.77 | 2.19% |
| 1993 | $450,936,139,332.37 | 3.02% |
| 1994 | $464,559,748,427.67 | 3.02% |
| 1995 | $481,190,130,624.09 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | $494,760,522,496.37 | 2.82% |
| 1997 | $499,071,117,561.68 | 0.87% |
| 1998 | $489,651,669,085.63 | -1.89% |
| 1999 | $499,496,855,345.91 | 2.01% |
| 2000 | $530,389,453,313.98 | 6.18% |
| 2001 | $533,582,486,695.69 | 0.60% |
| 2002 | $528,766,328,011.61 | -0.90% |
| 2003 | $545,024,189,646.83 | 3.07% |
| 2004 | $564,182,389,937.11 | 3.52% |
| 2005 | $601,567,489,114.66 | 6.63% |
| 2006 | $625,621,673,923.56 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | $638,835,776,487.66 | 2.11% |
| 2008 | $676,428,422,835.03 | 5.88% |
| 2009 | $620,055,418,480.89 | -8.33% |
| 2010 | $668,979,608,127.72 | 7.89% |
| 2011 | $734,599,371,069.18 | 9.81% |
| 2012 | $751,795,984,518.63 | 2.34% |
| 2013 | $752,052,757,619.74 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | $746,959,603,289.79 | -0.68% |
| 2015 | $688,595,210,449.93 | -7.81% |
| 2016 | $674,160,304,789.55 | -2.10% |
| 2017 | $697,237,687,469.76 | 3.42% |
| 2018 | $728,710,353,168.84 | 4.51% |
| 2019 | $726,651,112,723.75 | -0.28% |
| 2020 | $696,439,163,038.22 | -4.16% |
| 2021 | $797,870,125,786.16 | 14.56% |
| 2022 | $921,266,763,425.25 | 15.47% |
| 2023 | $923,510,135,462.02 | 0.24% |
| 2024 | $936,332,559,264.63 | 1.39% |
| 2025 | $941,609,944,968.55 | 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 |